Arnold & Porter announced today that Christian Scarlett has joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as counsel, resident in Seattle, continuing the firm’s West Coast expansion.
Christian advises clients on a range of commercial real estate transactions, including financings, acquisitions, joint ventures, and development projects. He represents lenders on mortgage and mezzanine loan originations, construction financings, bridge loans, syndications, securitizations, restructurings, and workouts. He counsels secondary market participants on the purchase and sale of whole loans, senior and subordinate notes, and loan participations. Christian also advises owners, developers, and borrowers across various asset classes and industries, including hospitality, office, multifamily, retail, industrial, data center, and agribusiness.
Christian earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University.