Olshan names Neidell and Weisz partners

According to Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP, Michael Neidell and David Weisz have been named partners to the corporate and real estate practices of the 65-attorney firm, respectively. Neidell's experience includes mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, private equity and PIPE investments, joint ventures and general representation of public and private companies. Prior to joining Olshan in December 2004, Neidell served as director and senior transactional counsel at Ramius Capital Group, LLC. Weisz represents entrepreneurial clients in the acquisition, financing, leasing and sale of real estate in New York City and throughout the U.S. As counsel to borrowers, Weisz negotiates financing with commercial and investment banks, including mortgage and multi-tiered mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments, and the defeasance of securitized loans, as well as structuring forward and reverse tax free 1031 exchanges of real estate. Weisz has represented the purchasers and sellers of over $1 billion of real estate, including commercial/retail and office buildings, condominiums, residential buildings for conversion to condominium ownership, and development properties. Weisz has also represented landlords in leases with high-end retail tenants and both parties in leases and subleases of office space, and ground leases.