Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Eric M. Feuerstein is joining the firm as partner in New York. Previously a partner with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Feuerstein has a practice that focuses on high-end, capital-market driven real estate transactions.
"We're delighted to have Eric join the firm," said Ken Doran, Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. "A rising star in New York's real estate bar, he will significantly help us expand our national and international real estate practice."
"Eric is highly regarded not only by the New York real estate bar, but also by brokers, owners, developers and bankers," said Steven Shoemate, Partner in Charge of the New York office. "Eric is a talented and experienced lawyer, who will be a dynamic addition to the firm. We look forward to working with him as we continue to expand our presence and build on our success in New York."
"I'm very excited about the opportunity that Gibson Dunn has extended to me," Feuerstein said. "My practice fits in nicely with the firm’s real estate practice in New York, nationally and internationally, and I look forward to working together with my new colleagues."
About Eric M. Feuerstein
Feuerstein's real estate practice focuses on acquisitions, joint ventures, leasing, development and financing. His clients have included landlords, developers and institutional investors.
He recently represented Jamestown Properties in the $1.5 billion sale of its 1121 6th Avenue property (the Fox News building), as well as the $300 million sale of 620 6th Avenue (the Bed, Bath and Beyond building in Chelsea) and in the sale of its condominium interest in the Random House building to The Witkoff Group for $510 million. He has also recently represented Apollo and Vantage in purchasing $1 billion of residential properties in New York City.
He received his law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1995 and his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Cornell University in 1991.
About Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Practice
Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Group represents, in the United States and Europe, a variety of sophisticated participants in real estate, including institutional debt and equity providers, public companies and privately held entrepreneurial developers, owners and operators.
The lawyers in the Real Estate Group are skilled in a broad spectrum of real estate matters including, among others:
Real estate debt and equity finance
Development
Sales and acquisitions
Land use and environmental
Leasing
Workout transactions
The firm's unique expertise in specialized areas of real estate transactions is supplemented with a full scope of related legal capabilities, including tax, corporate, bankruptcy, environmental and litigation.
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