Eric R Landau

Partner, Real Estate Department

New York

T 1(212) 318-6843

F 1(212) 230-7655

Eric Landau is a partner and Chair of the Real Estate Department at Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s New York office. He has developed a real estate practice representing a diverse group of clients and interests, including sophisticated joint ventures, hospitality, borrowing, acquisitions, leasing, and mixed-use development transactions. In representing Millennium Partners, he calls on his experience in dealing with city and state agencies to form a public/private partnership necessary to develop large projects outside established core areas in today’s urban environment. Other clients who Eric regularly represents on their most complex real estate transactions include The Witkoff Group, Lightstone Development Group, Investcorp International, HFZ Capital, Nobu Hospitality, JMH Development, Junius Development, Madden Capital, Fisher Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and Related Fund Management.

Recent Representations

Outside general counsel for Millennium Partners, a national real estate development firm based in New York City.
Development and financing of eight high-end mixed-use (i.e. residential/fitness/hotel/retail) projects for Millennium Partners in San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Miami, Atlanta, and New York.
The acquisition of numerous office and apartment projects throughout the United States for Investcorp International.
The acquisition, financing and development work on mixed-use projects in New York City and Los Angeles for The Witkoff Group and Lightstone Partners.
Formation of Nobu Hospitality and negotiation of 9+ franchise/management agreements around the world.
Development of Metreon Center in San Francisco for Millennium Partners (a 350,000 square foot entertainment center net leased to Sony Entertainment on land owned by the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco).
Development, joint venture and financing of the Aloft Hotel in Miami Beach for Madden Capital and JMH Development.
Development of residential projects in New York City that require negotiation with, and the approval of ecclesiastical and/or public agencies which either own or retain control over the land being developed.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1986
University of Virginia, B.A. with Honors, 1983

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Recognized by Chambers USA 2019
Chambers USA 2019: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 44 practice areas and named 107 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
April 26, 2019

Recognized by Chambers USA 2018
Chambers USA 2018: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed the firm in 45 research areas and named 112 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
May 15, 2018

Recognized by Chambers USA 2017
Chambers USA 2017: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business named 46 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 individuals to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
June 05, 2017

Law360 2016 Practice Group of the Year
Paul Hastings’ Hospitality practice was named a “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The winners were chosen from more than 600 submissions, and are recognized as "firms that racked up victories in litigation and closed the big deals to make their mark among clients and throughout the legal industry." In the article profiling the firm, Law360 highlighted the practice's representation of Carey Watermark Investors; an Ian Schrager/ Ares Management hotel and residential; Takenaka Corp.'s acquisition of the Andaz hotel; and Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of Diamond Resorts International.
February 15, 2017

Recognized by Chambers USA 2016
Chambers USA 2016: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business named 47 of the firm’s practice areas and 112 individuals to its ranking of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States.
June 08, 2016

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