Commercial Real Estate Finance

Dechert is a leading firm in the area of commercial real estate finance. We handle the purchase and sale of commercial real estate debt products, and the origination of the commercial real estate loans, as well as the full life cycle of commercial real estate loans after origination.

Dechert’s commercial real estate finance group includes many of the industry’s leading lawyers who play a central role in high-visibility real estate transactions.

Dechert is recognized as one of the few firms — if not the only firm — that maintains a premier commercial real estate capital markets practice concentrating in loan origination, loan acquisition and disposition, securitization, rating agency, representation, servicing, workouts/restructuring and bankruptcy matters.

• Named a "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year" at the 2020 Law360 Practice Groups of the Year Awards.
• “Renowned for its full range of financing work including prowess in relation to loan origination, securitization and servicing. Regularly sought out for work relating to significant real estate assets and loan portfolios, and offers particularly experienced counsel on syndicated transactions. Frequently acts on behalf of a range of market-leading institutional leaders and investment companies.” by Chambers and Partners, 2020.
• Ranked as a top law firm for Nationwide Real Estate by Chambers and Partners in 2020.
• Ranked as a top law firm for New York Real Estate by Chambers and Partners in 2020.
• Ranked as a top law firm for Pennsylvania Real Estate by Chambers and Partners in 2020.
• Ranked Tier 1 in Structured Finance: Securitization by The Legal 500 (U.S.) in 2020. 
• Ranked Tier 2 in Real Estate by The Legal 500 (U.S.) in 2020. 
• Shortlisted for "Law Firm of the Year" by Private Debt Investors in 2018.