Karen Bortolotti is a Counsel in the Real Estate practice in Paris. Karen is recognised for her expertise in all aspects of real estate finance (including bond financing), restructuring and real estate debt investment, but also developed her expertise in corporate real estate and real estate funds. Her regular clients include leading real estate investors, banks and debt funds.
Awards and citations
- Karen Bortolotti (Up and Coming) assists with complex cross-border financing mandates related to real estate developments and retail assets. She advises real estate investment firms and private equity funds.
Chambers Europe 2024, Real Estate: Finance - France
- Karen Bortolotti (Up and Coming for Real Estate Finance) assists with complex cross-border financing mandates related to real estate developments and retail assets. She advises real estate investment firms and private equity funds.
Chambers Europe 2023, Real Estate: Finance - France
- Working with Karen Bortolotti (Up and Coming for Real Estate Finance) "is a really positive experience, she is a very pragmatic lawyer," enthuses one client. She assists with complex cross-border financing mandates related to real estate developments and retail assets.
Chambers Europe 2022, Real Estate: Finance - France
- "The ‘quick, efficient and practical’ Clifford Chance ‘outperforms others on a consistent basis’. The 12-lawyer team ‘functions as a business partner, bringing in all necessary expertise and making sure everything is taken care of’. The firm advises leading French and international investors on headline investments in the office, logistics and hotel sectors., including many portfolio acquisitions. Recent highlights include assisting Logistis investment fund with the €200m acquisition of the Corridor portfolio and advising Westbrook Partners on the sale of a trophy building located on Avenue des Champs Elysées. Practice head François Bonteil ranks among the best in his field. Alexandre Couturier and the counsels Anne-Sophie Plé and Karen Bortolotti are also recommended."
Legal 500 EMEA, France, Section Real Estate, 2017
- "Clifford Chance handles high-end investment and pan-European portfolio acquisitions and leasing work, having built an impressive client base of leading French and international players. It assisted AEW Europe with the €1.3bn financing and acquisition of the Celsius shopping centre portfolio and advised DTZ Investors on purchasing assets located in Paris’ Triangle d’Or. The practice is supported by strong complementary tax and finance expertise. It advised Qatar Holding and Harrods Estate with the negotiation of a retail lease of Virgin’s former Champs-Elysées premises. Practice head François Bonteil is highly regarded. The firm hired ‘the professional and business-oriented’ Alexandre Couturier from King & Spalding LLP to reinforce the practice. Counsels Anne-Sophie Plé and Karen Bortolotti are also key figures".
Legal 500 EMEA, France, Section Real Estate, 2016
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