Please join the NYU Law Real Estate and Urban Policy Forum in welcoming the Gibson Dunn real estate practice for a roundtable discussion over lunch entitled “The Anatomy of a Deal: Hudson Yards and other Exciting Projects Re-shaping the Real Estate Landscape.” The real estate practice at Gibson Dunn handles some of the most complex and high profile transactions in New York today and all 1Ls that are potentially interested in practicing real estate law should be sure to attend.
The event will be held in Furman Hall, Room 334 from 12:15-1:30pm on March 10. Lunch catered by Parm will be provided.
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Gibson Dunn’s real estate attorneys in attendance will include:
Eric Feuerstein, partner
Mr. Feuerstein’s practice concentrates on financings, debt purchases, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and development. Mr. Feuerstein is ranked as one of the leading real estate lawyers in New York by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Legal 500, The International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America©. Chambers USA 2012 notes Mr. Feuerstein is “one of the best strategic transactional lawyers you will find anywhere on the planet.” In addition, Mr. Feuerstein was profiled in the New York Post as one of four lawyers in “Commercial Real Estate’s Top Movers & Shakers.” Mr. Feuerstein serves on the Board of Governors of The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). Mr. Feuerstein received his Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1995 and his Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Cornell University in 1991.
Andrew Dady, partner
Mr. Dady focuses his commercial real estate practice on debt and equity finance, sales, acquisitions and development. He represents a wide range of clients, including developers, lenders, institutional investors, landlords and significant tenants. Mr. Dady is ranked as one of the leading real estate lawyers in New York by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Dady received his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1989, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1986.
Joanne Franzel, partner
Ms. Franzel’s practice has included all forms of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions and financing, as well as office and retail leasing with anchor, as well as shopping center tenants. She also has represented a number of clients in New York City real estate development, representing developers as well as users in various mixed-use projects, often with a significant public/private component. She handled the site acquisition for the Atlantic Terminal Shopping Center in Brooklyn, New York, on behalf of the developer, Forest City Ratner Companies. This included negotiation of a long-term ground lease and construction agreement and related easements. The project includes a 300,000 square foot retail shopping center located on a development pad built over a Long Island Rail Road and MTA subway station. Ms. Franzel received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. She received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1977 from Brown University.
Steve Klein, partner
Mr. Klein’s practice covers a broad range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, financings, leasing, construction and development, restructurings and recapitalizations. He also has substantial experience in REIT offerings, REIT mergers and formation of investment funds. He has advised clients on securitized funding agreements, permanent and mezzanine loan agreements, loan restructuring agreements, partnership and limited liability company agreements, private placement memoranda, property management agreements, retail and office leases and regional shopping centre agreements. His clients include Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, DiamondRock Hospitality Company, AECOM Capital, Lehman Brothers and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners. Chambers USA ranks Mr. Klein among the leading individuals practicing Real Estate Law in New York. He has also been included in Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Real Estate Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America©, The Legal 500 and New York Magazine’s “Best Lawyers.” Mr. Klein is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the Advisory Board of Chicago Title Insurance Company, and the Advisory Board of NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Klein was Chair of the Real Estate department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Mr. Klein received his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law in 1986.
Harry Silvera, partner
Mr. Silvera’s practice concentrates on acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, financing, development projects and commercial leasing. Mr. Silvera has handled transactions for clients that include RXR Realty, NorthStar Realty Healthcare, IDB Group, Brickman Associates, Fremont Realty Capital, Centerbridge Partners and Tishman Speyer. Mr. Silvera is ranked among the top real estate lawyers by The Best Lawyers in America©. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Silvera was a partner with Fried Frank, where he practiced since 1995. He is a 1995 graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Michael Byrne, associate
Noam Haberman, associate
Kim Gordon, associate
Ben Hughes, associate
Sara Berkeley, associate
Matt Gibbons, associate
Matthew Linsky, associate
Alex Meirowitz, associate
Please contact abh380@nyu.edu with any questions.