Varuna Bhattacharyya
Varuna Bhattacharyya
Varuna Bhattacharyya
Biography
Varuna Bhattacharyya is an accomplished commercial real estate finance lawyer, delivering thoughtful guidance and pragmatic solutions to financial institutions and real estate funds in single-lender as well as agented, multi-lender construction and permanent loans, mezzanine loans and other leveraged financings in local markets and across the country. Varuna regularly represents lenders and distressed borrowers with respect to workouts/foreclosure alternatives, including, modifications, note sales, forbearances and other secured creditor remedies, for nonperforming commercial real estate loans across all asset classes.
Beyond her extensive experience across the spectrum of real estate finance transactions, Varuna also has broad experience in acquisitions, dispositions, development, and tenant and landlord leasing.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- Crain's New York Business, Notable Leaders in Real Estate, 2023
Professional Affiliations
- Asian American Bar Association of New York, Board Member, Development Director
Admissions
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New York, 2006
Education
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University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 2005
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Wesleyan University, B.A., 2002
Related Practice Areas
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Real Estate Finance
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Finance
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Commercial Real Estate
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Distressed Real Estate
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Real Estate Sector
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Sustainable Real Estate
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Financial Institutions
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Real Estate
Experience
- Representation of a publicly traded banking institution in connection with a leveraged ‘loan-on-loan’ transaction made to a private equity firm and secured by a $193 million construction loan in connection with a life science building project located in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Representation of agent/multi-national bank in connection with a $175 million syndicated term loan for a luxury condominium project with ground floor retail in Brooklyn.
- Representation of a European lender as administrative agent, together with the syndicate bank group, in connection with a $250 million mortgage loan made to a joint venture owned by a publicly held company and a REIT and secured by a Class-A office building located in Manhattan.
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