About
C. Kim Le is the co-head of the Firm's Real Estate Practice.
Ms. Le’s practice spans key areas of commercial real estate, including domestic and international acquisitions, sales, ground leases, financings, recapitalizations, and ground-up developments, with a specific focus on complex joint venture and preferred equity transactions.
Ms. Le’s clients include fund managers, private equity funds, family offices, sponsors/developers, operators, foreign investors, and ground lessors/lessees. She has expertise in all asset classes, including retail, office, hotel, for sale condo, multifamily residential, student housing, single-family homes, industrial, IOS, and self-storage.
Ms. Le is well regarded for having a pragmatic approach on deals as well as being a powerhouse negotiator and highly skilled draftsperson. Her brand is synonymous with integrity, precision, and forward-thinking problem-solving.
Ms. Le is also chair of Adler & Stachenfeld's special events committee and is actively involved in the Firm's diversity initiative. She is a proud 'Swiftie', a world traveler, and an avid dog lover. She can often be found running around New York City with her Brussels Griffon, Marcel (IG: marcel_monsieur).
Ms. Le is admitted to practice in New York.
Notable Transaction Expertise:
- Sister joint ventures for a multi-phased, mixed-use, ground-up development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Ground leasing of a 21-property office portfolio on Long Island, New York
- The $60mm recapitalization of a 4-property self-storage facility in Columbus, Ohio
- The $90mm preferred equity investment in and $210mm refinancing of a major mixed-use project in Lower Manhattan
- Multiple programmatic ventures for pipelines of industrial outdoor storage facilities across the United States
- A multiple tranche joint venture to acquire $247mm of multifamily properties in the Southern United States
Recognitions:
- Listed, GlobeSt.com CRE's Women of Influence, Class of 2024, CRE Legal Counsel
- Listed, Super Lawyers: New York Metro Top Women 2024
- Listed, Super Lawyers: New York Metro: 2023 & 2024
- Recipient, Connect CRE 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Award
- Listed, GlobeSt.com 2022 Women of Influence
- Listed, Real Estate Weekly Leading Ladies in Real Estate 2019
- Listed, Super Lawyers: New York Metro Rising Star: 2014 - 2015