Keith Brandofino focuses his practice on litigation and loan servicing matters relating to commercial mortgage backed securities. He has extensive experience in the representation of financial institutions and special servicers in connection with distressed real estate loans and the disposition of commercial properties. This includes creditor representation related to non-performing commercial loans and mezzanine loans involving the exercise of remedies, such as receiverships, replevin, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, workouts, litigation, contested bankruptcy matters and UCC sales. Keith has protected lenders' interests in loans collateralized by hotels, retail, office, industrial, multifamily, healthcare properties, ground leases, and pledged interests in personality.
Keith has represented financial institutions in lender liability actions involving claims related to breach of contract, fiduciary duty, implied duty of good faith, fraud, misrepresentation, partnership-joint venture, and waiver-estoppel modification. He also has extensive experience representing title insurance companies including claims asserted against their insureds, such as property owners and lenders. His experience also includes representing landlords and tenants in commercial litigation matters, including ground lease disputes, eviction, holdover, breach of contract, rent reconciliation, and reformation claims.
Keith was recognized in the 2013 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters in the areas of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, and Real Estate, and was recognized again in 2020 and the six years immediately preceding in the area of Creditor/Debtor Rights.
Keith received his B.A. from New York University and subsequently his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.
Keith has represented financial institutions in lender liability actions involving claims related to breach of contract, fiduciary duty, implied duty of good faith, fraud, misrepresentation, partnership-joint venture, and waiver-estoppel modification. He also has extensive experience representing title insurance companies including claims asserted against their insureds, such as property owners and lenders. His experience also includes representing landlords and tenants in commercial litigation matters, including ground lease disputes, eviction, holdover, breach of contract, rent reconciliation, and reformation claims.
Keith was recognized in the 2013 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters in the areas of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, and Real Estate, and was recognized again in 2020 and the six years immediately preceding in the area of Creditor/Debtor Rights.
Keith received his B.A. from New York University and subsequently his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.