SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Lippes Mathias is pleased to announce that Matthew D. Stern has joined the firm as counsel. Matthew will focus his practice on representing investors, management companies, financial institutions, developers, and other entities with commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, financing, and leasing in the retail, office, industrial/flex, multifamily, and large-scale residential sectors. He will work closely with Lippes Mathias’ banking & financial transactions, public finance, and real estate practice teams.

Matthew formerly served as corporate counsel at Whataburger where he was responsible for real estate matters across 10 states and 760 restaurants. His experience also includes representing both lenders and borrowers in hundreds of million dollars loan transactions as well as capital raises (Reg D), mezzanine loans, multi-lender participation and syndicated loans, conventional real estate secured lending, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

Matthew received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1997, and in 1998 earned his LL.M. in real property development from the University of Miami School of Law. Matthew is also a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in political science in 1994.

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 135 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, and New York, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.