Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced that Kamao Shaw and Katherine Ells joined the firm in its Newport Beach office.
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Riemer & Braunstein expands Tax Credit/Community Development Finance Team
We are pleased to announce Michelle Ruberto Fonseca has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Tax Credit/Community Development Finance group, a national leader in this practice area.
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R|B represents clients in closing of $67.5 million term loan
Riemer & Braunstein was pleased to be able to provide assistance to its clients, Second Avenue Capital Partners and SB360 Capital Partners, in the closing of a $67.5 million term loan to The Jessica Simpson Collection. Our team was led by partners Steven Fox and Lyle Stein.
Second Avenue Capital Partners (SACP)
R|B takes major step to broaden West Coast presence
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced that Greg Carpenter and Carol Su have joined Mark Appelbaum as partners in the firm’s Newport Beach, California office.
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Riemer & Braunstein announces promotions
The firm is pleased to announce the promotion of two lawyers to senior partner and two lawyers to partner. The promotions follow a year of strategic growth by the firm with the opening of an office in Newport Beach, California, and the addition of an experienced team to establish the firm’s Tax Credit/Community Development Finance group.
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Riemer & Braunstein welcomes Tax Credit/Community Development Finance Team
The firm is pleased to announce the addition of an experienced team to establish the firm’s Tax Credit/Community Development Finance practice area.
This step is consistent with the firm’s long term strategic plan to expand geographically and broaden the services we provide, all designed to enhance our representation of the firm’s institutional and equity/debt fund clients. The team, led by Jeff Gaulin, Patrick Cronin, and John Kelley, has established itself as one of the key national practice groups handling tax incentive transactions, including low income housing tax credit, new market tax credit, and historic tax credit transactions. Jeff, Patrick, and John will be joined by Brian Hern, Brett Heyman, and Derek Rodman, and will be also be supported by the firm’s real estate, real estate finance, and tax practitioners across our full platform. This team has for years represented in this practice area many of the firm’s current institutional clients.
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Burlington plots new course for mall area
Mark Vaughan, a senior partner at Riemer & Braunstein LLP, notes how some cities and towns have looked at reinventing antiquated shopping centers and made some changes. In this article, Mark discusses how Massachusetts’ new housing law may further incentivize communities to rethink how some properties are being used moving forward.
Banker & Tradesman
The evolution of material adverse effect provisions in credit agreements
The use of the term material adverse effect within asset-based lending agreements has a long history. Jaime Rachel Koff and Lon M. Singer provide an introduction to the term and how it was originally used and then take us through more recent history and how its use has changed, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABF Journal
Alan Braunstein speaks at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly bankruptcy webinar
Senior Partner Alan Braunstein was a panelist at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s webinar, “What you need to know about Subchapter V bankruptcy.”
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Riemer & Braunstein announces promotions
The firm has announced the promotion of five lawyers to senior partner and two lawyers to partner. These promotions reflect a continued emphasis on the growth of the firm’s national finance practice.
Law360
Stacy Goldstein joins Riemer & Braunstein’s Executive Committee
Stacy Goldstein has been elected by the partners of Riemer & Braunstein LLP as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Stacy is a senior partner in the firm’s New York office and practices in the Real Estate Finance Practice Group. She represents domestic and foreign financial institutions in bilateral and agented real estate finance transactions.
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Subchapter V relief for small business debtors
Massachusetts small business debtor confirmed Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan under the new Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code.
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R&B named #4 of 40 by Real Deal
The Real Deal, a New York publication that closely tracks real estate transactions, recently published its list ranking law firms by dollar volume of commercial real estate loans in New York City (September 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020). Using data from the records of the NYC Department of Finance, The Real Deal reviewed commercial real estate loans of $1,000,000 or above. Riemer & Braunstein was ranked at No. 4 out of 40 law firms on the list.
The Real Deal
Riemer & Braunstein’s Bob Buckley interviewed by NEREJ
Senior Partner Bob Buckley recently appeared on “One On One” where he discussed how business is evolving because of the pandemic.
New England Real Estate Journal
Riemer & Braunstein announces promotions and new hires bolstering finance practice
Four lawyers promoted to senior partner, two lawyers added to New York office strengthening Real Estate Finance Practice.
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As malls evolve, so must zoning
Over the past few years the retail real estate industry has struggled, forcing many shopping center owners to deal with unwanted vacancies. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has obviously caused further disruption to the industry. Senior Partner Mark Vaughan discusses the unique opportunity for many communities to work collaboratively with mall owners to adopt flexible and innovative zoning which can be utilized to reposition these assets for redevelopment.
Banker & Tradesman
Riemer & Braunstein’s Jaime Koff named to The Secured Lender 2020 Women in Secured Finance list
Senior Partner Jaime Koff was recently named to The Secured Lender 2020 Women in Secured Finance list. In this interview, she shares advice for women in the industry.
The Secured Lender
COVID-19 Commercial Finance Roundtable
As lenders struggle with difficult decisions and challenging portfolio management issues amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, Commercial Finance Senior Partners from our firm’s Financial Services Group survey and discuss what they are seeing in the marketplace.
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“It’s the economy, stupid!” – In Bankruptcy, it’s actually the budget
Chapter 11 cases come in many shapes and sizes, and involve companies in every industry and sector of the economy. Riemer & Braunstein’s Don Rothman discusses a key component common to nearly every bankruptcy case: developing an acceptable budget that will serve as the lifeblood of estate administration.
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
The new CARES Act and Bankruptcy
The new CARES Act provides temporary debt limit increase for “Small Businesses” to restructure debts under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 (among other amendments to the Bankruptcy Code).
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Lending to manufacturers and sellers operating as licensees (not owners) of famous marks
Secured Finance Network President John DePledge, Head of Asset-Based Lending at Leumi Business Credit, and Lon Singer, Senior Partner in Riemer & Braunstein LLP’s commercial finance group, discuss the unique business and legal concerns involved in lending to companies operating as licensees of famous marks.
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Riemer & Braunstein’s growth in New York, Chicago, Miami, Boston
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced the recent hiring of a number of new lawyers to augment the firm’s national reach.
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Riemer & Braunstein adds attorneys to Miami office
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced it has added three attorneys to its Florida practice to join Steve Klein, who manages the Miami office.
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Boston finance professionals join together to make a difference
In the spring of 2016, a few Boston corporate finance professionals attending a conference in New York City decided to meet for dinner to spend some quality time catching up. A wide variety of industry topics were discussed, and towards the end of the evening, the importance of the Boston corporate finance professionals giving back to their community became a lively topic of discussion. Soon after, the Boston Corporate Finance Community (BCFC) was founded by Cheryl Carner, Crystal Financial; Ken Frieze, Gordon Brothers; Keith Vercauteren, Wells Fargo and the authors, Ward Mooney, Crystal; and Kevin Murtagh, Riemer & Braunstein LLP.
The Secured Lender
Boston Corporate Finance Community announces 2019 event date and honoree
Riemer & Braunstein is proud to be part of The Boston Corporate Finance Community (BCFC), a collaboration of Boston-based companies active in the corporate finance industry. BCFC has announced the date for the 2nd annual BCFC Gathers to Give Back celebration on Thursday, October 10. At the event, the group will raise funds on behalf of More Than Words and honor Bill Mayer, executive vice president and group head, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance.
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Transformative Woburn Village plans approved
Concluding a herculean economic planning effort that began nearly 16 months ago, the City Council recently sanctioned the transformative Woburn Village redevelopment of Mishawum Road’s 23-acre Woburn Mall site. Riemer & Braunstein’s Mark Vaughan represented the developer.
Daily Times Chronicle
Legal Lines: Finding the sweet spot as legal and commercial advisor to lenders
The attorney who advises asset-based lenders and other lenders faces unique and ever-changing professional challenges. Lon M. Singer of Riemer & Braunstein’s Financial Services Group examines the collaborative relationship of counsel and lender clients.
ABF Journal
Riemer & Braunstein expands real estate finance and commercial lending practices with opening of Miami office – Steven M. Klein to Head Miami Office
Riemer & Braunstein has opened a Miami office to enhance the firm’s ability to represent both its national and regional clients. Steven M. Klein, an experienced real estate attorney representing lenders and developers in sophisticated real estate transactions in Florida and nationally, will be managing the Miami office. As Miami is one of the nation’s capital market centers, the Florida office represents a natural expansion of Riemer & Braunstein’s representation of national and regional financial institutions and funds in real estate finance, commercial lending and restructuring matters.
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