Robert M. Schlein

Mr. Schlein’s recent transactional work includes representation of:

• Goldman Sachs Asset Management in connection with its investing, investment management and capital-raising activities, including multiple joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings, workouts and fund formations relating to industrial/logistics, multi-family build-to-rent homes/townhomes, student housing, office, retail and hotel properties across the United States and in Europe
• a joint venture between Related Fund Management and The Community Preservation Corporation in connection with its acquisition of interests in entities formed by the FDIC to hold approximately $5.8 billion of Signature Bank loans collateralized by rent-stabilized or rent-controlled multifamily properties
• Related Fund Management in connection with its acquisition of a portfolio of cold storage facilities and the formation of several office, hotel, logistics and self-storage joint ventures
• NMG, parent company of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, in its $2.7 billion acquisition by HBC, parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue
• CBRE Group in its acquisition of Direct Line Global from Guardian Capital
• Joe Tsai and Blue Pool in connection with various sports-related and investment transactions, including in connection with the issuance of a minority interest in BSE Global, the parent company of the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and Barclays Center, to investors Julia Koch and her children
• Temasek Holdings in connection with multiple real-estate related equity and debt investments

• Fiserv, Inc. in connection with its New York headquarters leasing arrangements
• McCourt Partners in its acquisition of a core piece of the Dallas Design District through a partnership with HN Capital Partners
• Quiet Logistics in connection with American Eagle’s $350 million acquisition of Quiet Logistics and strategic investments
• KKR & Co. L.P. in connection with its purchase of a 343,000 square foot office condominium unit in 30 Hudson Yards
• Tishman Speyer in connection with various mortgage loan financings, construction loan financings, separate account arrangements and other transactional matters
• a sovereign wealth fund in connection with its investment in a U.S. REIT and various real estate joint venture arrangements
• CIM Group in connection with multiple mortgage loan financings and refinancings and acquisition/joint venture transactions
• Dune Real Estate Partners in connection with its GP/management company arrangements
• founders/sponsors in connection with the formation of a €4 billion European real estate debt fund (and prior funds)
• NTT Urban Development Corporation in multiple acquisitions of interests in office properties in Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C. and related joint venture and mortgage loan financing arrangements
• Olshan Properties in connection with joint venture and loan transactions
• a family office in connection with its co-investment arrangements with major private equity funds and evaluation of potential investments in MLB, NBA and NHL teams
• a family office in its acquisition of a 96-room luxury resort in the Caribbean
• private investors in connection with three separate Freddie Mac mortgage loan financings of multi-family properties ($325 million, $186 million and $160 million)
• Frank McCourt in the $2.15 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team to Guggenheim Baseball Management
• ING Group in the $1 billion sale of the business and operations of ING Real Estate Investment Management in the United States, Europe and Asia

Mr. Schlein is a member of the Amherst College Committee to Nominate Alumni Trustees, the Harvard Law School Dean's Leadership Council of New York and the Stamford Hospital Foundation Board of Directors.