Proskauer

Chris Mercurio is a senior counsel in the Real Estate Department and a member of Proskauer's Real Assets Group.

Chris represents investors, owners, operators and developers in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, financings and commercial leases. His experience spans office, life sciences, senior housing, data centers, multifamily, retail and industrial assets.

Chris regularly leads the due diligence and closing process in commercial real estate transactions, with particular depth in managing various stakeholders in order to resolve complex title, survey, regulatory and land use issues. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, joint venture and property management agreements, commercial leases, reciprocal easement agreements, commercial condominium documents and loan documents.

As part of Proskauer’s interdisciplinary Real Assets Group, Chris advises clients on real estate private credit financings, secondaries transactions, and mergers and acquisitions, working closely alongside the Firm's M&A, Private Credit and Finance teams.