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Bruce S. DePaola

Partner, Real Estate

brucedepaola@paulhastings.com

Bruce DePaola is a partner in the Real Estate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Bruce represents real estate developers, institutional investors, professional sports teams, private equity groups and hotel owners, operators and managers involved in some of the most sophisticated and innovative real estate transactions occurring today. This includes the acquisition, development, disposition, ground leasing and financing of a number of signature multi-use facilities both in New York and across the country.

Bruce is an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law, his alma mater, where he teaches the Real Estate Development course. Bruce has also been a guest lecturer and panel moderator at other law schools on topics including NYC development, hotel management agreements and real estate focused joint venture agreements.

REPRESENTATIONS

  • New York City FC (New York’s Major League Soccer Franchise) in the following matters: (i) acquisition of its major league soccer franchise, (ii) the pending acquisition, financing, third party joint venture investments, entitlement and development of a 25,000 seat professional soccer stadium, in New York City, (iii) acquisition and development of NYCFC’s first team training facility in Orangeburg, New York, (iv) leasing and development of a youth team training facility in Queens, New York and (v) all major contractual matters.

  • Nordstrom in its acquisition and co-development (with Extell Development) of its 285,000 square foot New York flagship store to be located on Broadway, between 57th and 58th Streets and at 3 Columbus Circle.

RECOGNITIONS

  • New York Real Estate

    Chambers USA (2020-25)

  • Real Estate

    Legal 500 (2021)

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Admitted

    New York and Connecticut Bar Associations