Gerard C. Keegan, Jr.

• Represented a national bank in the origination of a $650 million loan secured by the largest regional mall in Florida.
• Represented a national investment bank in the origination of a large loan secured by an office complex in San Diego, where the borrowing entity had a complex, reverse 1031 exchange capital structure.
• Represented a national investment bank in the origination and subsequent restructuring of a large loan secured by a mixed-use retail and hospitality complex in Hawaii. This transaction involved units in three separate condominium developments and had a significant construction loan component.
• Represented a national bank in the workout and restructuring of an $80 million mezzanine revolving loan facility secured by eight properties.

Gerard Keegan is the leader of the Real Estate Debt Team. Gerard represents institutional lenders in all aspects of real estate financings and restructurings and investors in the acquisition, development, and operation of commercial properties, including retail, office, hospitality, and mixed-use projects. He also served as co-chair of the Real Estate Finance & Investment Group for nine years.

Gerard has represented investment and national banks and other lenders in the origination, securitization, syndication, sale, and workout of commercial real estate loans. He has created form loan documentation for conduit and large loan programs, established commercial mortgage loan conduit programs, overseen and advised on the ongoing operation of such programs (including servicing, restructuring, and workout advice), and represented lenders in the origination and workout of large loans. Gerard has significant experience in the origination, restructuring, and workout of loans, including commercial condominium, tenancy-in-common, and 1031 exchange–related structures.

Gerard was named in Above the Law’s 2010 associate survey, “Top Partners to Work For – New York.”

Gerard was a panelist on the “Workout Fundamentals” presentation for the June 2009 CMSA Conference.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• Fordham University (J.D., 1998)
• Williams College (B.A., 1995)