Elias Eliopoulos | People | McDermott

Overview


Elias Eliopoulos advises clients on commercial real estate matters, including sales and acquisitions of office, hotel, and multifamily assets; mortgage and mezzanine financings; and preferred equity transactions, and the structuring of joint ventures for the purchase, development, and operation of real estate assets. He has broad experience in commercial leasing, including representing landlords and tenants in the leasing of office and retail spaces. He also has extensive experience representing owners and managers in the acquisition, financing, and operation of hotel assets, including the negotiation of hotel management agreements and leases for food and beverage facilities.

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Results


  • Represented RFR Holding in the $1.2 billion mortgage financing of 375 Park Avenue, the landmarked office tower in New York commonly known as the Seagram Building
  • Represented a joint venture between RFR Holding and Tricap regarding the $425 million sale of the W South Beach hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, to the Reuben Brothers
  • Represented RFR Holding in the disposition of the office and retail condominium units comprising 522 Fifth Avenue in New York to a large online retailer

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Recognitions


  • Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2018-2025
  • Chambers USA, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt, 2025
  • Legal 500 US, Recommended, 2024-2025

Community


  • New York State Bar Association
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Secretary of the Real Property Law Committee, 2000 to 2002

Credentials


Education
Georgetown University Law Center, JD, magna cum laude, 1994
Brown University, BA, Economics, 1989

Admissions
New York