David L. Nagler is co-head of Skadden’s Real Estate Group. His real estate practice emphasizes financings, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, recapitalizations, workouts and development projects.
Nagler advises owners, developers, real estate funds, investors, REITs and lenders. His practice encompasses both counseling traditional real estate clients and representing clients in a wide range of real estate-related businesses.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers | 2026 | Real Estate, Investment, Development, REITs |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Real Estate |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers | 2025 | Real Estate, Investment, Development, REITs |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers | 2024 | Real Estate, Investment, Development, REITs |
Recent significant transactions include representing:
- Silverstein Properties in the development and construction financing for the new $930 million Four Seasons New York hotel and private residences at 30 Park Place; the $360 million financing of 1177 Avenue of the Americas and the joint venture recapitalization of this property; the $310 million financing of 120 Broadway and the joint venture recapitalization of this property; and the $470 million credit-supported financing of the Silver Towers residential development
- MSD Capital in the $650 million financing of the Four Seasons Maui; the joint venture recapitalization and $450 million financing of the Four Seasons Hualalai resort; the acquisition, joint venture and financing of a portfolio of properties in Dallas; and various joint ventures related to office, retail, hotel and multifamily properties
- Sentinel Data Centers in the disposition to a public REIT of a $490 million portfolio of data centers; in over $800 million of financings and in connection with various net leases of data centers
- Deutsche Bank AG in connection with the $1.73 billion sale of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel and casino
Significant representations in prior years include:
- Silverstein Properties in the $1 billion joint venture acquisition of 1177 Avenue of the Americas; in the acquisition, joint venture and construction financing for the $360 million Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort; and in the $230 million financing of the River Place I residential development
- Chartwell Retirement Residences in over $1.2 billion of acquisitions and financings of senior housing properties
- Campus Living Villages in the $200 million acquisition and financing of the Century student housing portfolio
- Deutsche Bank AG in connection with foreclosing and developing The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort
