David Sudeck is a senior member of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® and JMBM's Real Estate Department. His practice primarily involves the complex issues associated with major commercial real estate projects, particularly those involving hotels, resorts, and mixed-use projects.
David is a seasoned real estate attorney and deal maker with an international reputation for his expertise on projects with a hospitality component. He focuses in particular on providing practical counsel on critically important management and branding agreement issues. He is also widely recognized for providing top business and legal advice to hotel owners and lenders in the purchase, sale, development, construction, financing, leasing, and sale-leaseback of properties.
When he is not working on traditional senior debt or mezzanine financings for owners or lenders, David is likely working on creative joint ventures or "alternate" commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) or EB-5 financings, as the head of the Firm’s C-PACE and EB-5 Finance groups. In the last 12 months, David and his team have closed more than $400 million of C-PACE financings, and David has been involved in virtually all of the $1.5 billion of EB-5 financings the Firm has handled. David also serves on the Public Policy Committee of the IIUSA, the EB-5 industry’s trade group for regional centers.
Representative Experience
- Represented brand Management Agreements for several luxury projects, including the branding of Waldorf Astoria, Six Senses, Auberge, Mandarin Oriental, W Hotels and Edition Hotels.
- Represented Rooftop Food and Beverage Management Agreements for several boutique hotels, including Moxy in Downtown Los Angeles, CA and Erwin Hotel in Venice, CA.
- Represented the purchase and sale of dozens of hotels.
- Represented C-PACE Financing for hotels and multifamily units, totaling over $400 million over the past 2 years.