Atty. Jon S. Robins
In his practice, Jon Robins handles a broad range of finance, equity investment, and real estate activities for clients in the private equity fund, capital market, institutional lender, REIT, hedge fund, developer, owner/operator, corporate, and investor space. For more than two decades, Jon has represented lenders and equity providers, including conduit lenders, banks, insurance companies, family offices, and private equity and debt funds in diverse matters such as the formation of joint ventures, structuring and making preferred equity investments, the origination, purchase, sale, restructur
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Jon S. Robins is a Shareholder based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Their practice focuses on real estate. Admitted to practice in Ohio (Inactive) (1993), Connecticut (1995), and Pennsylvania (2001). Educated at University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D. Order, 1993) and Colgate University (B.A., 1986). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, Board of Directors, Central Philadelphia Development Corp and 2024-Present •Member, Urban Land Institute Philadelphia, 2018-Present. Serands clients in Philadelphia, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- In his practice, Jon Robins handles a broad range of finance, equity investment, and real estate activities for clients in the private equity fund, capital market, institutional lender, REIT, hedge fund, developer, owner/operator, corporate, and investor space
- For more than two decades, Jon has represented lenders and equity providers, including conduit lenders, banks, insurance companies, family offices, and private equity and debt funds in diverse matters such as the formation of joint ventures, structuring and making preferred equity investments, the origination, purchase, sale, restructuring and enforcement of mortgage loans
- mezzanine and construction loans
- subordinate (“B”) notes
- participation and co-lender interests
- and in structuring and negotiating inter-creditor, co-lender, and participation and servicing agreements
- In complex and novel structures of mortgage and mezzanine loans, he often represents CMBS lenders and borrowers
- Other significant representations include lenders and borrowers in deed-in-lieu and assignment-in-lieu transactions
- acquisitions by ground lease, development, leasing, repositioning and disposition of hotels, restaurants, retail centers, multi-family properties, and office buildings on behalf of private equity funds, developers, and institutions
- several UCC sales to realize on defaulted mezzanine loan collateral
- experience with both acquirers and targets involving the real estate aspects of corporate M&A transactions
- and capital providers in receivables financing, factoring and asset-based lending, and in the workout of such transactions
- Additionally, Jon has wide-ranging experience with tenancy-in-common financing as well as financing hospitality properties
- In terms of purchase and sale of distressed debt, both buyers and sellers have engaged Jon, and he regularly advises clients on both strategy and tactics to resolve default situations and enforce remedies
- Jon regularly presents on related topics
- Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2023-2026 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2021-2025 •Real Estate, 2021-2025 •Real Estate: Finance, 2021-2025 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate> Real Estate Finance, 2025 •Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Philadelphia are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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