About Lawrence Sternthal

Lawrence Sternthal focuses his practice on representing insurance companies, pension funds, public and private real estate companies, and family offices in cross-border real estate transactions in the United States and Europe. Lawrence advises clients in real estate acquisitions, joint ventures, and mezzanine and preferred equity financings and is experienced in handling distressed real estate situations such as loan foreclosures, restructurings and workouts.

Lawrence also advises multinational companies in sophisticated office, data center and hospitality transactions in Israel.

Concentrations

•Joint Venture Transactions
•Commercial Real Estate
•Real Estate Capital Markets
•Real Estate Joint Venture Litigation and Dispute Resolution
•Restructuring
•Workouts
•Hospitality
•Data Centers

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

Chambers Global
•Team Member, Corporate/M&A (Desk based Abroad in USA), 2016-2023
IFLR1000 Middle East and Egypt
•Recognized, Real Estate Acquisitions, Notable Practitioner, 2024
IFLR1000
•Recognized, Real Estate Acquisitions, Notable Practitioner, 2019-2025
BDICode (Israel)
•Recognized, Real Estate, Prominent Leaders, 2019-2024
•Recognized, International Commercial, Prominent Leaders, 2016-2024
•Recognized, Hi-Tech, Prominent Leaders, 2021-2024
Dun’s 100 (Israel)
•Recognized, International Commercial, Prominent Team, 2016-2023, 2025
LegallyIsrael100
•Recognized, Notable Practitioner, 2021-2023, 2025
•Recognized, Real Estate Practice, First Tier, 2019-2025
Chambers USA
•Recognized, Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2017
Thomson Reuters’ ALB Middle East Law Awards
•Shortlisted, Israeli Law Firm of the Year, 2021-2023
The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa Israel:
•Recognized, Commercial, corporate and M&A, 2017
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Other 2
    • Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing
    • Institutional Investors

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Hebrew
    English
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions: Represented Menora Mivtachim Insurance in a 500 million student housing development across several major U.K. cities together with Cain Properties.
    Represented Meitav Pension funds in its investment in a $60 million commercial real estate loan secured by health care properties together with Northwind.
    Represented Clal Insurance
    Menora Mivtachim Insurance in a $247.5 million acquisition of downtown Manhattan building together with Silverstein Properties.
    Represented a global leading technology company in connection with multiple office
    research
    development leases in Israel.
    Represented an international hotel operator in connection with the leasing
    development of a hotel property in Israel.
    Represented Altshuler Shaham Investment House in forming a strategic joint venture with a leading Israeli family office to invest $200 million in the development of residential properties in Pol
    .
    Represented Apexus Logistics fund, a real estate fund anchored by major Israeli institutional investors, in the acquisition of a portfolio of large industrial warehouses in Tennessee.
    Represented Faropoint Ventures in the acquisition of a USD $120 million portfolio of industrial properties in the United States.
    Represented Clal Insurance in a $400 million programmatic joint venture with MetLife to develop multifamily
    industrial projects in the United States.
    Represented Us Living in the acquisition of a $147 million apartment complex in Dallas, Texas.
    Represented Amitim Pension Funds
    Clal Insurance Company in $300 million joint venture with Starlight Capital to acquire Bloor Islington Place office complex in Toronto.
    Represented Israeli investor group in joint venture dispute with local operator
    in CMBS loan workout of a $50 million portfolio of U.S. multifamily properties.
    Represented Migdal Insurance Company
    a consortium of Israeli pension funds in a EUR 200 million joint venture to acquire an office complex in Frankfurt, Germany.
    Represented Artificial Intelligence CRE Investment Manager, Skyline AI, in multifamily acquisitions in the United States.
    Represented a U.S. real estate developer in $100 million acquisition of Chicago office building
    joint venture with Israeli pension fund.
    Represented a prominent Israeli insurance company in sale of Berlin office building.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2002, Massachusetts
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Massachusetts Bar Association
    •Member, Israel Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Boston University School of Law
    J.D.
    cum laude

    Boston University School of Law
    J.D.
    2001 Article Editor

    Boston University School of Law
    J.D.
    Boston University Law Review
    Other Education
    McGill University
    Class of 1998
    B.A.
    Middle East Studies

    McGill University
    Class of 1998
    B.A.
    with honors
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1976
    Canada, 1976

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One Azrieli Center, Round Tower, 30th floor132 Menachem BeginTel Aviv 10166Israel

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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Lawrence Sternthal was admitted in 2002 to the State of Massachusetts.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Lawrence Sternthal speaks Hebrew.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Lawrence Sternthal attended Boston University School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.