Sam Limmer

Sam Limmer is a Partner in the Real Estate practice at McDermott Will & Emery, based in Washington, D.C. and New York.4 He has extensive experience representing clients across a broad range of sophisticated real estate matters, including:

• Joint ventures
• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Financings
• Restructurings and settlements
• Foreclosures and receiverships1

Sam represents various types of clients in real estate transactions throughout the United States, including:

• Developers
• Operators
• Investment firms
• Financial institutions
• Special servicers
• Property owners
• Other institutional clients1

His work involves transactions related to multiple property types, such as:

• Multifamily
• Office
• Film studios
• Retail
• Hospitality and gaming
• Life sciences
• Residential
• Industrial
• Condominium properties and portfolios12

Additionally, Sam has advised public companies and asset managers on complex real estate M&A transactions, including matters related to simultaneous joint venture transactions, sale-leasebacks, financing approvals, and due diligence.1

In terms of his educational background, Sam received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2009 and his B.A. from Yale University in 2003.1

Sam joined McDermott Will & Emery in August 2023 as part of a team move from Paul Hastings LLP.23 This move was seen as strengthening McDermott's real estate and private equity practices.2