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Michael J Rishty

Michael J Rishty

USA 2026

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate: Mainly Dirt

New York

8 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Michael is co-head of Davis Polk’s Real Estate practice. He concentrates in commercial real estate and has wide-ranging experience in many aspects of real estate law.

He advises major property owners, developers, sponsors, credit and other funds and other investors on acquisitions, dispositions, development projects, financings and restructurings, preferred equity, joint ventures and sale-leaseback transactions.

Michael also advises clients on the real estate aspects of mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions.

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Real Estate: Mainly Dirt - New York

Band 2
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Michael Rishty is a well-regarded practitioner with a noted real estate practice. His experience covers a broad range of matters, including acquisitions and sales, development and financing.
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Strengths

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  • Michael is extremely smart and practical. He has a very well balanced knowledge of real estate transactions as well.

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  • Michael is reasonable, commercially-minded and capable of holding his own against difficult counterparties.

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  • Michael is smart, personable and flexible when he needed to be.

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