Scott Sterling has 30 years of transactional experience representing developers and owners of commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. area, as well as national banks, life insurance companies, mezzanine and CMBS/conduit lenders in the areas of commercial real estate acquisition, development, construction and finance. Prior to joining American Real Estate Partners as General Counsel, Scott was an equity partner in the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP, in Washington, D.C. During that time, he participated in the structuring, documentation and closing of complex real estate transactions involving office buildings, multifamily apartment buildings, single family residential developments, retail shopping centers, hotels and mixed-use projects. Mr. Sterling focused on acquisitions, sales, special purpose/bankruptcy-remote limited liability company and joint venture partnership formations, acquisition, development, construction and permanent loan financing, mezzanine lending, mortgage loan portfolio sales/acquisitions, ground leases and sale-leasebacks. Scott also has had extensive experience with loan assumptions, mortgage modifications, recapitalizations, workouts, foreclosures and deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure through multiple economic cycles.
Scott received his J.D. degree from The George Washington University School of Law, with honors, in 1981, and his Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis, magna cum laude, in 1977. Scott was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1981 and to the Virginia Bar in 2011. Scott is “A-V” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
