Peter J. Korda and Andrew M. Pearlstein Named Co-Chairs of Seyfarth Shaw's Structured and Real Estate Finance Practice Group

Chicago, IL (March 10, 2008)—Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, announced that Peter J. Korda and Andrew M. Pearlstein have been named Co-Chairs of the Structured and Real Estate Finance Practice Group (SREF), a subgroup of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Seyfarth Shaw’s SREF attorneys represent lenders across a broad spectrum of real estate finance transactions. They structure and negotiate loans and other credit facilities, handle loan administration and servicing issues, and through the firm’s Distressed Asset Resolution Team (DART), represent the interests of clients in loan defaults, workouts, foreclosures, and borrower bankruptcies. SREF attorneys are located in the firm’s offices across the country. Operating as a national, integrated team, SREF attorneys draw upon the team members’ broad real estate finance backgrounds and practical regional knowledge to provide cutting-edge legal services.

“Seyfarth Shaw has been increasing its Real Estate Practice Group over the past several months to meet the demand from our clients in commercial real estate markets across the country,” said Mark A. Block, Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group. “Andrew and Peter are highly skilled attorneys with exceptional experience in structured loans who can lead our SREF team to focus on the finance piece of our practice in order to maximize our clients’ opportunities in the commercial real estate market, while at the same time mitigating the risks of our clients’ exposure during periods of uncertainty.”