A veteran real estate finance lawyer, Michael J. McCarthy advises institutional lenders, borrowers, and investors on a variety of commercial real estate finance and related matters. Mike represents clients in the acquisition and disposition of real estate and has served as lead counsel on transactions involving a wide range of property types including office, industrial, residential, multi-family, retail, hospitality, and mixed use. He also handles real estate capital markets transactions, with a focus on repurchase facilities for borrowers and lenders.
Mike additionally counsels clients in connection with the acquisition and disposition of whole loans, participation interests, and subordinate notes related to loan workouts, restructurings and workouts, foreclosures, and deed-in-lieu transactions. He regularly speaks and writes about real estate finance issues and developments. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mike was a partner in the New York office of another national law firm.
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