Sebastian Bohorquez is the Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, where he provides counsel on sophisticated, high-profile real estate transactions. Mr. Bohorquez’s counsel is sought after by a diverse client base, including developers, lenders, financial institutions, hotel operators, commercial landlords and tenants, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors. His expertise spans a wide array of real estate matters, including the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and close-out phases of real estate projects such as retail, industrial, mixed-use, market-rate, workforce, and affordable housing developments. He also offers strategic guidance on Florida’s Live Local Act, ensuring his clients are well-positioned in this evolving legal landscape.

Mr. Bohorquez’s clients also frequently call upon him to serve as a key advisor on general corporate matters including organizational formation, corporate governance, and joint ventures. Notable transactions he has handled include representing a national private equity firm in the acquisition of a $172MM student housing portfolio in Florida, counseling an Arizona-based family office in structuring a $100MM credit facility, and advising a Brazil-based family office in connection with its equity investment in a build-to-rent development in Palm Bay, Florida.

Mr. Bohorquez’s legal career includes tenure at prominent firms such as Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, a distinguished Miami-based firm, and Shutts & Bowen LLP, an Am Law 200 ranked firm. Additionally, his role as former corporate counsel at Kayne Anderson Real Estate, a leading PERE 50 real estate private equity firm, equips him with unique insights into real estate lending, investment, and development, providing his clients with comprehensive strategic advice. Mr. Bohorquez’s clients also frequently call upon him to serve as a key advisor on general corporate matters including organizational formation, corporate governance, and joint ventures.

Mr. Bohorquez holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from Florida International University.