Michael D. Rohe

• Represented an investment bank in the origination of CMBS mortgage and mezzanine debt secured by two class A creative office/telecom buildings in northern California and subsequent securitization.
• Represented a national bank in a $500+ million loan origination of a trophy-asset shopping mall and subsequent standalone securitization.
• Represented a private equity firm in originating a construction loan for ground-up development of a hotel in northern California.
• Represents multiple national banks and institutional investors in CMBS financings across all asset classes throughout the U.S.

Mike Rohe is a senior associate on the Alston & Bird Real Estate Group and focuses his practice on secured financing transactions. He has extensive experience in the structuring of complex commercial real estate financing transactions, including the origination of CMBS loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans, and short-term bridge loans secured by transitional assets.

Mike received his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where he was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif and served as a judicial extern for the Hon. Thomas B. Donovan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. He received his B.S. in finance and business economics from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona.

Before law school, Mike worked as a tax accountant. Mike has an active real estate broker license and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^© “Ones to Watch” 2023–2024 editions.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 2016)
• University of Arizona (B.S., 2012)