With the diverse array of structures and sources of finance now in the market (joint ventures, hedges, derivatives, mezzanine loans, commercial paper conduits, swaps, caps, synthetic leases, leveraged leases and more) the real estate industry spills over its historic boundaries into a wide range of substantive areas. Mayer Brown knows these products; in many cases we helped create them. As one of the world's leading firms in banking law, securitization, tax, environmental law, investment management, creditors rights, and project finance, we are well positioned to guide our clients through the business considerations, regulatory constraints and tax implications of the structures that best meet their needs.

Our clients include real estate investment trusts, institutional investors, pension funds, opportunity funds, commercial banks, investment banks, industrial banks, real estate holding companies, developers and corporates of every kind. View Private Investment Fund clients. Because we see deals from all sides, and know how they work from the inside, we can add value to any transaction for any client. Understanding the business of our clients enables us to provide a service which is tailored to the needs of our clients.

Some clients engage us for our expertise, since our Group includes leading experts in virtually every aspect of real estate investment, development and finance. Many seek Mayer Brown's experience and market knowledge gained from the thousands of transactions we have seen, knowing that it is rare for us to encounter a type of transaction we have not done before. Other clients seek our innovation, confident that we can find a way to do almost any kind of deal creatively, cost efficiently and in a way which meets the client's commercial objectives.