Greenberg Traurig has announced that global Real Estate Partner Eric Rosedale has joined the firm as Chair of International Real Estate, a role in which his responsibilities will involve coordination of the real estate practice outside of the United States.
In this new role, Rosedale will work closely with the Global Chairs of the firm-wide Real Estate Practice, Rob Ivanhoe and Corey Light, and other real estate leaders in the firm, including Tim Webb, who will serve as Co-Chair of International Real Estate, with a focus on the burgeoning real estate market in the United Kingdom and consult with Rosedale from time to time on other areas of strategic importance.
Rosedale has more than 15 years of international real estate experience and was most recently a Co-Head of Global Real Estate at Dentons, with a longstanding focus on Central and Eastern Europe. He was instrumental in growing the European real estate practice at Weil Gotshal and the international real estate practice at Salans, which combined with Dentons in 2013. His focus is on real estate M&A and private equity for international real estate funds and private equity players, as well as developments and financings. He is a well-known player in real estate private equity circles and represents an array of institutional real estate clients in all major real estate sectors.
In a statement released by the firm, Rosedale is quoted as saying, "throughout my career, I have been driven by the opportunity to build top tier, cross border real estate teams, and the prospect of working with my old friends Rob Ivanhoe, Corey Light, and many others at Greenberg Traurig in leveraging its exceptional U.S. real estate practice globally is an extremely compelling and unique opportunity.”
Greenberg Traurig CEO Richard Rosenbaum was predictably enthusiastic: “Eric will be another catalyst for integrating and growing our dynamic real estate practice globally, adding a high level of quality and value to the worldwide real estate client base.”
Polish lawyer Pawel Debowski, appointed as Co-Chair of the Dentons Global Real Estate Group in Europe in January (reported on by CEE Legal Matters on January 28, 2014), will now head the practice alone.
