LAWYER PROFILE

Michael Vines

USA 2026

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate: Finance

New York

6 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Real estate partner. Practice focuses on commercial real estate finance, including the origination of commercial loans for capital market, syndicate, and balance sheet lenders with a specialty in development, construction, and transitional loans. Represents clients in the purchase and sale of mortgage and subordinated debt, including the negotiation of intercreditor, participation, and co-lender agreements. Advises a wide range of clients with loan restructurings, discounted pay-offs, deed-in-lieu transactions, and foreclosures. Clients include lenders, investment funds, institutional investors, owners, and developers.

Career

Joined as partner in 2016

Personal

JD, Columbia Law School (2004); BA, University of California, Los Angeles (2000)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate: Finance - New York

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Michael Vines is a respected financing lawyer with notable expertise advising clients on complex loan originations.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Michael is supremely committed to us and is always available day and night.
Real Estate: FinanceChambers Guide to the USA
Michael is a tremendously hard worker and he is very good at distilling complex issues and advising on things we need to worry about and what not.
Real Estate: FinanceChambers Guide to the USA
Michael gives us very accessible advice and distils complicated advice into explainable solutions.
Real Estate: FinanceChambers Guide to the USA