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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices

1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10104 - 3300
NEW YORK
United States
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Ms Varuna Bhattacharyya

Work Department
Real Estate Finance US
Position
Partner – Real Estate
Career
Varuna Bhattacharyya is an accomplished commercial real estate finance lawyer, delivering thoughtful guidance and pragmatic solutions to financial institutions and real estate funds in single-lender as well as agented, multi-lender construction and permanent loans, mezzanine loans and other leveraged financings in local markets and across the country.
Beyond her extensive experience across the spectrum of real estate finance transactions, Varuna also has broad experience in acquisitions, dispositions, development, and tenant and landlord leasing covering nearly every asset class.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS
- Crain’s New York Business, Notable Leaders in Real Estate, 2023
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Asian American Bar Association of New York Board Member, Development Director
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate finance
The real estate finance practice at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is led by Vanessa Sunshine who is located in California and is well-versed in acquisitions, disposition, and financing of all typical real estate asset classes. She also has expertise on niche sectors such as senior living facilities and golf courses. The firm as a whole largely handles debt related matters such as mortgage loans, construction loans, and CMBS loans. In New York William Campbell focuses on commercial real estate transactions, while Eugene Balshem leads on lending transactions. Real estate finance specialists Varuna Bhattacharyya who is based in New York, and Justin Steinmark and Margot Wainger who are both based in Miami are all key to the practice. James Kousoulas left the firm in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Miami Elite > Commercial and international disputes
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate