Joseph Philip Forte is a partner in the Global Finance & Debt Products Group. He has substantial experience in commercial real estate finance, focusing on the origination, workout and enforcement of portfolio and securitized mortgage loans. His expertise includes permanent, bridge and construction mortgage lending; mezzanine finance; pari-passu and subordinate debt; co-lending and participation arrangements; loan sales and purchases; and loan workouts, foreclosures and restructurings. He regularly advises lenders on mortgage banking, licensing, investment authority and secondary mortgage market issues.
Mr. Forte is regularly recognized as a leading real estate finance practitioner in national and international surveys. He has been designated as a leading lawyer for Real Estate by Chambers USA since 2004. He is recognized annually by the International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers as one of the top 10 “Most Highly Regarded” lawyers and in 2010 and 2011 as “Global Real Estate Lawyer of the Year.” He has been recognized in the Euromoney Guides to the World’s Leading Real Estate, Structured Finance and Securitization Lawyers and as “Highly Recommended” by PLC Corporate Real Estate Leading Lawyers Guide. Mr. Forte is regularly chosen as a Super Lawyer in New York and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
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September 12, 2011
In The Press
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July 29, 2011
In The Press
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July 5, 2011
In The Press
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August 30, 2010
In The Press
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July 6, 2010
In The Press
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June 11, 2010
In The Press
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October 30, 2009
In The Press
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June 12, 2009
In The Press
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January 21, 2009
In The Press
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July 11, 2008
In The Press
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23 September 2007
In The Press
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17 September 2007
In The Press
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15 June 2007
In The Press
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26 July 2006
In The Press
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19 July 2006
In The Press
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20 June 2006
In The Press
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27 January 2006
In The Press
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20 March 2012
Publications
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October 4, 2011
Advisories
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October 4, 2011
Advisories
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"Viewpoint: B-Piece Buyers in Gatekeeper Role Key to Reviving CMBS," American Banker, December, 17, 2010.
December 17, 2010
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“Disruption in the Capital Markets: What Happened?” GPSolo Magazine, March 2009.
March 2009
Publications
Past Events
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January 23 - 24. 2012
Seminar
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January 18, 2012
Seminar
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October 6, 2011
Seminar
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May 18, 2011
Seminar
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April 14-15, 2011
Seminar
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February 6-9, 2011
Seminar
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October 7, 2010
Seminar
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April 15, 2010
Seminar
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January 28, 2010
Seminar
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January 14, 2010
Seminar
- Member of the American, New York State and City Bar Associations
- Fellow and Past Governor of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and Past Chair of several ACREL Committees
- Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)
- Governor and Past President of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council and Founder and Publisher of its quarterly magazine, CRE Finance World
- Active Participant in the Real Estate Roundtable and Its Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee
- Member and Non-Voting Governor of the Anglo-American Real Property Institute
- Member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and Past Member of its Board of Directors and its Commercial Board of Governors as well as Past Chair of several of its Committees
- Past Counsel of the NYS Mortgage Bankers Association
- Trustee/Manager of The Downtown Association in the City of New York
- Member of the Chicago Title Insurance Company Advisory Board