Real Estate
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Mergers & Acquisitions
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.
Real Estate Restructuring
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 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 (n/k/a GGP Inc.) 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.
Real Estate Debt, Equity and Real Estate Investment Trusts
Representative Clients
- AIG
- Annaly Capital
- Atalaya Capital Management
- Beacon Capital
- Beijing Guo Tai Shang Cheng Real Estate Co. Ltd. (known as Cheerland in the U.S.)
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Brookfield Property Partners
- C-III Asset Management
- Citi
- CWCapital Asset Management
- Fortress Investment Group
- GE Capital
- General Growth Properties
- Goldman Sachs
- Island Capital
- Jumeirah
- KTR Capital
- Lehman Brothers
- Lindsay Goldberg
- Macquarie Group
- Madison International
- MGM Resorts International
- Monday Properties
- Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund
- Rouse Properties
- RXR Realty
- Silverpeak Real Estate Partners
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
- Tishman Speyer
- TPG Real Estate
Key Contacts


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Shortcut Links
Named Real Estate Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2019
Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance: New York
Chambers USA 2020
Named a “Leading” Firm for Real Estate and REITs
Legal 500 US 2020
David Herman named Real Estate "MVP"
Law360 2018
Ranked Tier 1 Nationwide for Real Estate Law
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2020*
* Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Practice co-heads Michael Bond and Philip Rosen were named Real Estate "MVPs"
Law360, 2013 and 2012, respectively
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Named 2019 Real Estate Practice Group of the Year Award Brief — Law360
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance: New York Award Brief — Chambers USA 2020
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Real Estate and REITs Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2020
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Real Estate in New York Award Brief — IFLR1000 2021
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for National: Real Estate Law Award Brief — U.S. News - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms 2020 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
Speaking Engagements
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Life Cycle of a Real Estate Deal
Speaker(s):
Philip Rosen
November 11, 2020 — Weil Real Estate co-head Philip Rosen spoke on a panel titled “Life Cycle of a Real Estate Deal” as part of the Cardozo School of Law, Real Estate Law Association’s virtual programming.
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises American Securities in its Pending Acquisition of Beacon’s Interior Products Business Deal Brief — December 21, 2020
- Weil Advises Cardtronics in its Pending $2.3 Billion Sale to Apollo Global Management and Hudson Executive Capital Deal Brief — December 15, 2020
- Weil Advises QuickChek in Pending $645 Million Sale to Murphy USA Deal Brief — December 14, 2020
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs in its Acquisition of a Significant Stake in Zaxby’s Deal Brief — December 02, 2020
- Weil Advised OMERS Private Equity in its Acquisition of TurnPoint Deal Brief — November 16, 2020
- Weil Advised Fortress Value Acquisition Corp in its Acquisition of Secure Natural Resources and MP Materials Firm Announcement — November 16, 2020
- Weil Advises American Securities in its Pending $1.37B Take-Private of Foundation Building Materials Firm Announcement — November 15, 2020