Brian M. Cohen counsels investors, lenders, developers, owners, family offices and entrepreneurs in all aspects of sophisticated commercial real estate transactions and developments, with a focus on financings, acquisitions, sales, site assemblages, joint ventures, leases, restructurings and workouts for office, multifamily, retail, industrial and hospitality properties and portfolios in New York City and throughout the country. As one of New York City’s leading real estate lawyers, Brian has played an integral role in helping advance the legal and business goals of clients ranging from private equity and debt funds, institutional investors and family offices to public and private REITs, foreign investors and high-net-worth individuals. As a trusted advisor to his clients, Brian is particularly distinguished for his deep understanding of the New York City real estate ecosystem, and for his unique ability to develop highly creative solutions to complex problems, which range from using litigation tools to restructure real estate loans and projects, to helping negotiate and collaboratively resolve partnership disputes. His market-leading practice also entails representation of entrepreneurs and family offices in a spectrum of investment activities, transactions and agreements designed to help clients accumulate, manage, transfer and protect private wealth, including: real estate transactions; co-investment deals; and debt and equity investments.
