Jay Bernstein

Jay Bernstein is Chair of the US REIT, Specialty Finance and Permanent Capital Vehicle Practices. He has also served as Chair of the Firm’s US Corporate Finance group for more than ten years. His practice is focused on the creation of innovative permanent capital vehicles. Jay represents clients in both domestic and international markets, sponsors, investors, investment banks, specialty finance companies, REITs and clean energy and other companies in their capital raising and merger and acquisition activities. He is recognized in the US market as a true innovator and the person to turn to when any real asset company is looking to break new ground or implement new strategies or market firsts. He has a long and successful track record of guiding clients through many truly transformative transactions. Over the past 20 years, he has participated in more than $50 billion in capital raising, fund formation, strategic joint ventures, platform formations and mergers and acquisitions for clients around the globe. He has been ranked as a top tier lawyer for REITs in the Chambers USA guide and Legal 500 USA since 2009. · Clifford Chance

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Jay Bernstein is a partner at Clifford Chance and Chair of the US REIT, Specialty Finance and Permanent Capital Vehicle Practices. He focuses on capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and the creation of permanent capital vehicles for real asset companies.

Practice areas

REITsCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsReal EstateFund FormationJoint Ventures

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United States

Clifford Chance · Jay Bernstein is Chair of the US REIT, Specialty Finance and Permanent Capital Vehicle Practices. He has also served as Chair of the Firm’s US Corporate Finance group for more than ten years. His practice is focused on the creation of innovative permanent capital vehicles. Jay represents clients in both domestic and international markets, sponsors, investors, investment banks, specialty finance companies, REITs and clean energy and other companies in their capital raising and merger and acquisition activities. He is recognized in the US market as a true innovator and the person to turn to when any real asset company is looking to break new ground or implement new strategies or market firsts. He has a long and successful track record of guiding clients through many truly transformative transactions. Over the past 20 years, he has participated in more than $50 billion in capital raising, fund formation, strategic joint ventures, platform formations and mergers and acquisitions for clients around the globe. He has been ranked as a top tier lawyer for REITs in the Chambers USA guide and Legal 500 USA since 2009.

United States

Expertise

Real EstateFinancial ServicesClean Energy

Education

Lake Forest College (BA, with highest honors) 1981
Boston University School of Law (JD, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) 1984

Admissions

New York State Bar Admission