Krystyna Blakeslee

Practice Areas

Krystyna M. Blakeslee is a partner in the Real Estate Department and Chair of the Real Estate Finance practice group, where she focuses on commercial real estate finance. Krystyna has been the lead lawyer on some of the country’s largest and most high-profile commercial real estate transactions in recent years. She has particular concentrations in the origination, acquisition and disposition (including securitization and syndication) of mortgage loans, mezzanine financings, preferred equity investments and subordinate debt, post-closing modifications, restructurings and workouts and loan sales and purchases and participations. Krystyna has experience in representing domestic and foreign real estate companies, national and international financial institutions, funds, and institutional lenders, investment banks, life insurance companies, commercial banks, loan servicers, REITs and investors across all asset classes. Krystyna has experience with data centers, retail, office, hospitality, casinos, resorts (both in the US and outside), mixed-use assets, assisted living/nursing care and condominium properties, as well as construction (including both horizontal and vertical development) financing, TIC structures and ground lease transactions.

Personal

University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2009, University of Connecticut, B.A., 2006;

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