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Naftali Weg

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Naftali Weg's practice concentrates on the federal and state tax aspects of business transactions and investments.

Naftali regularly represents domestic and foreign clients in structuring and negotiating the acquisition and disposition of real estate and other investments, with a particular emphasis on both the tax and non-tax aspects of real estate joint venture and financing transactions.

Naftali devotes a significant portion of his practice to the tax and non-tax representation of domestic and foreign institutional and other equity investors, real estate developers and property owners in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of complex joint venture, financing and partnership transactions. His practice also includes assisting clients with structuring like-kind exchange transactions, organizing special purpose entities for securitized financing transactions, advising clients on programmatic joint ventures, preferred equity financing transactions, restructuring underwater or non-performing assets and generally advising clients on federal and state tax aspects of real estate projects.

Naftali also has significant experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting private equity and angel investments in limited liability company and partnership investments.

Bar admissionsMarylandNueva York

EXPERIENCE

Recent Matters
  • Structuring of equity ownership and agreements in connection with the recapitalization and refinancing of a US$1.0 billion office tower located in Boston
  • Representation of Dubai-based investor in connection with the structuring and documentation of a series of investments in United States multifamily properties
  • Representation of domestic private equity real estate funds in negotiating and documenting multiple joint venture transactions for the development and/or operation of residential real estate projects, with an aggregate transaction value in excess of US$1 billion
  • Representation of a regional property manager and owner in negotiating, structuring and documenting multiple real estate acquisitions and syndications; with an aggregate deal value in excess of US$750 million
  • Representation of a foreign investor in connection with the establishment of a private real estate fund with Israeli institutional seed investors committing at least US$300 million in capital
  • Representation of family office investor in connection with multiple real estate venture transactions; including investing as a co-GP, as an investor, as a deal sponsor, and on a programmatic basis
  • Representation of a private real estate sponsor and developer on the acquisition and joint venture syndication (with United States and foreign investors) of a Dallas office tower with a deal value in excess of US$335 million
  • Representation of two Israeli institutional investors in negotiating and documenting a multi-family portfolio acquisition and joint venture, with an aggregate deal value of US$600 million
  • Representation of a German open-end fund in negotiating and documenting a joint venture transaction with a domestic pension fund for a portfolio of office and retail real estate projects in the United States, with an aggregate transaction value in excess of US$200 million
  • Representation of a foreign family owned investment fund in structuring, documenting and negotiating multiple real estate investments in San Francisco and New York with aggregate transaction values in excess of US$300 million
  • Representation of multiple Israeli institutional investors in negotiating and documenting multiple joint venture transactions for office, retail and residential real estate projects in the United States, with an aggregate transaction value in excess of US$175 million
  • Assisting an Israeli institutional investor in structuring several private equity investments, aggregating more than US$200 million, in domestic equity funds
Education
  • J.D., New York University 1999
    Order of the Coif
    summa cum laude
  • LL.M., New York University School of Law 2000
    Editor, New York University Law Review
  • B.A., University of Maryland 1993

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Phone

+1 410 580 4192
(Work, Baltimore (Mount Washington))