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Y. Jeffrey Rotblat

Partner, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

212-504-6401jeffrey.rotblat@hlc.com

200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281

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Jeffrey Rotblat practices primarily in the area of commercial real estate securities, representing financial institutions and real estate funds in their roles as issuers, loan sellers, underwriters and placement agents in both public and private offerings of mortgage-backed securities, CRE CLOs and other structured finance products. He also represents investment banks, specialty finance companies and investment funds structuring and negotiating mortgage loan trades, mortgage loan participations, subordinate loans and asset-backed securities. He also represents special servicers and specialty finance funds in work-outs and restructurings of non-performing commercial mortgage loans in CMBS and CRE CLO transactions.

Lawdragon Honors

Honor Year Practice
The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers 2027 Capital Markets, Collateralized Loan Obligations
The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America 2026 Capital Markets, Collateralized Loan Obligations

An active participant in CMBS industry trade organizations, Rotblat often participates in panel presentations at industry conferences. He has been active on behalf of various CMBS industry trade groups in their communications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding legislation affecting the ABS industry. 

Rotblat has been consistently recognized as a leading practitioner in Structured Finance and Securitization, where clients commend him for “provid[ing] top-notch acumen and service.”  In addition, Lawdragon named Rotblat to its 2026 “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” guide, which honors the nation’s top lawyers who “shake the world with the deals they make happen.”