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