Scott M Kobak
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Real Estate: Corporate
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About
Provided by Scott M Kobak
Practice Areas
Real Estate Partner primarily representing institutional investors in complex commercial real estate transactions, real estate company acquisitions and developments, joint ventures and financings, including active involvement with many of the most prominent real estate private equity funds. Frequent clients include the real estate fund business of Carlyle, KKR, Blackstone and Crown Acquisitions. Recent transactions include Blackstone in a $7 billion joint venture with Digital Realty to develop four hyperscale data center campuses, Blackstone’s purchase and financing of QTS Data Centers in an $11 billion take private transaction, KKR’s acquisition of the Edge Observation Deck at 30 Hudson Yards and several multifamily development joint ventures for The Carlyle Group in New York.
Career
Joined firm 1993; became Partner in 2000.
Personal
BS, Binghamton University (1989); JD, magna cum laude, Boston University Law School (1992).
Chambers Review
USA
Scott Kobak frequently advises on high acquisitions as well as complex financing matters. He counts numerous leading investors among his clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Scott Kobak is one of the best lawyers at channeling and focusing on the key business goals for any transaction."
"Scott is very commercial and effective counsel."
"We rely upon Scott Kobak for his savvy and commercial advice on our most difficult transactions."
"Scott Kobak is one of the best lawyers at channeling and focusing on the key business goals for any transaction."
"Scott is very commercial and effective counsel."
"We rely upon Scott Kobak for his savvy and commercial advice on our most difficult transactions."
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