Real Estate

Mr. Vines focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance, including the origination of commercial loans for capital market, syndicate, and balance sheet lenders with a specialty in development, construction, and transitional loans.

Mr. Vines has significant experience representing clients in the purchase and sale of mortgage and subordinated debt, including the negotiation of intercreditor, participation, and co-lender agreements. Mr. Vines has represented a wide range of clients in connection with loan restructurings, discounted pay-offs, deed-in-lieu transactions, and foreclosures. His client list includes lenders, investment funds, institutional investors, owners, and developers in complex real estate financing matters.

Mr. Vines joined Fried Frank in 2016. Prior to joining Fried Frank in 2016, Mr. Vines was a partner at an international law firm in New York.

Mr. Vines received his JD from Columbia Law School in 2004. He received his BA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2000.