Suzanne deVries Decker
(she/her/hers)
- Partner | Real Estate
New York

(she/her/hers)
Suzanne deVries Decker represents developers and institutional investors.
Clients turn to Suzanne in connection with development and acquisition financings and refinancings. Her significant experience representing both borrowers and lenders benefits her clients in mortgage, mezzanine, and preferred equity financings of office, hotel, and multifamily properties and portfolios.
She has particular expertise in the negotiation of complex co-lender and intercreditor arrangements, including with respect to historic tax credits. Suzanne also counsels clients on the real estate aspects of M&A transactions, including specifically analyzing asset level financings in connection with REIT “take privates”. She regularly advises Blackstone, PSP Investments, Starwood Property Trust, Goldman Sachs, SL Green Realty Corp., Metroloft, and Jack Resnick and Sons, among others.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Suzanne in Real Estate: Finance (New York). Clients speaking to the...
Suzanne deVries Decker represents developers and institutional investors.
Clients turn to Suzanne in connection with development and acquisition financings and refinancings. Her significant experience representing both borrowers and lenders benefits her clients in mortgage, mezzanine, and preferred equity financings of office, hotel, and multifamily properties and portfolios.
She has particular expertise in the negotiation of complex co-lender and intercreditor arrangements, including with respect to historic tax credits. Suzanne also counsels clients on the real estate aspects of M&A transactions, including specifically analyzing asset level financings in connection with REIT “take privates”. She regularly advises Blackstone, PSP Investments, Starwood Property Trust, Goldman Sachs, SL Green Realty Corp., Metroloft, and Jack Resnick and Sons, among others.
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Suzanne in Real Estate: Finance (New York). Clients speaking to the publication highlight her “creativity, practicality and excellent drafting skills.” Legal 500 also recommends her as a Next Generation Partner in Real Estate Finance.
Work highlights:
Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2020 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Media mentions |
Suzanne deVries Decker Quoted in The Real Deal on Mezzanine Loans⟶Client memorandum |
New Rules on Use and Forgiveness of PPP Loans⟶Client memorandum |
Further PPP Update–Including Extension of Safe Harbor Deadline for Return of Loans to May 18⟶Client memorandum |
Further PPP Loan Developments–Including a New May 14 Deadline for Givebacks⟶Client memorandum |
Client Alert: Availability of CARES Act Small Business Loans⟶Articles |
Mezzanine Financing⟶Speaking engagements |
Representation & Warranty Insurance in Real Estate Transactions⟶Speaking engagements |
Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2021⟶Speaking engagements |
Critical Real Estate Issues and COVID-19 – Workout Considerations⟶Speaking engagements |
Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2020⟶Speaking engagements |
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