Farah Ahmed
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Real Estate: Finance
Band 3
About
Provided by Farah Ahmed
Practice Areas
Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.
Career
Farah Ahmed focuses her practice on real estate and real estate finance transactions. She has a broad range of local, national and cross-border experience representing investors, operators, lenders, and developers in the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of various classes of commercial real estate, including office, hospitality, retail, health care, industrial, multifamily, and mixed use properties.
Farah’s real estate capital markets experience includes representation of real estate private equity funds, investment managers, institutional investors, and REITs in the capitalization and financing of real estate through debt or equity at all levels in the capital stack. She regularly handles joint ventures and preferred equity investments, the origination of permanent, bridge or construction mortgage and mezzanine loans, the purchase and sale of loans, and the negotiation of intercreditor, participation, and co-lender relationships.
Professional Memberships
Member, NYU School of Professional Studies Schack Institute of Real Estate Advisory Board.
Personal
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2005.
A.B., Princeton University, 2002.
Chambers Review
USA
Farah Ahmed has a growing reputation for her sophisticated representation of clients in complex real estate finance matters. She regularly advises on mandates including loan origination, mezzanine financings and joint venture formation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Farah is amazing at closing transactions."
"She is diligent and thorough."
"Farah is amazing at closing transactions."
"She is diligent and thorough."