Michael D. Rothstein is a Member practicing in the real estate department focusing on acquisitions, dispositions, finance and restructurings. Mr. Rothstein's acquisition and disposition experience includes serving as counsel to buyers and sellers of multi-family, office, retail and industrial properties throughout the country. His real estate finance practice consists of representing institutional lenders in connection with complex loan transactions including permanent, construction and mezzanine loans, syndications, participations and bond related credit enhancement transactions. In addition, Mr. Rothstein has developed an expertise with respect to the financing of student housing facilities as he has represented lenders in financing the construction of over a billion dollars of such projects throughout the country. Mr. Rothstein also represents institutional lenders along with special servicers in loan workouts and restructurings.

Mr. Rothstein also represents developers in all aspects of acquisition, development, financing and management of their properties including structuring and negotiating joint venture and partnership agreements.

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1997

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, J.D., magna cum laude University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.B.A. University of Florida, B.S.B.A.

• with high honors

Professional Associations

• Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association
• Namaste Charter School

• New Financial Crimes Reporting Requirements on the Horizon for Nearly All Real Estate Owners

  By Michael Rothstein, Daniel Schairbaum, Clara Trotta |March 2022

• New ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards to Take Effect in February 2021

  By Michael Rothstein |January 2021

• New ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards to Take Effect in February 2021

  By Michael Rothstein |January 2021

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