Samuel Steinman advises public and private clients on an array of complex commercial real estate transactions.

Sam guides private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and public companies on all aspects of:

  • Single-asset, portfolio, and programmatic joint ventures
  • Single-asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions
  • Single-asset and portfolio financings
  • Preferred equity transactions
  • Workouts and restructurings
  • Sale-leaseback transactions
  • Mergers and acquisitions

Sam devises creative solutions to complex problems, always considering the business implications in addition to the legal repercussions to deliver the best outcome for his clients. His extensive experience spans multiple asset classes, including industrial, multifamily, single-family rentals, medical, office, retail, and hospitality.

Sam maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, small business owners, asylum seekers, and refugees.

Sam’s experience includes advising:

Joint Ventures

  • A foreign private investment group on its US$2.2 billion joint venture with a prominent New York developer to acquire and develop a mixed-use condo, hotel, office, and retail project located in Manhattan
  • A global investment firm on its joint venture to acquire multiple non-performing loans and a portfolio of mixed-use residential properties in San Francisco, California
  • A US private equity fund on its recapitalization of an existing portfolio of student housing assets and a separate programmatic joint venture to acquire additional student housing assets
  • A global alternative asset manager on its US$1 billion investment in a multifamily portfolio comprising more than 21,000 residential units valued at US$3.3 billion
  • A US multifamily investment company, as a sponsor, on its formation of a programmatic joint venture to acquire and manage multifamily properties throughout the US
  • A US private equity fund on its formation of multiple joint ventures with different sponsors and the acquisition and financing by such joint ventures of qualified opportunity zone properties across the US*
  • A US private equity fund on its formation of a programmatic joint venture to acquire and lease single family homes across the US*
  • A foreign pension fund on its joint venture to develop a 2.8 million-square-foot commercial building in Manhattan*

Financings, Acquisitions, Dispositions, Sale-Leaseback Transactions, and Restructurings

  • A REIT on its US$340.5 million acquisition and financing of 13 medical office buildings across the US
  • A global investment firm on its refinancing of 24 senior housing assets across the US
  • A foreign private investment group on its US$503 million mortgage financing secured by three hotels in three major US cities*
  • A US private equity fund on its US$1.14 billion disposition of 26 multi-family assets and interests in REITs across the US*
  • A US private equity fund on its US$520 million acquisition and financing of 40 senior living and healthcare facilities across the US*
  • A retailer on its 12 separate sale-leaseback transactions to 12 separate purchasers of 22 properties across the US for US$5.2 billion in connection with its chapter 11 restructuring*

M&A Transactions

  • Ares Management on its acquisition of Black Creek Group, a leading real estate investment advisory and distribution firm
  • Mark Cuban on his sale of the controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families 

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Cornell Law School
  • BA in Political Science & Hispanic Studies, Vassar College
    with honors

Languages Spoken

  • English

Practices