People: Richard Mendelson, Partner
Richard Mendelson
Partner
Biography
Mr. Mendelson is a partner in the Los Angeles Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. A member of the Real Estate Practice Group, he has particular knowledge in the areas of acquisitions, joint ventures, and financing transactions, as well as in workouts and restructurings. Mr. Mendelson has extensive experience in representing both domestic and international insurance companies and banks, public pension funds (and their advisors), and significant family-owned real estate companies in all matters relating to commercial property.
The respected English publisher Chambers & Partners lists Mr. Mendelson in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, commenting on his “expert assistance” and describing him as “a precise and skilled technician with a sterling track record.” In both 2010 and 2011, readers of the website Above the Law voted him one of the top partners to work for in California.
Mr. Mendelson is also listed in Legal 500 and in The Best Lawyers in America for real estate law. He has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer, as the result of a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Los Angeles magazines.
Mr. Mendelson is a partner in the Los Angeles Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. A member of the Real Estate Practice Group, he has particular knowledge in the areas of acquisitions, joint ventures, and financing transactions, as well as in workouts and restructurings. Mr. Mendelson has extensive experience in representing both domestic and international insurance companies and banks, public pension funds (and their advisors), and significant family-owned real estate companies in all matters relating to commercial property.
The respected English publisher Chambers & Partners lists Mr. Mendelson in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, commenting on his “expert assistance” and describing him as “a precise and skilled technician with a sterling track record.” In both 2010 and 2011, readers of the website Above the Law voted him one of the top partners to work for in California.
Mr. Mendelson is also listed in Legal 500 and in The Best Lawyers in America for real estate law. He has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer, as the result of a research project conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Los Angeles magazines.
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (1978)
cum laude
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review - A.B., Rutgers University (1975)
Admissions
- California
- New York
- New Jersey







