Ranking tables
Real Estate: Corporate | USA
New York
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Edward M Rishty Debevoise & Plimpton LLP7 Years Ranked
Jennifer M Morgan King & Spalding LLP13 Years Ranked
Jonathan A Schechter Kirkland & Ellis LLP14 Years Ranked
Michael J Haas Latham & Watkins LLP13 Years Ranked
Robin Panovka Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz23 Years Ranked
Scott M Kobak Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP21 Years Ranked
Vered Rabia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates7 Years Ranked
Band 3
Audrey L Sokoloff Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates8 Years Ranked
Brian Hirsch Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1 Years Ranked
David Djaha Ropes & Gray LLP13 Years Ranked
David Herman Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP9 Years Ranked
Fiona Kelly Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP8 Years Ranked
Lisa Brill A&O Shearman8 Years Ranked
Michelle Kelban Latham & Watkins LLP12 Years Ranked
Nicole Levin Mesard Debevoise & Plimpton LLP17 Years Ranked
Samantha Wallack Blank Rome LLP1 Years Ranked
Steven L Lichtenfeld Proskauer Rose LLP19 Years Ranked
Steven Moskowitz Hogan Lovells US LLP20 Years Ranked
Terri Adler Adler & Stachenfeld LLP2 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
All Lawyers profiles
Eminent Practitioners
E Joseph C Shenker
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 23 Years RankedSenior chair Joseph Shenker has experience of a range of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions and developments.
Band 1
1 Gregory J Ressa
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedGregory Ressa regularly counsels major investors on high-value commercial transactions.
1 Sasan MehraraSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedSasan Mehrara counsels major investor clients on substantial acquisitions and dispositions of property. He offers additional expertise in joint venture formation and high-value financings.
1 Steven L Wilner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedSteven Wilner frequently represents investors in significant portfolio transactions and offers notable experience acting on cases involving major international elements.
Band 2
2 Edward M Rishty
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedEdward Rishty is noted for his sophisticated representation of clients in a range of complex commercial real estate matters, including developments, joint ventures and sales and acquisitions.2 Jennifer M Morgan
King & Spalding LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedJennifer Morgan routinely handles high-value corporate transactions, including joint ventures and financings, on behalf of major investors.
2 Jonathan A Schechter
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedJonathan Schechter maintains a broad commercial real estate practice and regularly handles joint venture concerns, development projects and acquisitions.2 Michael J Haas
Latham & Watkins LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedMichael Haas is held in high regard throughout the market for his ability to advise clients on a wide spectrum of issues in the real estate space, including acquisitions, joint ventures and financings.2 Robin Panovka
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 23 Years RankedRobin Panovka co-chairs the real estate and REIT M&A practices at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and is highly regarded for his work on corporate real estate transactions.
2 Scott M KobakSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedScott Kobak frequently advises on high-value acquisitions as well as complex financing matters. He counts numerous leading investors among his clients.
2 Vered Rabia
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedVered Rabia practices across a range of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, development and financing, often acting for leading developers and investors.
Band 3
3 Audrey L SokoloffSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedAudrey Sokoloff represents major commercial clients in the real estate aspects of significant transactions, and offers notable expertise across a range of real estate financing matters.3 Brian Hirsch
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedBrian Hirsch represents REITs, developers and investors in an array of complex real estate transactions.
3 David Djaha
Ropes & Gray LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedDavid Djaha routinely acts for an enviable client base of leading investors and developers.
3 David HermanCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedDavid Herman is regularly engaged by clients on a range of corporate transactions. He offers substantial expertise in matters including financings, joint ventures and acquisitions and sales.3 Fiona Kelly
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedFiona Kelly heads the firm's corporate real estate transactions practice. She advises investors and private equity firms on a range of transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions and development.
3 Lisa Brill
A&O Shearman | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedLisa Brill handles financing transactions as both borrower's and lender's counsel, and offers particular expertise in the hospitality and leisure sector.3 Michelle KelbanLatham & Watkins LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMichelle Kelban chairs the firm's global real estate practice and regularly assists investors with complex transactions and financings. She is noted for her expertise in the hospitality sector.
3 Nicole Levin MesardDebevoise & Plimpton LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedNicole Levin Mesard advises real estate firms and commercial clients on sophisticated corporate transactions. Her expertise includes joint ventures, restructuring and acquisitions.3 Samantha Wallack
Blank Rome LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedSamantha Wallack is co-chair of Blank Rome's national real estate practice. She is noted for her experience in a variety of acquisitions, joint ventures and financings.
3 Steven L Lichtenfeld
Proskauer Rose LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedSteven Lichtenfeld is a well-regarded practitioner in the capital markets space who regularly assists major REITs and investment firms with high-value corporate transactions.
3 Steven Moskowitz
Hogan Lovells US LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedSteven Moskowitz offers particular expertise in joint venture transactions as part of a broader real estate practice that regularly sees him counsel major investors and developers.
3 Terri Adler
Adler & Stachenfeld LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedTerri Adler is managing partner of Adler & Stachenfeld. She is recognized for her expertise in complex real estate transactions and joint ventures.
Up and Coming
U Whitney W SalinasSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Real Estate: Corporate2025 | Up and Coming | 2 Years RankedWhitney Salinas advises clients on a broad range of corporate and real estate finance matters concerning a variety of asset types, including data centers, retail and industrial sites.