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.

• “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, 2019.
• Ranked Tier 1 in Structured Finance: Securitization by The Legal 500 US in 2019. 
• Ranked Tier 2 in Real Estate by The Leagl 500 US in 2019. 
• Shortlisted for "Law Firm of the Year" by Private Debt Investors in 2018. 
• Named "Law Firm of the Year" by Private Debt Investors for three straight years (2015-2017).