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Robert A.
Riva

Member

Office 646.532.5326
Email rriva@coleschotz.com
Devika S. Sammy |Legal Practice Assistant
212.752.8000 ext. 3006
dsammy@coleschotz.com
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Robert represents lenders in connection with the financing of commercial real estate, including the construction and development of hotels, resorts, condominium projects, and multi-family, office, retail and mixed-use developments.

 

Experience

His practice spans commercial real estate financing across North America, from acquisition, pre-development and construction loans and other forms of bridge financing to permanent loan facilities, and includes senior secured and mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments and more exotic structures, as well as participations, note-on-note financings, and master repurchase and other leverage facilities, involving most commercial real estate asset classes – resort and hospitality, multi-family, office, retail, industrial, storage and mixed-use projects – and includes loan restructurings and workouts.

Before practicing law, Robert was an economist in Washington, D.C., where he worked for Congress, the National Science Foundation, and a private-public research organization.

 

Education

Robert is a graduate of the University of Chicago (A.B.) and Cornell University (J.D.), and is currently pursuing a masters degree in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Chicago. He has a strong facility for languages, and prides himself on being able to express complex technical and legal concepts in concise and understandable terms.

Robert has a deep understanding of commercial banking and lending laws, teaches continuing legal education courses across a range of commercial real estate topics from due diligence review to advanced financing structures, and is admitted to practice in Illinois, New York and New Jersey.

Areas of focus

    Practices
  • Real Estate
  • Financing

Education

Cornell Law School, J.D.
University of Chicago, A.B.

Bar & Court Admissions

New York
New Jersey
Illinois
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Blogs

  1. 01

    Anatomy of a New York Building Loan

    January 23, 2023
  2. 02

    Labor Mobility: From Fixed Factor to Open Question in Multifamily Investment

    May 25, 2022
News + Insights

Firm News

  1. 01

    Labor Mobility: From Fixed Factor to Open Question in Multifamily Investment

    October 6, 2022 | Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
  2. 02

    Progress Capital arranges $160M refinance for West Side apartment complex in Jersey City

    June 6, 2022 | ROI-NJ.com
  3. 03

    Cole Schotz Advises on $160m Loan for Resort-Style Residential Complex in Jersey City

    May 11, 2022 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  4. 04

    WHO’S NEWS: Latest appointments & promotions

    July 26, 2021 | Real Estate Weekly
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Webinars + Events

  1. 01

    Anatomy of a New York Building Loan

    December 15, 2022
  2. 02

    Real Estate Mezzanine Financing & High-Yield Debt Forum

    May 18, 2022 | IMN
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Cole Schotz Strengthens National Real Estate Practice with Veteran Hire in New York

    July 12, 2021
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