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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071-3197
CALIFORNIA
United States

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Lauren Giovannone is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and practices in Real Estate Practice Group. She represents real estate development companies, financial institutions, investors, and commercial lessors and tenants in all aspects of the acquisition, development and finance of hotels, condo-hotels, resorts, theme and water parks, and large mixed-use projects, including, without limitation, the negotiation of management, franchise, licensing and branding agreements, restaurant leases and management agreements, pre-opening, technical service and PIP agreements, marketing and sales agreements, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, executive compensation and consulting agreements, and celebrity chef joint venture and management agreements.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP handles the full range of commercial transactions encompassing acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and high-end developmental matters, in addition to substantial loan portfolio transactions, restructurings, and workouts. The team is especially skilled in its advising of lenders, operators, and investment firms, with a multitude of clients being private equity investors, asset management, and developers. On the East Coast, transactional lawyer Eric Feuerstein co-chairs the practice from New York; moving west to California, Century City-based co-chair Jesse Sharf is highly regarded for his expertise in structured and lender side finance, including mezzanine, construction, and CMBS loans, alongside his broader representation of institutional investors and developers. In New York, Harry Silvera has considerable experience on hospitality and senior housing, with Andrew Dady covering debt and equity finance. In Los Angeles, Drew Flowers and Lauren Giovannone are key names, as is Allison Kidd in San Francisco. Since research concluded, Victoria Shusterman has left the firm.