Jesse Sharf

Jesse Sharf is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Century City office, Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department, and a member of the Executive Committee. He represents investors, lenders, developers, real estate funds, home builders, REITs, and institutional and non-institutional clients in complex real estate matters. His practice covers acquisitions, sales, development, workouts, restructurings, leasing, joint ventures, construction and permanent financing, mezzanine lending, structured finance, and transactions involving major commercial and residential properties.

Sharf earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1986, where he served as an editor of the New York University Law Review. He received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, majoring in history and international relations with a minor in economics. His academic background supports a practice that regularly combines legal structuring, financing concepts, negotiation, and analysis of complex ownership and investment arrangements.

Sharf has advised on transactions involving office, apartment, industrial, logistics, studio, life science, data center, hotel, retail, build-to-rent, and mixed-use properties. His representative work includes major acquisitions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, financings, and redevelopment projects for clients such as Rockpoint, Woodridge Capital, Fortress, Sixth Street Partners, Kildare Partners, Hudson Pacific Properties, and Access Industries. He also represents lenders in foreclosures, enforcement matters, loan sales, syndications, participations, and workout situations.

Jesse Sharf has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, Legal 500, Super Lawyers, and other publications for his real estate practice. He serves on the Board of Trustees of NYU Law School and holds additional civic and charitable leadership roles. His work combines transaction structuring, finance, development, and workout experience, helping clients address complex real estate investments across changing market conditions and property sectors.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Board Member, NYU Law School
• Former Member, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
• Former Chair, Los Angeles chapter of AIPAC’s real estate division
• Advisory Board Member, Jewish Theological Seminary
• Chair, Real Estate Division, Make a Wish
• Board Member, Board of Governors, Cedars Sinai
• Member, Real Estate and Construction Division

Licensed State

• California

Education

• New York University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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