Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr in Miami. Photo: J. Albert Diaz/ALM Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr.

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr is a 2023 Florida Legal Awards Real Estate Transactions honoree.

The firm is a full-service law firm that offers clients the national reach and sophisticated experience of a large firm and the local connections and value of a boutique firm. Its South Florida real estate practice is behind some of the region's largest real estate transactions and, as a result, is largely responsible for shaping the state of the real estate market. Saul Ewing's real estate practice spans 16 states with a strong presence in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.

The firm represents recognizable developers, real estate investors, and construction companies. Some examples of the team's work in 2022 include:

  • Ronald Fieldstone represented the EB-5 Sponsor who was raising $100 million dollars of EB-5 financing for the Lakefront Estates. The total budget of the project exceeds $500 million and is being developed by Accurate, JAM Equities, and BFMS Property holdings, LLC through Okeechobee Community Developers LLC.
  • Fieldstone and Louis Archambault represented New York-based Kriss Capital in providing a $100 million bridge construction loan for the second phase of Alina Residences, a 300-unit condominium project in Boca Raton developed by El-Ad National Properties.
  • Archambault facilitated close to $400 million of industrial sales and leaseback deals over the course of 2022.
  • Michael Denberg represented American Landmark in 55 multifamily acquisitions and dispositions with an enterprise value of approximately $3.5 billion. These transactions covered properties from Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Texas. The transactions include the $200 million acquisition of the 7.7-acre Mosaic at Miramar Town Center.
  • Denberg facilitated the $84 million purchase of the AKA West Palm hotel on behalf of a joint venture between Plymouth Meeting, Korman Communities, and Electra Hospitality Group, a joint venture between Electra America and AKA.
  • Denberg and Ronald Fieldstone handled the acquisition of Southland Mall over three transactions totaling $134 million. The total budget of the substantial redevelopment project is over $1 billion.
  • Denberg represented a joint venture including BTI Partners in securing a $83 million construction loan for the 25-story Bread Building project in downtown Hollywood.
  • Anthony Kang and Fieldstone served as lead counsel for the development team for the Nautilus 220 project in Lake Park, Florida, and secured the $269 million construction loan for the project.
  • Kang and Kevin Grossfeld represented Sheridan Capital in closing over $600 million of loans for commercial and residential projects across South Florida.