Joshua Kaplan and David Resnick Elevated to Co-Heads of Bilzin Sumberg’s Joint Venture Practice
Miami, FL – Bilzin Sumberg is proud to announce that Partners Josh A. Kaplan and David S. Resnick have been elevated to serve as Co-Heads of the firm’s Joint Venture Practice, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in structuring complex real estate and corporate joint venture transactions.
Josh and David will lead the continued expansion of Bilzin Sumberg’s Real Estate Joint Venture practice, advising institutional investors, private equity funds, developers, family offices, and operating partners on sophisticated joint venture structures across the United States. The team’s portfolio of matters has rapidly expanded alongside Florida’s steady growth of inbound investment from other parts of the country and around the globe.
“Josh and David are widely recognized for their experience structuring and negotiating complex real estate joint ventures,” said David Seifer, Corporate & Finance Practice Group Leader. “Their elevation reflects both the depth of their experience and the strategic importance of joint ventures in today’s real estate investment landscape. They have played a central role in building one of Florida’s leading joint venture practices.”
Bilzin Sumberg’s Joint Venture Practice focuses on the structuring, negotiation, and execution of equity partnerships that drive major real estate developments and acquisitions, including mixed-use developments, multifamily communities, hospitality assets, logistics and industrial projects, and large-scale master planned developments.
Josh and David have been instrumental in advising clients on multi-layered capital structures, sponsor-investor relationships, preferred equity arrangements, promote structures, and governance frameworks that enable investors and developers to deploy capital efficiently while managing risk.
“Real estate joint ventures have become the primary vehicle for deploying institutional capital into real estate,” said Josh. “Our focus is on delivering highly customized partnership structures that align incentives between sponsors and investors while supporting the long-term success of the underlying assets.”
David added, “Bilzin Sumberg has built one of the leading real estate platforms in Florida. By continuing to deepen our experience in joint ventures, we are able to help clients navigate increasingly sophisticated investment structures and capitalize on opportunities across the market.”
The firm’s Joint Venture Practice is distinguished by its extensive experience structuring real estate partnership investments, working closely with the firm’s real estate, tax, finance, and land use attorneys to provide fully integrated turnkey counsel that supports every stage of the real estate development and acquisition lifecycle, from deal structuring and joint venture formation through entitlement, construction, and ultimate disposition.
Their leadership reflects Bilzin Sumberg’s continued commitment to providing best-in-class counsel on complex real estate investment structures and reinforces the firm’s position as a market leader in real estate joint ventures and partnership structuring.
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