David J. Furman

Chair, Real Estate Private Equity Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

David J. Furman

David J. Furman

Chair, Real Estate Private Equity Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Biography

David J. Furman is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Chair of Gibson Dunn’s New York Real Estate Private Equity Practice Group. His practice focuses on real estate capital markets, financings, acquisitions and dispositions, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures, debt restructurings, and workouts and leasing.

Mr. Furman has been ranked as a top real estate attorney in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The US Legal 500 and The Best Lawyers in America©. Mr. Furman was also chosen as one of the top 3% attorneys in the nation by The Legal News.

Mr. Furman served as a panelist for "Buying Distressed Mezzanine Paper: Looking at Secondary Market Purchases, Sales & Mezzanine Liquidity" and a moderator for "TALF, TARP & PPIP Update" at Information Management Network Real Estate Conferences. Mr. Furman is frequently quoted by the press. He was featured in GlobeStreet.com and Real Estate Bisnow for his experience with real estate workouts, as well as in Bloomberg, and Real Estate New York. He has previously lectured at the International Council of Shopping Centers Law conferences.

Mr. Furman’s real estate clients include, among others, such companies as Investcorp; J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; HSBC; MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.; and Wells Fargo Bank. Last year, Mr. Furman completed in excess of $1 billion in real estate transactions for his clients, including the acquisition and disposition of property located in the New York Metropolitan area, Las Vegas, Southern Florida, and Northern and Southern California.

Mr. Furman also has been involved in numerous Islamic finance transactions. He has been at the forefront of developing and implementing, for a number of clients over the past 15 years, real estate products that are compliant with Islamic law, including ijara and murabaha structures.

Mr. Furman has been actively involved in representing commercial buyers of real estate debt, including mezzanine loans, B notes, senior loans and CMBS.

Mr. Furman is the National Chair of the Cornell Law School Annual Fund and is a member of the Cornell Law School Advisory Council and the Dean’s Special Leadership Committee.

Mr. Furman earned his Juris Doctor in 1986 from the Cornell Law School and a joint Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts degree in 1983 from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Jennifer H. Rearden

Co-Chair, Electronic Discovery & Information Law Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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G. Charles Nierlich

Co-Chair, Electronic Discovery & Information Law Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Christopher M. Joralemon

Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Judith Alison Lee

Co-Chair, International Trade Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Josh A. Krevitt

Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Randy M. Mastro

Co-Chair, Litigation Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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John H. Sturc

Co-Chair, Securities Enforcement Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Co-Chair, Appellate & Constitutional Law Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Co-Chair, Securities Litigation Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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David J. Furman

Chair, Real Estate Private Equity Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Education

JD

Class of 1986

Cornell University - Cornell Law School

Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees. The school has three law journals that are student-edited: the Cornell Law Review, the Cornell International Law Journal, and the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. Additionally, the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is a peer-reviewed journal that is published by Cornell Law faculty.

MA

Class of 1983

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn) is a private, Ivy League university, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and graduate studies.

Career History

Chair, Real Estate Private Equity Practice Group

Current

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP provides legal services. The firm provides services in areas such as labor, employment, entertainment & media law, toxic torts and other environmental matters. Its clients include commercial & investment banks, government entities, individuals and startups. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Political Donations

$560

2014

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Political Action Committee

$480

2011

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Political Action Committee

$480

2010

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Political Action Committee

Awards & Honors

Admitted to the New York Bar

Other Affiliations

David J. Furman is affiliated with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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