Michael Zerman’s practice focuses on real estate law, including purchase & sale transactions, mortgage financing, leasing, construction agreements, easement agreements, and lender licensing. He represents public and private corporations, developers, private equity funds, retail chains, health care organizations, foreign investors, and government entities. Typical matters handled by Mr. Zerman relate to office buildings, industrial properties, hotels, shopping centers, medical facilities, multifamily residential properties, sports facilities, and infrastructure projects. Mr. Zerman also represented several prominent federal and state government agencies on the investigation of claims arising out of the 2008 financial crisis and LIBOR manipulation.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Zerman was an officer of two large investment banking firms and owned and developed several buildings in New York City. Mr. Zerman’s Wall Street background provides him with uncommon insight into highly complex financial transactions. Mr. Zerman also served as a consultant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Resolution Trust Corporation during the savings and loan crisis of the early 1990s.