Bio

With hands-on operating experience and unique legal insight into the practical and strategic needs facing businesses, Joseph Ladien is an especially formidable client advocate and trusted advisor. National investment firms, new-growth companies, private equity investors, insurers and financial institutions are among those trusting Joseph’s strategic counsel. He provides clients with optimal solutions for a broad array of commercial matters including investment decisions, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, complex financings (including acquisition, bridge, construction and permanent loans), development transactions, debt and equity structuring, syndications and securities offerings, joint venture formation, leasing and portfolio management, long-range planning and day-to-day operations, among other matters. Clients value Joseph’s diverse legal background and experiences. Before joining the firm, he served as General Counsel of a leading national real estate investment company. As General Counsel, Joseph was a member of the senior management team and oversaw all legal matters for the company. During his time as General Counsel, Joseph was instrumental in helping grow the company’s portfolio from approximately 7 million square feet to 30 million square feet, with properties across 23 states. Prior to his role as General Counsel, Joseph represented local and national investors and partnerships, a national restaurant franchisor, retailers, an architectural firm, social media and e-commerce development agencies, and financial services clients in private practice. Additionally, his previous work advising both lenders and borrowers in complex mortgage financings well positions him to analyze all sides of financing transactions. Clients also appreciate that Joseph began his legal career handling sophisticated civil litigation matters, providing him a unique ability to help clients anticipate issues, identify solutions, and make sound legal and business decisions in order to mitigate risk.