Robert Katsnelson is a real estate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Robert advises lenders and borrowers in all positions of the capital stack on a wide range of complex large and middle market financing transactions, including construction loans, term facilities, co-lending and syndications, note-on-note facilities, real estate debt securitizations, with extensive experience in intercreditor issues, real estate securitization issues and workouts for distressed assets.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Robert was involved in the following representative matters:
Large asset manager in connection with a workout of a distressed multi-family asset, including restructuring of existing debt and conveyance of the asset by deed-in-lieu.
Private credit fund in connection with a mezzanine construction loan for a hospitality asset.
Large asset manager in connection with the origination of a mezzanine loan facility and the purchase of a risk retention interest in a newly structured CMBS vehicle.
Prior Experience
Associate, Milbank LLP, 2022–2024
Associate, Morrison Cohen LLP, 2018–2022
Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 2013–2018
Pro Bono
Jewish community organization in connection with a tri-party use agreement for a church property, amongst the organization, a synagogue and the church itself.
Community development organization in connection with acquisition of real property to serve as its new headquarters.
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “From Sea to Shining Sea: Investment Opportunities in US Markets Beyond Major Coastal Cities,” Real Estate Finance & Investment Review, 2015
Recognition
Recognized as a “Rising Star” for Commercial Real Estate – Advisory by Real Estate Finance & Investment: Commercial Real Estate 20, 2019
