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William G. Rothschild

Partner

William draws on more than 25 years of experience to guide his US and foreign clients in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions. 

These include acquisitions, sales, leasing, project financing and public-private partnerships. William’s clients include lenders, servicers, institutional investors, developers, owners and tenants.

William’s finance work focuses on project financing, including financing of mission-critical data centers and colocation facilities, construction financing, mezzanine financing, restructuring of loans, foreclosures, and workouts. He speaks regularly on a wide range of issues affecting real estate finance and development.

  • Represented Essentra plc and its subsidiaries in connection with their acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Innovative Components Inc. and its Costa Rican affiliate, Componentes Innovadores Limitada.
  • Represented subsidiaries of a leading independent fuel station and convenience retailer in the acquisition of a travel center in Pennsylvania.
  • Represented a global provider of essential components and solutions and its subsidiaries in their acquisition of all the outstanding stock of a manufacturing company and its Costa Rican affiliate.
  • Advised T5 Data Centers on its agreement with QuadReal Property Group to launch a platform for the acquisition, development and operation of data centers for enterprise and hyperscale users.
  • Represents the lender in connection with the financing of a data center in Seattle, Washington.
  • Represents the buyer in connection with the acquisition and financing of a 200,000-square foot Tier 3 data center located in northern Virginia.
  • Mezzanine Loans: The Lesser of Two Evils? The Practical Real Estate Lawyer Sep 2015 (ISSN 8756-0372)
  • Changes to 2021 ALTA Survey Standards: What you need to know (January 20, 2021)
  • COVID-19 forbearance request provisions in new issuance securitizations (May 27, 2020)
  • CARES Act and the real estate industry: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 (April 23, 2020)
  • Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the areas of real estate finance (2021, 2023) and real estate (2015)
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of real estate law (2009-2024) and structured finance law (2009-2010)
  • Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® (2007-2012, 2015-2022)
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of Georgia
  • Member, Atlanta Bar Association
  • Member, Mortgage Bankers Association
  • Member, Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Finance Council
  • Georgia
  • B.A., University of Virginia
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law,

    Notes Editor, Virginia Tax Review

William Rothschild

Partner

William Rothschild

Partner

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