• Represent private equity funds and family offices in connection with the acquisition, financing (debt and equity), leasing and disposition of office, industrial, multifamily, and retail assets.• Represent lenders and borrowers in connection with various types of real estate financing transactions, including CMBS, Agency, CTL, construction, and traditional mortgage term loans.• Represent the owners of high-rise office buildings in Pittsburgh’s Central Business District (over 6 million square feet total) in connection with various corporate, leasing, financing, and construction matters.• Represent companies in connection with build-to-suit transactions for corporate headquarters, distribution facilities and flex buildings.• Represent one of the largest banks in the United States in connection with various corporate real estate matters (primarily dispositions, leasing and development).• Represent private equity funds in connection with M&A transactions, real estate transactions, and matters related to debt and equity financing.

• Handled a number of matters relating to the acquisition, financing, operation and equity funding of professional sports teams, including the acquisition of the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Arizona Coyotes, Rochester Americans AHL hockey club, Buffalo Bandits NLL lacrosse club, and Erie SeaWolves, Chattanooga Lookouts and Frisco Roughriders AA baseball clubs.• Represented the Buffalo Sabres and Erie SeaWolves in connection with granting arena/stadium naming rights.• Represented a publicly traded company in connection with numerous domestic and international strategic acquisitions.• Represented a leading international supplier of plants and equipment to the metals industry in connection with various strategic acquisitions and joint ventures.• Represented PayPal in connection with various regulatory matters, including development of credit products and internet payment systems.• Represented a leading manufacturer of capacitors for industrial, medical and specialty applications in connection with its recapitalization of various tiers of senior, mezzanine and unsecured debt.

• Represented a privately-held company in the oil and gas industry in the sale of its business' assets to a Fortune 300 company, including various earn-out provisions and the retention of the company's management team. • Represented a developer in connection with the purchase of land and obtaining financing for the development of a hotel and parking garage. • Represented mezzanine lender in connection with a subordinated debt and equity investment to support a private equity fund's add-on acquisition of a leading global plastics compounding company. • Represented a national bank in connection with its provision of financing to effectuate the borrower's acquisition of a competitor. • Represented restaurant chain in connection with the lease and development of restaurant space in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Minnesota and Indiana.