US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum 2024

Innovative lawyers with the real estate and corporate experience to maximize your capital raising and investment strategies.

Seyfarth Sessions

Our subject matter experts are proud to join the roster of moderators and panelists at the forum.

When: Thursday, June 20, 10:00 a.m.

Panelist: Miles Borden

Panel Description:

  • When do you start your second fund?
  • Top concerns and pain points of launching and managing the first fund and how are those being addressed in subsequent fund launches
  • Fees structures and economics: Do fund managers have more leverage in subsequent fund launches?
  • Changes in capital raising strategies and reporting requirements
  • New compliance considerations or changes to existing compliance structures
  •  Increased investor transparency

When: Thursday, June 20, 11:15 a.m.

Moderator: Catherine L. Burns

Panel Description:

  • Any new Freddie/Fannie wrinkles?
  • How are you convincing investors that multifamily is still the place to be?
  • Where is the rent/home affordability equation now?
  • Are you facing a refinancing conundrum? What is your strategy?
  • Market liquidity and pricing update
  •  How is new fundraising in the space?
  • Macroeconomic market outlook: What is your strategy going forward?
  • How do you see the current multifamily financial distress problem playing out

When: Thursday, June 20, 12:00 p.m.

Moderator: John P. Napoli

Panel Description:

  • What kind of discounted payoffs are out there?
  • Using a 721 exchange
  • Asking for a loan modification: What do you need to know? 
  • When have you asked for capital calls?
  • Keys to successfully working with special assets and special servicing
  • What to know about having or being in a mezz, preferred or in another place in the capital stack?
  • Comparing loan types: CMBS, CLO, balance sheet, syndicated loan or warehouse line
  • Refinancing debt vs. exchanging for equity
  • Impact of why in default… Underperformance vs. maturity default vs. covenant violation

Meet Our Conference Attendees

Real estate sellers and buyers, joint venture partners, lenders and borrowers, developers, and landlords and tenants seek Miles' advice and practical solutions for structures and the terms of their transactions.

Miles Borden, Partner
Real Estate

For more than 20 years, Catherine has represented real estate funds, developers, owners, and operators in connection with all aspects of their real estate investment transactions.

Catherine Burns, Partner
Real Estate
Lizzie represents clients locally and nationally in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and financing of commercial properties, and on the real estate-related aspects of corporate transactions. 
Elizabeth Dahill, Partner
Real Estate
Mike's experience makes him keenly aware of the business and legal issues facing a wide-ranging spectrum of businesses from new and growing real estate investment companies to well established institutional banks. 
Michael F. Dowley, Partner
Corporate & Real Estate

John practices federal, state and local tax law, and advises public and private clients on tax issues relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, restructurings, consolidations, financing, real estate (including REITs), tax free like kind 1031 exchanges, subchapter S corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, and limited liability companies.

John P. Napoli, Partner
Tax
John focuses his practice primarily on corporate structuring, capital raise matters, commercial financing products, joint ventures, and a comprehensive range of other general corporate and real estate-related matters. 
John W. Tully, Associate
Corporate

David counsels and advises clients on cross-border and domestic private equity, securities, joint venture and merger and acquisition transactions. He also has a substantial practice representing both sponsors of and institutional investors in US and offshore private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and joint ventures.

David Warburg, Partner
Corporate

Cameron represents sellers, buyers, owners, and lenders, and has helped structure more than a billion dollars’ worth of real estate securities offerings. He leverages a multidisciplinary perspective to successfully partner with clients on all sides of the table.

Cameron Weil, Partner
Real Estate