The world's most prominent real estate players come to Weil for its experienced team of lawyers and their understanding of the dynamics of the marketplace. We understand the competitive pressures of today's real estate world, and offer comprehensive and deep knowledge of all types of real estate transactions, including acquisition and divestments, debt offerings, development, financings, leasing and REITs.

Weil advises global public and private companies as well as the major real estate players in mega M&A transactions. We regularly advise on the largest and highest-profile transactions.

Weil has remained at the vanguard of real estate law through the real estate downturn in the early 1990s and again in 2008. The collapse of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing financial crisis and global recession have resulted in a sea-change in real estate vastly different from what came before. Weil's Real Estate practice developed novel approaches to address these unprecedented challenges. Weil's Real Estate lawyers work in close coordination with Weil's Business Finance & Restructuring lawyers on some of the most complex, industry changing real estate restructurings, including the resolution of Lehman Brothers real estate portfolio; General Growth Properties in its $8.5 billion recapitalization and its later spinoff of its subsidiary Rouse Properties; and Extended Stay Hotels in its chapter 11 sale to a group comprising Centerbridge Partners, Paulson & Co. and Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI, among others. Weil currently represents two of the three largest special servicers in many of the largest and most complicated workouts or restructurings situations.

Weil's Real Estate, M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Tax lawyers regularly work in close coordination advising REITs on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private offerings (including IPOs), follow-on offerings, private placements of debt and equity and the public issuance of debt. Our lawyers have deep experience advising on the issues and unique structures inherent in REIT matters.