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April 21, 2010
Ranking New York’s top legal wranglers
A look at the 20 NYC law firms with the biggest real estate divisions – and at how they’ve dealt with the downturn
The Real Deal
by Alison Gregor
Some firms have dealt with the downturn by milking fees from deals that have gotten fat at the public teat.
In 2009, for example, Fried Frank represented developer Forest City Ratner in connection with the sale of over $500 million in tax-exempt bonds for the financing of the new Barclays Center, the planned arena for the Nets, the centerpiece of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. The firm also represented the developer in completing arrangements with the state, city and MTA for development of the entire Atlantic Yards project, which broke ground last month.
Posted by eric at April 21, 2010 11:58 AM