Avraham R. Schachter | Kriss & Feuerstein LLP

Overview Representative Matters Professional Experience Clerkship

Overview

Avraham R. Schachter is a Partner in K&F’s Commercial Real Estate Lending Group representing both institutional lenders and private equity groups. As a trusted advisor, Avi skillfully counsels his clients in matters involving construction and mezzanine lending, significant loan restructuring, and workouts.

Highly experienced in representing lenders in connection with co-lending, participation, leverage financing, recognition and inter-creditor agreements, he also has significant experience representing buyers and sellers in acquisitions and dispositions of residential and commercial properties and non-performing loans.

Avi has a keen awareness and vigilance when assessing any deal. He places a major emphasis on turnaround time and is highly responsive with feedback, documentation, and solutions. Known for his measured temperament and creativity, Avi’s clients turn to him as an articulate, levelheaded advisor, who values his client’s goals and objectives and works as a partner to accomplish them as efficiently as possible.

Avi has been selected by Super Lawyers® as a “Top Rated Real Estate Attorney in New York” and has been named to New York Metro Super Lawyers® highly regarded list of “Rising Stars” for six consecutive years.

Representative Matters

Representation of private equity fund in origination of $55MMmortgage loan relating to a new construction luxury rental building, with commercial space.
Representation of administrative agent and lender group in origination of $17MMconstruction mortgage loan relating to the purchase and rehabilitation of a luxury resort.
Representation of private equity fund in origination of $100MMconstruction mortgage and mezzanine loans relating to a condominium project consisting of various buildings.
Representation of private equity fund in origination of $72MMconstruction mortgage loan relating to luxury mixed-use rental building.
Representation of administrative agent and lender group in origination of $40MMconstruction mortgage loan relating to a condominium conversion.
Representation of private equity fund in origination of $48MMpre-development loan.
Representation of private equity fund in origination of $54MMconstruction mortgage loan relating to luxury mixed-use rental building.
Representation of private equity fund in origination of $35MMin mezzanine loans secured by equity interests in entities owning various multi-family properties.
Representation of real estate fund in the origination of $450MMconstruction mortgage and mezzanine loans.
Representation of a private equity fund in the origination of a $12MMconstruction mortgage loan to rehabilitate a residential condominium building.
Representation of a private equity fund in the origination of a $30MMmortgage loan to refinance a hotel.

Professional Experience

Treff & Lowy PLLC, Associate
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Marcus Z. Shar, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
DC Law Students in Court Program, Intern
Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, Judicial Intern
Honorable John C. Themelis, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Intern
Eastern Union Funding, LLC

Clerkship

Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Marcus Z. Shar, Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Education

George Washington University Law School, J.D.
Yeshiva College of the Nation’s Capital, Bachelor of Talmudic Law

Admissions

State of New York
State of New Jersey
State of Maryland