Handling The Distressed Commercial Real Estate Venture

This program will focus on many of the legal and business issues that come into play when lenders, developers, equity investors and other constituencies attempt the workout of a distressed commercial real estate venture. They will begin the program with a presentation concerning market conditions and emerging trends. Next up will be a discussion of the structures used to finance the acquisition and development of real estate over the course of the past 10-20 past years, as these structures are having a major impact on how problem real estate assets are being handled today. They will conclude with a discussion of the restructuring process, including pre-workout matters, restructuring agreements, foreclosure, litigation and bankruptcy issues.

William O'Connor is a member of the faculty.