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Michael Levinson

Senior Counsel

mlevinson@cooley.com

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Michael S. Levinson specializes in real estate and business law, with an emphasis on funds, investments and complex joint venture arrangements. He has extensive experience with acquisitions, dispositions and leasing of real estate and related enterprises. In the past five years, Michael has handled hundreds of acquisitions and dispositions, ranging from a $500+ million hospitality transaction to more than $1 billion worth of office building transactions, as well as smaller industrial, multi-family and commercial transactions that range from $5 million to $50 million. His clients range from family-owned real estate developers to leading edge private equity and opportunity funds.

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Experience

  • Gopuff Agrees to Acquire BevMo 

  • Manchester Financial Closes $425 Million Refinance of Fairmont Austin Hotel 

  • SoftBank Vision Fund to Invest $450 Million in Compass 

  • ZELTIQ Aesthetics to Sell to Allergan for $2.5 Billion 

  • Tribune Publishing Buys U-T San Diego 

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Practices & Industries
Michael's superb counseling has proved invaluable across the board for our funds' legal matters, from acquisitions to dispositions and leasing to joint ventures. His counsel is a must in all of our deals. – Ross Walker, Managing Partner of Hawkins Way Capital
Education

  • Stanford Law School
    JD, Order of the Coif

  • Stanford University
    BA, Economics
    with distinction

Admissions & Credentials

California

Media & Insight
Rankings & Accolades

    Super Lawyers Magazine: Real Estate (2010-2019)

    Southern California Magazine: Real Estate

    Legal 500: Real Estate

Michael serves as our trusted counsel in all bet-the-company matters from real estate to acquisitions and beyond. He essentially serves as our outside general counsel.

– Dick Gibbons, President & CEO, Manchester Financial Group and Papa Doug Manchester, Chairman Emeritus, Manchester Financial Group

Contact

mlevinson@cooley.com

+1 858 550 6021

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