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Christine O’Connell is a partner in King & Spalding’s Real Estate and Funds practice. She represents major investment banks, private equity funds, and other institutional lenders in the origination, acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of both mortgage and mezzanine construction, bridge, balance sheet, and securitized loans and preferred equity investments in connection with the acquisition, development, redevelopment, and refinancing of various asset classes throughout the United States.
In addition, Ms. O'Connell advises clients on structuring and negotiating complex loan transactions, from loan origination to the restructuring and work out of, and the exercise of remedies (including foreclosures and deed in lieu of foreclosure arrangements) under, such loans. Ms. O'Connell has experience working on the formation of joint ventures, corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies in connection with her representation of developers, investors, property managers, and hotel owners in a variety of transactions that include the purchase, sale, and financing of various real estate assets.
J.D., New York Law School, cum laude
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
New York
September 24, 2024
New York Real Estate Journal Names Christine O’Connell to its 2024 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight List
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
Major investment bank:
in the origination and disposition of a $590 million multiple tranche mortgage and mezzanine financing of certain office buildings leased to a top tier technology company in Silicon Valley, California;
in the origination and disposition of a $475 million mortgage and multiple-layered mezzanine financing of an office condominium located in San Francisco, California;
in a $133 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of the redevelopment of an office tower in Chicago, Illinois
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September 24, 2024
New York Real Estate Journal Names Christine O’Connell to its 2024 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight List
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
Major investment bank:
in the origination and disposition of a $590 million multiple tranche mortgage and mezzanine financing of certain office buildings leased to a top tier technology company in Silicon Valley, California;
in the origination and disposition of a $475 million mortgage and multiple-layered mezzanine financing of an office condominium located in San Francisco, California;
in a $133 million mortgage and mezzanine financing of the redevelopment of an office tower in Chicago, Illinois
See more
September 24, 2024
New York Real Estate Journal Names Christine O’Connell to its 2024 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight List
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
J.D., New York Law School, cum laude
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
New York