Marc focuses his practice on real estate finance and investment, including joint ventures, private equity investments, debt financings, sale leasebacks, ground leases and loan restructurings. Marc's real estate practice experience includes extensive representation of institutional investors, hedge funds, real estate and other private equity funds, as well as lenders and developers in their real estate finance and investment matters.
In the past year, Marc has represented clients in joint ventures for a $1.5 billion mixed use project in Atlanta, an 820 lot residential subdivision in Tennessee, a high rise condominium in Honolulu and several hotels, office buildings, stalled condominium projects and other properties. Many of these transactions involved purchases of distressed debt, followed by foreclosure or deeds in lieu.
Marc is frequently quoted in industry publications including Real Estate Finance & Investment.
- Representing a hedge fund in connection with the purchase of over $1 billion of distressed residential mortgages.
- Representing a hedge fund company in connection with the purchase of distressed commercial loans from various banks, having an aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of $2 billion.
- Representing one of the country’s largest private camping clubs in connection with the sale/leaseback of approximately 50 membership based campgrounds in 16 states.
- Representing a furniture retailer in connection with the sale/leaseback and expansion of an approximately 630,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center.
- Representing a petroleum distribution company in connection with the sale of a petroleum terminal.
- Representing private equity funds in connection with the acquisition and financing of companies that have significant real estate interests throughout the United States.
Honors & Awards
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Elected School Council Member, Countryside Elementary School, Newton, MA
- Counsel to Schodack Campership Initiative, a not-for-profit corporation that provides summer camp scholarships to disadvantaged children
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Education
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JD, cum laude, Cornell Law School, 1989; Editor, Cornell Law Review
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BA, cum laude, Brandeis University, 1986
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2004
- Massachusetts, 1989
Memberships & Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association, Commercial Leasing Subcommittee
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