Daniel J. Katz, an alum of both the Debevoise & Plimpton and Paul Hastings real estate departments, practices in the Business and Tax Department and is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.
Dan specializes in the acquisition of portfolios, shopping centers and office parks as well as corporate restructurings with a broader practice that covers a spectrum of real estate transactions including acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio and single asset office, multi-family, retail, resort and recreation, mixed-use and industrial properties as well as the development, construction, management, financing, leasing, repositioning and workout of both domestic and international assets, real estate aspects of a wide variety of corporate transactions, and the acquisition, disposition, structuring and capitalization of real estate companies.
He adds value by addressing the fundamental structure and strategy of transactions and striking agreements that are satisfactory to all sides. Dan implements strong managerial and administrative skills, in addition to legal expertise, to see transactions from start to finish in an efficient and well documented manner.
In addition to the California Bar, Dan is also a member of the Bar of New York and New Jersey, and received his Juris Doctorate and his Bachelor of Arts degrees from Rutgers University. Dan has been a regular contributing writer to the American Bar Association’s Real Estate Quarterly Report.
In the community, Dan coaches youth soccer, serves on the lay board of the Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles and on the steering committee of Congregation Bais Yehuda.