Roger N. Simon
Roger Simon, a Principal with Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber, P.A., is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience across a broad range of transactional matters. His practice includes commercial lending and loan syndications, joint ventures, company and asset portfolio acquisitions, and complex commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, restructuring, and disposition of large real estate projects and distressed debt. He regularly represents investment banks, money center banks, insurance companies, other financial institutions, and institutional real estate investors.
Roger also advises clients on the formation and governance of business entities, including the drafting and negotiation of organizational documents such as articles of organization and incorporation, limited liability company and partnership agreements, bylaws, and related instruments. His commercial lending work involves negotiating and drafting loan agreements, promissory notes, mortgages, security instruments, guaranties, and ancillary loan documents. In connection with real estate acquisitions and development projects, Roger negotiates and prepares purchase and development agreements, easements, and restrictive covenants, and conducts due diligence by reviewing title reports, surveys, and related materials and resolving title and survey issues.
Practice Areas
Representative Experience
Roger has worked on many high-profile real estate transactions. His most recent representations have included:
- Representation involving a subscription line credit facility on behalf of a Washington, D.C. lender to a real estate investment fund.
- Representation of institutional real estate investor in connection with the permanent loan secured by 1101 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
- Representation of institutional real estate investor in connection with the construction loan secured by 801 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
- Representation of an institutional lender in connection with the permanent loan secured by the Gallery Place Project in D.C.
- Representation of institutional real estate investor in connection with the sale of One Metro Center in D.C.
Professional Organizations
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Section
- Maryland State Bar Association, Business Law and Real Property, Land Use and Zoning Sections
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Professional Background
- Prior to attending law school, Roger worked for three years as a financial analyst in acquisitions for two major Washington, D.C. real estate development companies, The Cafritz Group and Lerner Enterprises.
- Roger previously was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of a boutique real estate law firm and, before that, was associated with various international law firms, including, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Paul Hastings.