International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to introduce the new leaders of its global Real Estate Group. Our real estate lawyers counsel clients worldwide on all aspects of commercial real estate and real estate finance transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings and workouts, and joint ventures involving all real estate asset classes. With lawyers in offices across the United States, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, McDermott’s real estate practice is the go-to team for the sector’s most active investors, funds, developers, lenders and management companies.

New group leadership includes:

• Jens Ortmanns, Germany, global head of McDermott’s real estate practice

Jens represents investors in all aspects of complex cross-border real estate transactions, large-scale developments, joint ventures, financings and restructurings.

• David M. Wolff, co-head of the US real estate practice and head of the Chicago Real Estate Group

David represents private equity sponsors, real estate investment trusts (REITs), developers, capital providers and other investors in all types of commercial real estate and real estate finance transactions. He advises clients with acquisitions; dispositions; joint ventures; mortgage, mezzanine and construction financings; loan workouts; and sale and leasebacks involving all assets classes.

• David Herman, co-head of the US real estate practice and head of the New York Real Estate Group

David counsels all manner of real estate investors and companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; joint ventures; financings; “going-private” transactions and initial public offerings; and workouts and restructurings of commercial real estate-related assets and transactions.

• Mal Serure, co-head of the US real estate practice and head of the Los Angeles Real Estate Group

Mal represents private equity funds, banks, real estate companies and REITs in a wide range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures. He advises lenders and borrowers in mortgage and mezzanine loan financings, preferred equity transactions, restructurings and workouts. Mal also regularly represents Japanese clients in their equity and debt investments in US commercial real estate assets and transactions.

McDermott’s global Real Estate Group operates on an integrated interdisciplinary platform, drawing upon legal skill in fund formation; environmental, social and governance; REITs and tax structuring; private equity; mergers and acquisitions; capital markets; and regulatory, healthcare, dispute resolution and antitrust matters. The team brings cohesiveness, collaboration and collective experience to sophisticated transactions shaping the most iconic skylines around the globe.

McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.