David W. Forti focuses his practice in the areas of real estate finance and securitization. Mr. Forti represents various lenders, issuers, funds, b-piece buyers, master servicers and special servicers and an international rating agency in transactions involving loan origination, mezzanine financing, loan sales and purchases, fund formation, preferred equity transactions, CMBS securitization, post-closing modifications, work-outs and foreclosures.
Mr. Forti is recognized as one of the leading real estate lawyers in Pennsylvania by Chambers USA, a referral guide to leading lawyers in the United States. In 2007, he was recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track.” Mr. Forti is also included in The Legal 500 (U.S.), the Guide to the World’s Leading Structured Finance and Securitization Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America.
Education
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1992, cum laude
University of Pittsburgh, MBA, 1995
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1995, magna cum laude, editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and the Journal of Law and Commerce, and a member of the Order of the Coif
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
Pennsylvania
New York
Memberships
Mr. Forti is active in the CRE Finance Council (CREFC) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and has served on numerous CREFC and MBA committees. He is a regular author and speaker on a wide range of issues relating to commercial real estate finance and securitization.