Commercial Real Estate Transactions Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

We’ve been exclusively retained by a fast-growing NYC firm on Fifth Avenue known for complex litigation, restructuring, and high-stakes deals. They’re now expanding their transactional practice—particularly in commercial real estate—and want a talented attorney to take on deals, lead execution, and build that vertical.

Commercial Real Estate Transactions Attorney Benefits

• High-end Fifth Avenue office space. No remote
• Autonomy to lead cases from intake through trial
• Close collaboration with founding partners
• Exposure to high-profile clients and major deals

Commercial Real Estate Transactions Attorney Requirements & Qualifications

Must Haves

• JD from an accredited law school; admitted to the New York Bar
• 8+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience
• Demonstrated track record in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, joint ventures
• Strong skills in drafting and negotiating purchase & sale agreements, mortgages, leases, loan documents, UCC matters
• Experience performing and managing due diligence (title, survey, environmental, zoning, tax, survey, building, etc.)
• Ability to lead closings and coordinate all parties (lenders, title, survey, escrow, counsel)
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, analytical, and commercial instincts
• Comfort managing multiple deals simultaneously in a fast-moving environment

Day to day, you will:

• Drive acquisition, disposition, joint venture, financing, and leasing deals
• Review and clear title, zoning, survey, environmental issues
• Negotiate terms and draft definitive documents (PSAs, mortgages, leases, intercreditor, JV agreements)
• Coordinate closing logistics and document execution
• Interface with lenders, sponsors, title companies, surveyors, and other counsel
• Structuring creative deal terms, negotiating carveouts, warranties, indemnities
• Manage internal checklists and ensure compliance with deal timelines

Commercial Real Estate Transactions Attorney Preferred Background & Skills

• Experience in development deals, ground leases, structured real estate finance, or CMBS
• Experience representing institutional clients, private equity, or REITs
• Prior background in deals crossing into restructuring or distressed real estate
• Experience with cross-jurisdiction deals or multi-state transactions
• Existing client relationships or network in real estate/development circles

If you’re a deal-driven real estate attorney ready to lead major transactions and scale with a firm that backs ambitious lawyers, let’s talk.