Stephen R. Goler

Stephen R. Goler: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Stephen R. Goler is Co-Chair of the Private Funds Group and a member of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice. He advises clients on the formation and operation of real estate investment funds and single-asset and programmatic joint ventures, as well as on acquisitions and dispositions, development matters, and financings.

His fund experience spans the full lifecycle of private real estate funds, from structuring and formation through governance and dissolution, and includes strategies focused on multifamily, student housing, industrial assets, credit, opportunity zone investments, and GP sponsor interests. Stephen is experienced in structuring investments to minimize tax leakage, including through the use of blocker structures and REITs for cross-border and tax-exempt investors.

Stephen represents investors, sponsors, developers, and operators in sophisticated commercial real estate matters, enabling him to align fund and joint venture structures closely with underlying deal execution.

Concentrations

•Real estate funds
•Partnerships and joint ventures
•Acquisitions and dispositions
•Student housing
•Real estate finance
•Real estate development

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018 and 2022
•Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers, 'Law Firm of the Year' in Real Estate Law, 2015
•Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, 'Top Tier' Firm in Real Estate, 2013 and 2014
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2013, 2015, and 2022-2023

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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Funds
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Opportunity Zone Funds
  • Institutional Investors
  • Private Funds

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2004
Law School Attended:
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2007 Recipient; Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Scholastic Excellence Award in Real Estate Finance and Development; Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Vice President; Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Health Law Society; Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Member; Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., Moot Court
Year of First Admission:
2007
Admission:
Illinois; Colorado
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, Colorado Bar Association

Birth Information:
New York, N.Y., July 14, 1982
Reported Cases:
Experience: Joint Ventures: Represented a developer partner in the formation of a programmatic joint venture and the acquisition of student-housing projects.; Represented an investor partner in the formation of joint ventures for the acquisition, financing, development and disposition of multifamily, commercial and industrial projects located throughout the United States.; Acquisitions & Dispositions: Represented a Chicago-area developer in the acquisition and development of multifamily projects.; Represented a private equity investor in the acquisition of commercial projects located in Boston and Chicago.; Financing Transactions: Represented a developer in the development of a $130 million hotel and corporate housing mixed-use project and subsequent restructuring of financing.; Represented an institutional investor in a $380 million series of financing transactions and joint ventures for the development of mid-rise and high-rise projects throughout the United States.; Represented institutional lenders in making conventional loans and workouts of distressed assets and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions.; Represented lenders in conventional loan and mezzanine financing transactions.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Goler prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
ISLN:
919554649

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