Lydia C. Stefanowicz
Ms. Stefanowicz concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial lending and real estate finance. She provides counsel to both lenders and borrowers in real estate acquisition, construction, permanent mortgage (including CMBS) and mezzanine financings. She has significant experience in real estate workouts and debt restructuring transactions, and has represented real estate developers and investment funds in connection with the formation of joint ventures to acquire, develop, construct and manage properties.
Ms. Stefanowicz handles the structuring, negotiation and documentation of both secured and unsecured corporate and commercial loan transactions and other credit accommodations. Her work in this area includes revolving credit and term loan facilities, syndicated and participated credits, letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, asset-based financings, liquidity facilities and tax-exempt financings. She represents lenders in the negotiation and documentation of inter-creditor agreements.
Ms. Stefanowicz also has experience in a variety of general corporate, commercial and real estate matters. She has negotiated and drafted contracts in connection with a wide range of transactions including acquisitions and divestitures, limited liability company and partnership agreements, leases, easements, and management agreements. Ms. Stefanowicz also has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting third-party closing opinions, including as New Jersey or New York local counsel.
- Recipient of the NAIOP NJ Chapter President’s Award (2008)
- Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Legal – Real Estate (a publication of Law Business Research Ltd.) (2017)
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
