James Hisiger, former global Co-chair of Latham's Real Estate Practice, is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Mr. Hisiger has extensive practical experience in real estate financing (construction, permanent, second-lien, leasehold, mezzanine and preferred equity) including securitized financings, syndications and participation, sale-leasebacks and OpCo/PropCo structures, with respect to various asset classes, the formation and negotiation of complex joint ventures (mergers and acquisitions, passive equity and management roles), limited partnerships and liability companies, as well as, acquisitions, dispositions and exchanges, option agreements, ground leases and commercial leases. He has developed a subspecialty in the Gaming and Hospitality industry through development and finance transactions located in New York, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada and California.

Finance Partner