Crain Caton & James is pleased to announce Anamaria Rubinstein Palla has joined the Real Estate Practice Group as a Senior Associate.  Anamaria works with owners, borrowers, lenders, developers, landlords and tenants who need sound legal advice on real estate matters. She has extensive experience in the acquisition, disposition, development (including dedication of easements, rights-of-way and utility infrastructure), leasing, financing, and construction of real estate projects. Anamaria represents clients in all types of real estate and construction matters from term sheet through closing or final completion.  She is proficient and efficient in negotiating and drafting documents, conducting due diligence and risk assessment, reviewing title work, negotiating, and finalizing loan documents, and guiding purchase, sale and lending transactions through closing and funding.

Anamaria represents clients in all industries including institutional and equity lending, higher education, energy, and office, retail restaurant, and industrial leasing and has developed proprietary forms and handbooks for her clients.  She is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of French allowing her to work with international companies.

“Despite higher interest rates, inflationary pressures, and supply chain interruptions, our clients continue to find attractive commercial real estate opportunities.  Anamaria’s broad and in-depth experience allows us to continue to provide clients with the legal advice and service they need to get their real estate deals done,” states Jeffrey I. Horowitz, Shareholder in the Real Estate Practice.