Kahlil T. Yearwood is co-partner in charge of the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he serves as a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department, with a practice focused on commercial real estate finance and capital markets. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive and Diversity Committees.
Kahlil represents various portfolio lenders (including specialty finance companies, life insurance companies, hedge funds, and banks), debt fund managers, and private equity firms in transactions involving loan origination, loan purchases and sales, subordinate debt financing and acquisition, post-closing modifications, workouts, restructurings, foreclosures, and other exercises of remedies.
Kahlil has been recognized as a leading lawyer by:
- Chambers USA for California Real Estate.
- The Legal 500 US for Real Estate Finance and Structured Finance.
- Lawdragon‘s 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers in 2024.
- The Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate Law.
Additional relevant information about Kahlil includes:
- Kahlil received his Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Prior to joining the firm, Kahlil practiced with Dechert LLP since 2005.
- Kahlil is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and a fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
- He is a frequent speaker on commercial real estate lending and subordinate debt structures.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley - 2005 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Berkeley - 2001 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar