In this article, Riemer and Braunstein LLP commercial finance attorneys Lon M. Singer and Lyle P. Stein explore the background, evolution, and emerging landscape applicable to financing the cannabis industry–with practical guidance for both the lending and legal communities.
The Secured Lender
Adam W. Jacobs has rejoined Riemer & Braunstein LLP as a partner and a group leader of our Business Law/Real Estate Department.
Business Wire
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced that Simon Levenson has joined the firm as an associate in the Boston office.
Business Wire
Riemer & Braunstein is proud to announce that Michelle Ruberto Fonseca was recently honored with Housing Network of Rhode Island’s 2024 Francis H. Smith Award. This award is named in honor of the late Francis H. Smith, Executive Director of Smith Hill Community Development Corporation and honors an individual dedicated to improving lives and ensuring that everyone has a place to call home.
Congratulations to Michelle for being recognized for her many years of service to the State of Rhode Island in support of affordable housing.
Riemer & Braunstein News
Senior Partner Lon Singer speaks with Real Vision’s Ash Bennington about the state of the commercial credit markets.
Real Vision
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced that Meghann Salamasick joined the firm as a partner in its Chicago office.
Business Wire
In this article, Riemer & Braunstein partner Brian Hern discusses renewable energy tax credits in light of The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced that Kamao Shaw and Katherine Ells joined the firm in its Newport Beach office.
Business Wire
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.
Business Wire
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)
Riemer & Braunstein LLP announced that Greg Carpenter and Carol Su have joined Mark Appelbaum as partners in the firm’s Newport Beach, California office.
Business Wire
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.
Business Wire
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.
Business Wire
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 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
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.
Business Wire
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