Profile
Ari J. Ben-Saull is an associate in Greenberg Traurig’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice. Ari represents clients on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions in connection with construction, permanent and leveraged financings secured by all asset types throughout the United States, including office, retail, hotel, multifamily, and industrial properties.
The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented a real estate investment firm in connection with a $138 million mortgage and mezzanine financing for the development of a multifamily rental project with ground floor retail space in Los Angeles, California.°
- Represented a real estate investment firm in connection with a $211.2 million mortgage and mezzanine financing for the development of a luxury residential rental building in Washington, D.C.°
- Represented a real estate investment firm in connection with a $67.5 million Shari’ah-compliant financing for the acquisition of a Class “AA” apartment complex in Tampa, Florida.°
- Represented a real estate investment firm in connection with revolving mortgage and mezzanine credit facilities in in the aggregate amount of $150 million for the construction of a portfolio of industrial properties throughout the United States.°
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a $240 million mortgage and mezzanine financing for a high-rise development project with multifamily, office and retail space located in Brooklyn, New York.°
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a $206 million financing secured by a portfolio of cross-collateralized and cross-defaults non-union hotel properties in California and Oregon.°
- Represented an institutional lender in connection with a $60 million financing for the development of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility in Waltham, Massachusetts.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Ben-Saull prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Judicial Intern, Hon. Arthur D. Spatt, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2014
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Real Estate Law, 2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” Real Estate, 2024
- Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2023
Credentials
Education
- J.D., with honors, Emory University School of Law, 2016
- B.A., with honors, Emory University, 2011
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey