Andrew J. Weiner is experienced in all areas of sophisticated real estate practice. He has represented domestic and foreign clients in all phases of real estate financing, acquisition, leasing and development, and in restructurings, foreclosures and bankruptcies. He has represented sponsors and advisory firms in the formation and implementation of domestic and international funds for the acquisition of hotels and other real estate assets. He has considerable expertise in coordinating the real estate aspects of multi-property, multi-jurisdictional projects, including leveraged buy-outs and other corporate acquisitions.

Mr. Weiner’s practice has been national and international in scope, involving significant transactions throughout the United States, and real estate development in England, Russia, and Argentina. Having practiced in New York for his entire legal career, he has a thorough understanding of the New York real estate practice and market.

Co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Real Estate Group from 1997 to 2005, he also served from 2004 to 2006 as Chair of the Real Estate Group of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. He presently serves on the Advisory Board of the New York University Real Estate Institute. He has been listed by the International Financial Law Review in its “Guide to the World’s Leading Real Estate Lawyers,” by Law Business Research Ltd. in its “International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers” and by The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 and 2008 editions in the specialty of Real Estate Law. Mr. Weiner was also named a 2006 New York Super Lawyer in the practice of real estate by Super Lawyers®.

• Represent Hong Kong-based real estate company in negotiations to acquire a 50% interest in U.S. hotel chain, and acting as co-counsel in contemporaneous acquisition of international resort chain.
• Represent New York-based university in its real estate transactions, including acquisition or master lease of nine dormitories, over 2,000,000 square feet of leasing as landlord or tenant, development of a biotechnology center, purchase of six commercial properties, and reorganization of medical center as a commercial condominium.
• Represent investment bank sponsored opportunity fund in creating, holding and disposing of a $600,000,000 portfolio of mezzanine debt.
• Represent opportunity funds and other real estate pooled investment vehicles in investments in real estate in the U.S. and England, including formation of joint ventures for the purpose of single asset or portfolio investments.
• Represent institutional lender in workout, foreclosure, bankruptcy litigation, acquisition by deed in lieu of foreclosure, and subsequent disposition of a $600,000,000 portfolio of troubled office, retail, hotel and mixed use properties.