Wealth & Finance May 2017

31 May 2017 Renaissance Man ith approximately 1,100 lawyers in offices on three conti- nents around the world, Weil operates according to the “one firm” principle, allowing it to bring the right mix of firm-wide skill and local-market presence to deliver the coordinated legal advice necessary to help their clients achieve their sophisticated goals and objectives. Recognized by clients, the media, and professional commentators as best in class, Weil’s lawyers are known for the clarity, timeliness, and ef- fectiveness of their counsel and, as a result, have become their clients’ first port of call for solutions to their toughest legal challenges. Founded in 1931, Weil has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 85 years. Widely recognized by those covering the legal profession as “best in class”, Weil’s lawyers regularly advise clients globally on their most complex Litigation, Corporate, Restructuring, Real Estate and Tax and Benefits matters. With 19 offices worldwide – 8 in the United States and 11 outside the United States – Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint that has allowed the Firm to partner with clients wherever they do business. Philip Rosen is Co-Head of the Firm’s Real Estate practice and the Firm’s Infrastructure practice. He is a leading authority in the mergers and acquisitions of real estate companies, both public and private. He is also one of the top real estate finance lawyers and has long been considered one of the leading lawyers in the debt restructuring space. He is also one of the top private equity lawyers in the property arena, representing numerous opportunity funds and institutions in their larger and more complicated transactions. With a top reputation in a broad spectrum of other transactions areas, including real estate investment trusts, joint ventures, and property and debt portfolio acquisitions, Mr. Rosen also heads the firm’s renowned hospitality and gaming practice. He is also one of the country’s leading authorities on doing business in the Middle East. Finally, the last two years he has also been counsel on three of the four largest deals in the industrial space (the last one being a $5.9 billion transactions) as much of the retail industry shifts to e-commerce and industrial properties are transformed into distribution centers. Phil, and the practices he leads, have received many honors over the years. Mr. Rosen was named a 2012 Real Estate “MVP” by Law350 noting his successes in major real estate transactions, including advis- ing Centro Retail Trust in its $9.4 billion sale of a US shopping center portfolio and representing General Grown Properties in its $8.5 billion recapitalization effort. He also received many accolades for represent- ing KTR in the sale of its portfolio for $5.9 billion to Prologis. Chambers, which has listed Weil as one of the top real estate practices since inception, has called Weil’s real estate “the best practice for real estate restructuring and refinancing” and Mr. Rosen as a leader in that field. Mr. Rosen has also been recognized by Chambers USA as a “great adviser and a highly respected figure.” In Chambers USA 2009, clients said he’s a ‘world class lawyer’ with ‘an understanding of the markets and good grasp of the business repercussions in addition to the legal ramifications.’ Mr. Rosen has been listed in Chambers as one of the very top real estate lawyers since Chambers began its ratings. He has also been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2004, as one of the top real estate practitioners in Legal 500 US, and has been designated a New York Super Lawyer since 2006. Additionally, he has been recognized as a leading lawyer based abroad for Corpo- rate/M&A: Israel by Chambers Global. In April 2006, Philip was appointed by President Bush to serve as a member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council. In March, 2002 he was appointed by Governor George Pataki to the Lower Manhattan Develop- ment Corporation Professional Firms Advisory Council. He was elected in 1993 to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. In 1990 Crain’s New York Business named him to their elite “40 under 40 – People to Watch in the 1990s.” He also was named one of the leading “power brokers” in New York real estate by GRID magazine. Mr. Rosen has been featured in interviews with a variety of notable publications and broadcasts, including The Wall Street Journal. The Real Deal, The Stoler Report and Building New York: New York Stories, among others. Philip is a member of the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University in New York, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yeshiva College in New York and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Birthright Israel Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Mr. Rosen is a Wexner Heritage Foundation scholar, a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Real Estate Board of New York, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, and the Urban Land Institute. In May 2008, former President George W. Bush invited Phil to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany the President to Jerusalem for Israel’s 60th anniversary celebration. Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Weil) headquartered in New York City, is an American international law firm and is consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious and profitable law firms in the world. We profile Philp Rosen, co-head of the firm’s Real Estate practice and its Infrastructure practice as well as head of the Firm’s Hospitality and Gaming Practice, as he steps into the limelight. W 1703WF33