Real estate law firm Adler & Stachenfeld LLP (A&S) announced the election of Jonathan E. Rothstein and Matthew P. Carpinello as partners within the firm’s joint venture (JV) and finance practice groups, respectively. Both attorneys will leverage their new positions to continue the elevation of expertise within the team.
“Our best-in-class talent has always been our greatest strength,” said Terri Adler, A&S managing partner. “As we continue through a volatile period for the real estate industry, Matt and Jon’s growing deal and industry expertise is absolutely critical.”
As associates, Rothstein and Carpinello worked across various practice areas at A&S, providing counsel to leading real estate investors, developers and lenders on structuring joint venture partnerships, financing deals and other transactions. Rothstein’s work falls most heavily in the firm’s joint ventures/corporate real estate practice group, helmed by Christopher Gorman and Kim Le; Carpinello works extensively within A&S’ finance practice group, led by Ilya Leyvi.
Rothstein’s practice focuses on corporate real estate transactions, where he regularly represents private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors, sponsors, developers, managers and operators in connection with sophisticated joint venture arrangements. He Rothstein A&S in 2014 as an associate. He graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as an articles editor for the “Columbia Journal of Tax Law.”
Carpinello’s practice focuses on the representation of real estate funds, mortgage REITs, banks, sovereign wealth funds, owners, developers, operators and other financial institutions in the origination of securitized loans, syndicated loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments across all real estate asset classes, including transactions that involve multi-tiered inter-creditor arrangements and senior/subordinate (A/B) notes and participations.
Carpinello joined A&S in 2016 as an associate. He graduated from the George Washington University Law School, where he graduated with honors and was a George Washington Scholar. Carpinello also served as a member of “The George Washington International Law Review.
