Scott A. Berger

Scott A. Berger


Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Recognized since 2013

New York, New York

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

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Scott focuses on the private equity aspects of domestic and international real estate and real estate related transactions. Scott regularly advises sponsors, owners, developers and equity investors on joint ventures, investment funds, club arrangements, M&A and capital markets transactions, dispositions, acquisitions, financings and development. Scott frequently represents clients in matters involving non-U.S. parties.

Scott has been recognized in Chambers USA from 2011-2022 and has been praised for having a “fantastic understanding of the market at any given point in time, and goes above and beyond for clients”, and as a “a superb all-around lawyer” as well as for his “excellent client skills and enormous energy”. He was also described as “a dedicated, skilled practitioner who is very detail oriented” and sources noted that he “thinks outside the box and contemplates everything”. In 2016, he was among a group of 10 attorneys nationwide recognized as Law 360’s MVPs in the real estate field. The Legal 500 U.S. has frequently selected him as a leading lawyer for Real Estate since 2007, and their sources have described him as a “first-rate” attorney who delivers “spot-on advice”. Scott has also been named one of The Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report from 2013-2022 and was recommended for Real Estate by PLC Which Lawyer? from 2009-2012.

Location
  • 601 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY 10022
Education
  • Hofstra University, J.D., graduated 1985
  • University of Connecticut, B.S., Accounting, graduated 1982

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
New York, New York

174 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

178 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

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