Steven Lichtenfeld > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Proskauer Rose LLP Offices

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
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Steven Lichtenfeld

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CORPORATE
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Steven L. Lichtenfeld is co-head of Proskauer’s market-leading Real Estate Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance Groups and a founding member of our Private Equity Real Estate Group. He regularly advises real estate funds, REITs, sovereign wealth funds, institutional lenders, specialty lenders, hedge funds, and pension advisors regarding public offerings and private placements of real estate-related debt and equity securities, real estate-related mergers and acquisitions, real estate preferred equity investments and joint ventures, real estate-related senior and mezzanine financings and other corporate, partnership and limited liability company matters.
Steven has a unique skill set that allows him to quarterback a broad spectrum of transactions including public REIT offerings (both traded and non-traded), real estate mergers and acquisitions, real estate preferred equity investments and joint ventures and real estate recapitalizations and reorganizations.
Steven also counsels his public REIT and other clients on a broad range of corporate, securities and business-related matters, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and other aspects of corporate governance, disclosure issues and compliance matters as well as defensive measures and takeover tasks.
Steven is a prolific author and speaker, having penned numerous articles and lectured before dozens of organizations throughout the country on various real estate capital markets, real estate private equity and real estate finance topics. Steven is also a member of the Board of Spark Youth NYC and is active on his Urban Land Institute council, UDMUC Bronze.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate finance
Proskauer Rose LLP has a national real estate practice with locations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and is particularly known for its prowess in hospitality, leisure, and gaming sectors. New York-based Jeffrey Horwitz is an expert in the aforementioned sectors and has a wealth of experience advising on transformative transactions. The team has a well-rounded practice assisting with retail lease transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and joint venture financings. Steven Lichtenfeld is the go-to for private equity and hedge fund clients, while David Weinberger handles complex mortgage and mezzanine loans and are both based in New York.
United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Split between New York and Chicago, Proskauer Rose LLP‘s real estate capital markets practice is led by Michael Choate and Steven Lichtenfeld from New York and Chicago, respectively. The practice is historically known for its expertise in the non-traded REIT sector, but has recently been expanding its scope to include private REITs. Choate is a specialist in private equity and joint venture transactions, while also handling M&A and corporate governance for REIT clients. Lichtenfeld has long-standing expertise in rea estate capital markets, advising REITs on debt and equity securities, preferred equity investments and joint ventures. The team is trusted by clients in a number of asset classes such as retail, healthcare, data centers, and single family homes. Experienced figure David Slotkin  joined the team in Washington DC from Morrison Foerster in early 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
- Real estate investment trusts (REITs) United States > Real estate
- Real estate finance United States > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Industry focus > Sport
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending