About Marc Lazar

Marc Lazar focuses his practice on real estate finance and investments across asset classes. He advises on joint ventures, private equity investments, mortgage, mezzanine and preferred equity financings, sale leasebacks, ground leases, and loan restructurings. His experience includes large and complex real estate deals, having handled the San Francisco market’s largest-ever multifamily portfolio financing, and orchestrating joint ventures for substantial real estate projects, such as a $1.5 billion mixed-use project in Atlanta. His work regularly involves legal issues related to distressed assets, workouts, and loan restructurings. Marc also counsels clients on niche matters related to distressed loans, data center platform expansion, and construction loans for high-value real estate projects.

Marc is regularly ranked in leading legal publications, such as Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2014-2025). He has been described by a client as “A stellar attorney. He is probably one of the most efficient, practical people I know, and his clients love him. He is an extraordinary lawyer.”

Concentrations

•Debt finance •Digital infrastructure •Distressed real estate •Real estate joint ventures

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Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Lawdragon, 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, 2024-2025 •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate, 2014-2026 •Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States •Listed, Chambers USA, Real Estate, 2014-2025 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Other 3
    • Real Estate Finance
    • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
    • Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Represented a data center platform in a joint venture to develop
    exp
    a 61-acre data center campus in Nashville, Tennessee.
    Represented a joint venture in connection with a $520 million construction loan to develop a 600,000 square foot Class A office tower in Bellevue, Washington.
    Represented a real estate investment trust in its agreement to form a partnership to acquire a 50% interest in a portfolio of eight Massachusetts based acute care hospitals.
    Represented a real estate investment trust in the buy-out of a 45% joint venture interest in a $1 billion portfolio of multifamily housing in California.
    Represented a Boston-based real estate investment firm in connection with the recapitalization of Terrell Place, an 11 story, 450,000 square foot office building in Washington, D.C.
    Represented a real estate investment firm in the $111 million acquisition
    $72 million financing of a 435,000 square foot class A office tower located in Nashville, Tennessee.
    Represented a real estate investment management company, having over $20 billion of real estate assets, in connection with a preferred equity investment for the development
    construction of a 1.35 million sf class A office tower in Chicago, including the negotiation of an approx.. $500 million construction loan.
    Represented an institutional investor in connection with a joint venture to acquire Marathon Oil Tower, a 1.9 million square foot class A office tower in Houston, Texas, including the negotiation of senior secured
    mezzanine financings for the acquisition.
    Represented a preeminent global hedge fund in the San Francisco market's largest-ever multifamily portfolio financing. The portfolio is owned by a joint venture between the preeminent global hedge fund
    its operating partner, Veritas Investments Inc. The $685 million recapitalization involved CMBS financing, 32 traditional mortgage term loans,
    two tiers of preferred equity investments.
    Advised a private real-estate investment company
    its capital partner, a large investment fund, in the purchase of the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott hotel from Capmark Financial Group Inc. The purchase of the 438-room hotel in Queens was one of the first large acquisitions for the Connecticut-based investment company
    was cited as a Wall Street Journal Deal of the Week.
    Provided strategic startup advice
    represented a real estate investment
    development firm in a joint venture with Walton Street Capital
    with respect to several acquisitions of l
    parcels throughout the United States.
    Representation of a real estate investment firm for the acquisition, development,
    financing of a hotel in Boston's Seaport District.
    Counseled a hedge fund in the purchase of distressed commercial
    residential loans from various banks
    other institutions, having an aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of $3 billion.
    Represented one of the country's largest private camping clubs in connection with the sale/leaseback of approximately 50 membership-based campgrounds in 16 states.
    Negotiated the sale/leaseback
    expansion of a furniture retailer's approximately 630,000 square foot warehouse
    distribution center.
    Represented a petroleum distribution company in connection with the sale of a petroleum terminal.
    Represented private equity funds in connection with the acquisition
    financing of companies that have significant real estate interests throughout the United States.
    Represented a client in the San Francisco market's largest-ever multifamily portfolio financing.
    Represented client in a joint ventures for a $1.5 billion mixed use project in Atlanta.
    Represented a client in an 820 lot residential subdivision in Tennessee.
    Represented a client on a high rise condominium in Honolulu.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Lazar prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1989, Massachusetts
    2004, New York
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Cornell Real Estate Council
    •Member, International Conference of Shopping Centers
    •Member, New York State Bar Association
    •Member, Real Estate Finance Association
    •Counsel, Schodack Campership Initiative

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Cornell Law School
    Class of 1989
    J.D.
    cum laude; Editor, Cornell Law Review
    Other Education
    Brandeis University
    Class of 1986
    B.A.
    cum laude

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Attorneys FAQs

  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Marc Lazar is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, Marc Lazar has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Marc Lazar attended Cornell Law School.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.