Norian Watson’s practice focuses on real estate transactions, including construction financing, commercial mortgage securitizations, balance sheet loans, mezzanine financing, joint ventures, workouts, restructuring, acquisitions and sales, and related matters.

Her experience includes representation of lenders and borrowers in sophisticated financing transactions, including multi-asset portfolio transactions and intercreditor arrangements, across all major asset classes.

Norian joined the firm in 2018.

Notable Experience

  • The syndicate of lenders in a $275 million financing of a class A office building in Miami, Florida.

  • A leading global alternative asset manager, as borrower, in a $223 million construction loan from an asset management firm, as agent for itself and a major American insurance corporation.

  • International banking and investment services company in a $600 million construction loan financing the development of a luxury residential development in Miami.

  • Goldman Sachs, as lead lender, in a $600 million mortgage loan to an affiliate of KKR in its acquisition of The Exchange.

  • An American multinational investment bank and financial services company in the in the origination of a $300 million mortgage loan secured by a luxury hotel located in southern California.

  • A leading global alternative asset manager as lender in the origination of a $280 million loan secured by a multifamily residential property located in New York City’s Financial District.

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Selected Activities

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Managing Editor, Columbia Business Law Review, Columbia Law School

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