Dialogue

Bruce Schonbraun advised in some of the biggest deals in the last decade. Now he’s watching the transactional market come back to life, and making some interesting predictions.

Bruce Schonbraun, head of real estate at New York-based FTI Schonbraun McCann Group (SMG), has served as adviser in some of the industry’s most important deals from 2000 to 2010. In 2009, for instance, SMG and FTI advised the unsecured creditors on the Lehman Brothers and General Growth Properties restructurings and bankruptcies. SMG also has either worked on or worked with several high-profile IPOs, including Invesco, Hudson Pacific, Younan Propeties, DLC Management, and others.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s massive green overhaul promises to serve as a national model for          adaptive reuse, says CEO Andrew Kimball.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a modern industrial park in a historical setting, dating back to 1802. With tenants representing a variety of industries—including construction, theatrical set design, computer and office supplies, contracting, refrigerated distribution facilities, media communications and promotions, motor overhauling, and metal fabrication—the Brooklyn Navy Yard can handle virtually any type of business.

Power attorney Phillip G. Nichols has had 35 years’ experience in Los Angeles and Chicago, worked with real estate’s greatest dealmakers, and seen many ups and downs in the market. What’s the secret of his success? Good old-fashioned relationships.