Practice Expertise

  • Acquisitions and Dispositions
  • Commercial Real Estate Lending
  • Construction
  • Finance and Restructuring

Areas of Practice

  • Acquisitions and Dispositions
  • Commercial Real Estate Lending
  • Construction
  • Finance and Restructuring
  • Land Use and Development
  • Leasing
  • Real Estate Investment and Finance
  • Real Estate, Development and Finance
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Profile

Brian's practice is focused on commercial real estate finance. Brian Shortt is a member of the firm's Capital Finance and Real Estate team. Brian's practice is focused on commercial real estate finance, with an emphasis on representing institutional lenders in the origination of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans. Brian's experience includes mortgage lending, mezzanine lending, hospitality lending, construction lending, co-lending and participation arrangements. Brian also represents secondary market participants in the purchase and sale of real estate debt instruments.

Bar Admissions

    Education
    JD, Boston College Law School, cum laude, 2004

    AB, Duke University, 1999

    Areas of Practice

    • Acquisitions and Dispositions
    • Commercial Real Estate Lending
    • Construction
    • Finance and Restructuring
    • Land Use and Development
    • Leasing
    • Real Estate Investment and Finance
    • Real Estate, Development and Finance

    Professional Career

    Significant Accomplishments
    • Representation of institutional lender in connection with the origination of $250 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of new mixed use building in New York City.
    • Representation of institutional lender in connection with the origination of $125 million mortgage and multiple-layered mezzanine financing of luxury hotel in Los Angeles.
    • Representation of institutional lender in connection with the origination of $134 million mortgage financing of office building in Washington, DC.
    • Representation of insurance company in connection with the origination of $350 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of a portfolio of multi-family buildings in New York City.




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