Chris has extensive experience representing major banks, insurance companies, and other institutional and private lenders in a wide array of lending and finance transactions, including syndicated (as agent’s counsel) and single bank deals, all manner of corporate and real estate-based transactions, acquisitions, construction financings, and the financing of both private and public companies.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented the Administrative Agent in a $750 million unsecured syndicated credit facility for a significant U.S. company and its subsidiaries.
Represented two U.S. lenders (a life company and a commercial finance company) in a $188 million A/B structure loan made to a U.S. REIT to refinance existing debt and to refurbish the IBM Plaza building in downtown Chicago, developed as a vertical condominium.
Represented Administrative Agent in a $49 million syndicated commercial mortgage loan secured with a leasehold mortgage on a Ground Lease interest in a Class A office tower containing 615,942+ net rentable square feet of space in a major U.S. city.
Lending/Finance
Represented the Administrative Agent in a $750 million unsecured syndicated credit facility for a significant U.S. company and its subsidiaries.
Represented two U.S. lenders (a life company and a commercial finance company) in a $188 million A/B structure loan made to a U.S. REIT to refinance existing debt and to refurbish the IBM Plaza building in downtown Chicago, developed as a vertical condominium.
Represented Administrative Agent in a $49 million syndicated commercial mortgage loan secured with a leasehold mortgage on a Ground Lease interest in a Class A office tower containing 615,942+ net rentable square feet of space in a major U.S. city.
Represented an institutional lender in a $46 million commercial mortgage acquisition loan in connection with the sale-leaseback of 13 CVS stores around the U.S.
Represented a permanent lender in connection with a $221 million commercial mortgage loan secured by a portfolio of 28 commercial and industrial properties.
Represented a construction lender in connection with an $88 million loan facility to develop a luxury hotel on New Jersey's "Gold Coast".
Represented the Administrative Agent in connection with a $40 million syndicated senior secured revolving credit facility, secured by a portfolio of 14 properties located throughout the U.S.
Represented an institutional lender in the restructure of a $137 million commercial mortgage acquisition/renovation loan for the conversion of apartments into condominiums on Park Avenue in New York City.
Workout/Restructures
Represented an institutional lender in a deed-in-lieu transaction on a $141 million construction loan secured by ten (10) low rise office building properties in Silicon Valley, California.
Represented an institutional lender in the sale of REO property consisting of approximately 244.53+ acres developed with a big box retail center, in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Represented the Administrative Agent in the workout of an $88 million construction loan for a "for-sale" condominium project.
Recognitions
Ranked in Chambers USA for New Jersey Banking & Finance 2023-2024, 2025-2026 (Band 1) (issued by Chambers and Partners). Methodology displayed on chambers.com.*
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Credentials
Education
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, 1992, J.D., Managing editor of the Hofstra University Property Law Journal
- Boston University, 1989, B.A., Political Science, Sociology minor
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - District of New Jersey
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