Florian Ellison
Overview
Florian Ellison maintains a broad practice, dedicated to advising clients in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and real estate finance. He represents buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, landlords, tenants, and institutional clients in a variety of complex and high-value transactions across the commercial real estate sector.
Florian’s commercial leasing experience includes subleases, ground leases, and build-to-suit arrangements and he regularly navigates sophisticated deal structures with an emphasis on practical, business-minded solutions completed with both urgency and efficiency. His work extends to general corporate law, where he assists clients with the formation and structuring of corporations, limited liability companies, and joint ventures related to real estate development and investment.
With experience representing both sides of real estate transactions, Florian is known for his pragmatic approach to negotiating and resolving deal issues efficiently and without compromising client objectives.
Florian is notably fluent in German.
Credentials
Education
- University of Florida (LLM)
- Nova Southeastern University (J.D.)
- Florida Atlantic University (B.A.)
- Represented celebrity chefs and restaurant chains in the negotiation of several restaurant locations throughout the U.S.
- Represented large New York City landlord in multiple office leases.
- Successfully negotiated leases for dozens of garages while representing one of the largest private garage operators in New York City.
- Represented property owners in financing and refinancing transactions in the greater New York City metropolitan area, including a $100 million mezzanine loan transaction in connection with a condominium development project.
- Represented several lenders in bridge loan transactions, including mortgage and mezzanine secured debt.
- Led the negotiation of leases for numerous new stores while representing a major New York City supermarket operator.
- Assisted a Fortune 500 company in leasing numerous retail stores throughout New York City and the Northeast.
- Long Island Business News, Who’s Who, Commercial & Residential Real Estate Law, December 2013