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#355 - Michael Fishman & Michael Baum - Shareholders of Global RE Practice @ Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Legal Best Practices & The Egoless Partnership


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In today’s episode I sit down with Michael Fishman & Michael Baum are Co-Chairs of Global RE Practice @ Greenberg Traurig, LLP - one of the world's largest real estate practices. Their practice focuses on real estate, real estate finance, private equity and real estate fund formation.

Their clients include institutional investors, investment advisors, public and private real estate companies, REITs, and financial institutions. They’ve worked to form domestic and cross-border real estate funds and joint ventures and regularly represent lenders on real estate projects throughout the United States and globally. In addition, their experience with mezzanine finance, mortgage finance, lease finance, and loan defeasance transactions. They regularly advise clients with regard to the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and management of multi-family, industrial, office, retail, and hotel properties in the United States and globally.


We discuss:

  • Fishman and Baum’s cross-border PE work
  • The future of the law profession
  • The state of the RE market

  • Links:

    Greenberg Traurig

    A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe

    Michael Fishman

    Michael Baum


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    Topics:

    (00:00:00) - Intro

    (00:02:38) - The egoless partnership

    (00:12:51) - The process of doing business in Mexico

    (00:17:27) - What makes a great lawyer?

    (00:28:17) - Is it fair that most situations could be resolved without litigation?

    (00:31:46) - Making the jump to Greenberg

    (00:42:08) - Cowboy ethics

    (00:45:11) - What does your team look like today?

    (00:50:23) - Thoughts on AI’s impact on the legal profession

    (00:58:21) - Are young people wanting to be lawyers?

    (01:03:42) - What are you seeing in the real estate market?

    (01:20:43) - Data Centers

    (01:22:09) - Is there any Federal legislation on the horizon that listeners should be aware of?

    (01:26:15) - What is the biggest real estate risk people take without knowing?


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