Senior Real Estate Counsel

The Quest Organization

NY

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Affordable Housing, Asset Management, Attorney, Commercial Real Estate, Due Diligence, Finance, Financial Transactions, Leadership, Legal, Loans, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Negotiation Skills, Real Estate, Sales
LOCATION
NY
POSTED
2 days ago

Senior Real Estate Counsel


A leading real estate investment firm is seeking an experienced Senior Counsel with a strong real estate transactional background to support sophisticated joint venture and affordable housing transactions. This is a highly visible role partnering with investment, development, and executive leadership teams to structure, negotiate, and close joint venture transactions while providing strategic legal guidance throughout the investment lifecycle.


Responsibilities:


  • Lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex joint venture agreements.
  • Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, operating agreements, development agreements, and financing documents.
  • Advise on acquisitions, development, financing, asset management, and dispositions.
  • Partner with investment and development teams on LIHTC, tax-exempt bond, and conventional financing transactions.
  • Manage legal due diligence and coordinate with outside counsel, lenders, investors, and development partners.
  • Provide strategic legal guidance throughout the investment lifecycle.


Qualifications:


  • J.D. and active bar admission.
  • 10+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience, including significant experience at a top law firm.
  • Extensive experience negotiating joint ventures and complex real estate transactions.
  • Experience with affordable housing, LIHTC, and real estate finance strongly preferred.
  • Strong drafting, negotiation, and business judgment with the ability to advise senior stakeholders.

About the Company

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The Quest Organization

For over 30 years, The Quest Organization and its related entities have been a highly respected leader in Executive Search and Business Advisory Services, taking a holistic approach to finding not only the most talented individuals for “C” level executives and Middle Management Professionals, but making sure that our clients have truly defined their need both from a technical perspective and an overall “fit perspective. The hallmark of our success is the extraordinary experience and business acumen of our professional staff with a combined 50+ years of achievements in Executive Search and Advisory Services.
With backgrounds as CPAs in the Big “4″ and as financial professionals in industry, we are uniquely positioned to provide our clients with meaningful hiring recommendations, grounded in a thorough understanding of their overall business including their operations, finance, accounting, human capital and sales.

Our staff through their daily transactions in the employment marketplace and extensive participation in regional business organizations, is well positioned to provide candidates from mid level to CEO’s with insightful advice on career planning and positioning. Every candidate that we represent, benefits from a comprehensive interview to ensure they are considered for appropriate opportunities which match their capabilities, experience, desired compensation and quality of life attributes. We are known to provide the most meticulous interview preparation and follow through in the industry.

COMPANY SIZE
10 to 19 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1985
WEBSITE
http://www.questorg.com