Barry G. Braunstein

About Barry

Barry is the firm’s Chief Operating Partner and is also a member of the firm’s executive committee. Barry is also a co-chair of the firm’s Loan Restructuring & Workouts practice area.

Barry focuses on problem commercial and real estate loan resolution and commercial litigation, with an overall emphasis on creditors’ rights. As an experienced litigator, he handles all phases of the real estate workout and foreclosure process, whether resolved consensually or through litigation. Barry has vast experience through several recessions in handling forbearance agreements, modifications, deeds-in-lieu, distressed real estate loan sales, consensual sales, foreclosures, receiverships, suits against guarantors, fraudulent transfer claims, and REO property. He has extensive experience dealing with foreclosures of a broad scope of property types in multiple jurisdictions including industrial, office, retail, multi-family, hospitality, restaurant, residential development, and self-storage facilities.

As Chief Operating Partner, Barry manages the firm’s primary operations and administrative staff. Barry’s role also is to ensure that the firm is conducting its business in full compliance with all local, state, national and international laws and regulations that pertain to our practice, as well as all professional standards, accepted business practices, and internal standards. Having represented major financial institutions for his entire career, Barry has a significant understanding of the compliance requirements that are important to the financial services industry. He is charged with keeping the firm’s business systems sound and secure and in conformity with client and industry requirements, and well as with educating the firm and instituting practices that will ensure the highest possible level of compliance. Barry also serves as one of the firm’s loss prevention counsel.