Matthew E. Lobello

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Matthew E. Lobello: Attorney with Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.

Biography

Matthew E. LoBello joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2021 and is an Associate in the firm’s Transactional Department. He is a trusted advisor to real estate developers, private equity sponsors, institutional investors, and family offices, with a practice focused on complex real estate financing transactions across all asset classes. He regularly represents both lenders and borrowers in the origination, structuring, and negotiation of mortgage loans, mezzanine financings, preferred equity investments and participation agreements involving office buildings, multifamily developments, hospitality assets, industrial warehouses, and retail properties nationwide.

Matt has deep experience in note-on-note financings, debt and equity joint venture investments, and the recapitalization of performing and non-performing real estate ventures. He frequently advises on hybrid debt-equity structures, co-lender arrangements, and capital stack solutions tailored to dynamic market conditions.

In periods of market dislocation, Matt counsels owners, operators, and lenders in the workout and restructuring of distressed real estate debt. His experience includes negotiating discounted payoffs, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, sales of defaulted notes, short sales, and loan modifications, as well as guiding clients through pre-foreclosure strategy and enforcement matters.

Matt is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, and is a cum laude graduate of Lehigh University. Prior to joining Rosenberg & Estis, Matt was an Associate at Duane Morris LLP.

Honors & Awards

Selected for inclusion on Commercial Observer’s 2022 Top Young Professionals List

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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Transactions

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Lehigh University, B.A., Political Science and Journalism, cum laude, 2015
Law School Attended:
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., Managing Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 36, 2018
Year of First Admission:
2019
Admission:
2019, New York
Memberships:

New York State Bar Association

Reported Cases:
Representative Matters: Represented BankUnited, N.A. in connection with its $20 million commercial real estate loan to Federal Realty Limited Partnership, an affiliate in the LeFrak organization, for a 13-story office building located in Queens; the loan includes $4.1 million in new financing, with the remainder as refinancing of pre-existing debt at the property.; Represented a leading, publicly-traded integrated infrastructure solutions provider in connection with its strategic acquisition of a leading gas utility contractor serving key markets in the northeast United States.; Represented an affiliate of Deerfield Management Company, L.P. in a $540 million acquisition financing for the purchase of an office building at 345 Park Avenue South, New York, New York and for the redevelopment of the building as office building with lab space; financing included three mortgage loans and a mezzanine loan.; Represented the seller in the $37.35 million sale of an office building located on 45th Street in New York City.; Represented the Brooklyn Tabernacle, a multicultural, non-denominational church, on a $43 million loan from Investors Bank; a portion of the funds will be used to refinance existing debt while another portion will be used to expand its youth ministry through construction of classrooms, a gymnasium, computer labs, office space for church staff, and conference rooms.
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