Lawrence Sternthal

Lawrence Sternthal: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Lawrence Sternthal focuses his practice on representing insurance companies, pension funds, public and private real estate companies, and family offices in cross-border real estate transactions in the United States and Europe. Lawrence advises clients in real estate acquisitions, joint ventures, and mezzanine and preferred equity financings and is experienced in handling distressed real estate situations such as loan foreclosures, restructurings and workouts.

Lawrence also advises multinational companies in sophisticated office, data center and hospitality transactions in Israel.

Concentrations

•Joint Venture Transactions
•Commercial Real Estate
•Real Estate Capital Markets
•Real Estate Joint Venture Litigation and Dispute Resolution
•Restructuring
•Workouts
•Hospitality
•Data Centers

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

Chambers Global
•Team Member, Corporate/M&A (Desk based Abroad in USA), 2016-2023
IFLR1000 Middle East and Egypt
•Recognized, Real Estate Acquisitions, Notable Practitioner, 2024
IFLR1000
•Recognized, Real Estate Acquisitions, Notable Practitioner, 2019-2025
BDICode (Israel)
•Recognized, Real Estate, Prominent Leaders, 2019-2024
•Recognized, International Commercial, Prominent Leaders, 2016-2024
•Recognized, Hi-Tech, Prominent Leaders, 2021-2024
Dun’s 100 (Israel)
•Recognized, International Commercial, Prominent Team, 2016-2023, 2025
LegallyIsrael100
•Recognized, Notable Practitioner, 2021-2023, 2025
•Recognized, Real Estate Practice, First Tier, 2019-2025
Chambers USA
•Recognized, Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2017
Thomson Reuters’ ALB Middle East Law Awards
•Shortlisted, Israeli Law Firm of the Year, 2021-2023
The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa Israel:
•Recognized, Commercial, corporate and M&A, 2017
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023

Areas of Practice (3)

  • Real Estate
  • Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing
  • Institutional Investors

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
McGill University, B.A., Middle East Studies, 1998; McGill University, B.A., with honors, 1998
Law School Attended:
Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2001 Article Editor; Boston University School of Law, J.D., Boston University Law Review
Year of First Admission:
2002
Admission:
2002, Massachusetts
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, American Bar Association
•Massachusetts Bar Association
•Member, Israel Bar Association

Languages:
Hebrew and English
Birth Information:
Canada, 1976
Reported Cases:
Experience: Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions: Represented Menora Mivtachim Insurance in a 500 million student housing development across several major U.K. cities together with Cain Properties.; Represented Meitav Pension funds in its investment in a $60 million commercial real estate loan secured by health care properties together with Northwind.; Represented Clal Insurance and Menora Mivtachim Insurance in a $247.5 million acquisition of downtown Manhattan building together with Silverstein Properties.; Represented a global leading technology company in connection with multiple office and research and development leases in Israel.; Represented an international hotel operator in connection with the leasing and development of a hotel property in Israel.; Represented Altshuler Shaham Investment House in forming a strategic joint venture with a leading Israeli family office to invest $200 million in the development of residential properties in Poland.; Represented Apexus Logistics fund, a real estate fund anchored by major Israeli institutional investors, in the acquisition of a portfolio of large industrial warehouses in Tennessee.; Represented Faropoint Ventures in the acquisition of a USD $120 million portfolio of industrial properties in the United States.; Represented Clal Insurance in a $400 million programmatic joint venture with MetLife to develop multifamily and industrial projects in the United States.; Represented Us Living in the acquisition of a $147 million apartment complex in Dallas, Texas.; Represented Amitim Pension Funds and Clal Insurance Company in $300 million joint venture with Starlight Capital to acquire Bloor Islington Place office complex in Toronto.; Represented Israeli investor group in joint venture dispute with local operator and in CMBS loan workout of a $50 million portfolio of U.S. multifamily properties.; Represented Migdal Insurance Company and a consortium of Israeli pension funds in a EUR 200 million joint venture to acquire an office complex in Frankfurt, Germany.; Represented Artificial Intelligence CRE Investment Manager, Skyline AI, in multifamily acquisitions in the United States.; Represented a U.S. real estate developer in $100 million acquisition of Chicago office building and joint venture with Israeli pension fund.; Represented a prominent Israeli insurance company in sale of Berlin office building.
ISLN:
916357106

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