Manuel Fernandez represents developers, family offices, lenders, and other real estate investors in a wide array of real estate matters, including financings, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leases, transactions involving distressed real estate assets and loans, and joint ventures. He is a leading attorney in the commercial mortgage finance space and recognized for his vast experience in connection with the closing of CMBS mortgage loan financings as well as construction and mezzanine loan financings. Office, retail, multifamily—Manny handles every property type and structures transactions from the simple to the complex to help clients achieve their business objectives.
Over the last two decades, Manny has handled noteworthy real estate transactions, including the purchase of the Southeast Financial Center for more than $500 million, which was hailed at the time by the Miami Herald as the largest single-building transaction ever completed in Miami. More recently, Manny has represented an investor in the acquisition of various distribution centers throughout the United States for more than $2 billion as well as the acquisition of a multifamily project in Chicago for $231.5 million.
Manny is regularly recognized as a leader in real estate by prominent legal publications, including Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers, and has been recognized as a “Top Latino Lawyer” by Latino Lawyers Magazine for his real estate transactional work and his leadership in the Latino Community.
An active speaker on developments in real estate, Manny has spoken at conferences of the Florida Bar and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers on a variety of topics, including alternative capital structures, ground leases and the negotiation of intercreditor agreements.
