Fred Berk
Co-Managing Partner
Friedman LLP
Friedman LLP
Frederick R. Berk serves as Friedman's Co-Managing Partner and is a member of the firm's executive committee. In addition to Fred's management responsibilities, he is the Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group. Fred is involved with commercial and residential real estate owners and developers, real estate investment trusts (REITs), real estate leasing and brokerage organizations, facility maintenance organizations, service organizations, and owners and operators in hospitality. His expertise includes:
- Specializing in the tax aspects of partnerships and passive loss regulations, including partnership profit and loss allocations and distributions
- Counseling clients on REIT-related mergers and acquisitions, UpREIT contributions, taxable REIT subsidiaries, strategies for tax efficiently restructuring portfolios, and REIT formation
- Analyzing the tax ramifications relating to debt restructuring or transferring of distressed real estate, foreclosure, deed in lieu, and bankruptcy from a borrower and lender perspective
- Performing acquisition due diligence for business and real estate companies
- Specializing in the tax aspects of partnerships and passive loss regulations, including partnership profit and loss allocations and distributions
- Counseling clients on REIT-related mergers and acquisitions, UpREIT contributions, taxable REIT subsidiaries, strategies for tax efficiently restructuring portfolios, and REIT formation
- Analyzing the tax ramifications relating to debt restructuring or transferring of distressed real estate, foreclosure, deed in lieu, and bankruptcy from a borrower and lender perspective
- Performing acquisition due diligence for business and real estate companies