Steven L. Lichtenfeld is co-head of our Real Estate Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance Groups. He regularly advises real estate funds, REITs, sovereign wealth funds, institutional lenders, specialty lenders, hedge funds, and pension advisors regarding public offerings and private placements of real estate and infrastructure-related debt and equity securities, real estate and infrastructure-related mergers and acquisitions, real estate and infrastructure preferred equity investments and joint ventures, real estate and infrastructure-related senior and mezzanine financings and other corporate, partnership and limited liability company matters.
Steven has been widely recognized as a driving force in the real estate capital markets and finance space during his forty year career. He has garnered several prestigious accolades in this area, including receiving a coveted ranking from Chambers USA, which has described him as “a world-class attorney, he has great judgment, is very experienced, very confident and a big advocate for his clients.” Chambers has also described Steven as “highly analytical and highly strategic” and “encyclopedic in terms of his knowledge” in handling a broad spectrum of public and private debt offerings, M&A, joint venture and other corporate real estate matters. Steven is also recommended for Real Estate and REITs by Legal 500 United States and is consistently recognized as a leading real estate lawyer in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
Steven has a unique skill set that allows him to quarterback a broad spectrum of transactions including public and private REIT and infrastructure offerings (both traded and non-traded), real estate and infrastructure mergers and acquisitions, real estate and infrastructure preferred equity investments and joint ventures and real estate and infrastructure recapitalizations and reorganizations.
Steven also counsels his public REIT and infrastructure and other clients on a broad range of corporate, securities and business-related matters, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and other aspects of corporate governance, disclosure issues and compliance matters as well as defensive measures and takeover tasks.
Steven is a prolific author and speaker, having penned numerous articles and lectured before dozens of organizations throughout the country on various real estate capital markets, real estate private equity and real estate finance topics. Steven is also a member of the Board of Spark Youth NYC and is active on his Urban Land Institute council, UDMUC Bronze.
With Honors
Chambers USA: New York: Real Estate: Corporate 2007-2024
Best Lawyers in America 2012-2024
New York Super Lawyers 2010-2022
The Legal 500 United States: Real Estate: Real Estate Investment Trusts 2019-2023
The Legal 500 United States: Investment Fund Formation and Management - Real Estate Investment Trusts 2013-2020
The Legal 500 United States: Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate 2014-2021
The Legal 500 United States: Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings 2014
The Legal 500 United States: Real Estate: Finance 2024