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Mr Jonathan Schechter
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Position
Jonathan Schechter advises both U.S. and non-U.S. clients with respect to a wide range of domestic and international real estate-related transactions. Mr. Schechter has extensive experience representing private equity investors in connection with the formation of joint ventures and acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, financings and development of real estate and real estate-related assets.
Education
The George Washington University Law School, J.D. with High Honors (Order of the Coif, Law Review); City University of New York, Brooklyn College, B.A., summa cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
(Leading lawyers)‘Unmatched in terms of knowledge, advice and negotiations’, the multidisciplinary team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP is noted for its experience advising major private equity sponsors and REITs on joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals, as well as for its expertise in funds, both in terms of formation and deployment, and securities. The firm has strong expertise across a plethora of asset classes spanning logistics, multifamily and student housing through to life sciences, data centers, and hospitality, among many others. New York based co-head Jonathan Schechter regularly represents domestic and international clients, notably top private equity firms, on transactions and joint venture matters, as does Christopher Hartmann from the same office. In Los Angeles, co-head Kevin Ehrhart focuses on capital investment, financings, and operating company acquisitions, among other areas. He is joined by Robert Keane, Jr who is often approached by pension funds, private equity groups, and commercial and investment banks for his equity investment, reorganization, workout and restructuring experience. In Chicago, co-lead Rachel Brown is another key contact, especially on structured and mezzanine financing and development matters, as is Andrew Small on private capital raising, finance, and investment mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Government > State attorneys general
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism