Polsinelli Grows in Chicago with Real Estate Finance Shareholder John Chamberlin
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed John A. Chamberlin as a shareholder in the Real Estate Finance Practice Group. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, he brings over 20 years of experience representing institutional investors, commercial banks, investment banks and opportunity funds in complex commercial real estate financings. He is the fourth shareholder Polsinelli has added to the Chicago office in the past 12 months and the sixth real estate finance shareholder the firm added nationwide.
“We are continuing to opportunistically grow our real estate finance bench by adding extremely talented lawyers we know and respect in the market as our clients prepare for a stabilizing and strengthening commercial real estate finance market,” said John T. Duncan III, Chair of Polsinelli’s Real Estate Finance Practice and the Financial Services Division. “John’s deep experience and impressive track record in this space – in particular, his wealth of experience originating large and complex loans – make him an excellent addition to our team. His skills will further enhance our ability to provide top-tier service to our clients as they navigate the ever-changing commercial real estate finance market.”
“What attracted me to Polsinelli was the firm’s commitment to maintaining, supporting and expanding top-level real estate and real estate finance practices and its dedication to delivering outstanding service to clients,” said Chamberlin.
Joining Polsinelli from an Am Law 10 firm, Chamberlin has extensive experience in a variety of commercial real estate transactions, including permanent loans, mezzanine loans, construction loans, and mortgage loans for commercial mortgage-backed securitization programs (CMBS).
He also has significant experience in single-family rental (SFR) financings, loan participations, loan assumptions and sales, loan modifications, and loan workouts and restructurings. He has represented both lenders and servicers in connection with the modifications and restructurings of commercial mortgage and securitized loans. Chamberlin earned his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Illinois College of Law. He received his B.A. in history from Brigham Young University.
Polsinelli is a recognized leader in the commercial real estate finance industry. Polsinelli’s Real Estate Finance team has the geographic footprint and depth and breadth of experience necessary to support clients with offices across the nation. The team has closed thousands of commercial mortgage loans secured by property in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, totaling over $69 billion in principal advanced.
View Polsinelli’s Commercial Mortgage Lending Experience Map. The team regularly represents a wide variety of commercial real estate lenders, including originating commercial real estate loans for capital markets executions (both CMBS and CLOs), mortgage REITs, insurance companies, debt funds, banks and other financial institutions and market participants in transactions of all sizes and complexities across all asset classes, including full-service resorts, office, retail, multi-family, single-family rental, mixed-use projects, storage, manufactured home parks and industrial facilities.
