Steven Lurie
Partner, Real Estate Group
Greenberg Glusker
Greenberg Glusker partner Steven Lurie advises and represents developers, investors, borrowers and lenders in a variety of real estate transactions. In the past year, he was the lead lawyer on over $2.5 billion in transactions involving real estate in 25 states. Clients turn to Lurie for counsel on structuring complex transactions and entities, and to find creative strategies to get deals done. He has an impressive list of clients including Majestic Realty Co., Principal Financial Group Drive Shack, Inc., BrightView Landscapes, University of Southern California, American Golf Corporation, Concert Golf, Klingbeil Capital Management, LaTerra Development, Transpacific Development Co. and MGM Resorts International.
Lurie’s clients seek him out for his leadership and wide breadth of experience, believing he will find a way to succeed in any situation. As such, Lurie’s clients consider him both a dealmaker and trusted advisor. He has extensive experience in real estate and loan purchase and sale transactions, financing and loan work out transactions, lease transactions, tax-deferred exchanges, construction projects, and joint venture transactions.
Lurie has also created a niche market for him and his firm with his expertise in golf course law. He’s handled over 200 purchase, sale, lease, management agreement and other transactions for golf industry clients. He represented American Golf and NGP Realty Sub in the sale of approximately 80 golf courses and private clubs. The transactions allowed American Golf to successfully implement its strategic plan to concentrate its portfolio of golf courses and private clubs in specific markets, helping facilitate the company’s long-term success.