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rvin Cohen & Jessup LLP is proud to announce that Partners Joan Velazquez and Albert Valencia have been recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers guide. This prestigious award honors top real estate attorneys worldwide, selected through Lawdragon's rigorous research and vetting process.

    The publication highlights the expertise of these leading advisors, who specialize in a wide range of skills including development, finance, leasing, litigation, and REIT structuring. From complex megadevelopments to environmental site redevelopment, these lawyers are the go-to experts for high-stakes real estate deals.

    Joan Velazquez is a creative dealmaker and trusted advisor to real estate owners, developers, investors, lenders, and asset managers. With extensive experience across various property types, she has structured and closed over $1 billion in financing transactions, including joint ventures, partnerships, and distressed asset workouts. Her innovative solutions mitigate risk while maximizing client returns.

    Albert Valencia represents developers, operators, private equity investors, and lenders in complex real estate and business transactions. His practice includes acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, commercial leasing, financings, restructurings, and loan workouts across various asset classes. Valencia is valued for delivering practical solutions that balance competing interests in today's challenging real estate landscape.

    Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service firm providing a broad range of business-related legal services, including corporate law, litigation, intellectual property, real estate transactions, construction, tax planning, employment law, and more.