Jason Nagi

Jason Nagi represents lenders and financial institutions in complex distressed real estate matters across New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Connecticut. His practice spans the full life cycle of distressed assets, from imminent default to resolution through Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) sales, foreclosure, deed in lieu, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Jason works with commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) trusts, special servicers, collateralized loan obligation (CLO) trustees or administrators, banks, and private lenders to enforce and restructure commercial loans. Clients rely on Jason’s ability to navigate competing interests and layered capital structures to achieve recoveries efficiently and in compliance with governing trust and loan documents.

A significant portion of Jason’s work involves coordinating multi-jurisdictional workouts and restructurings. He is frequently engaged by special servicers for CMBS Trusts and institutional lenders managing large loan portfolios or defaulted projects controlled by a single sponsor. Jason has implemented and litigated UCC Article 9 sales, pursued fraudulent transfer claims, and guided clients through every phase of the enforcement process.

Jason also uses his creditor-focused finance experience to counsel early-stage and mature FinTech companies, as well as traditional and non-traditional lenders, in both business ventures and litigation. He has counseled in convertible note financing, applying blockchain technology to their respective industries, fundraising efforts and regulatory issues. Jason advises clients on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and state-level Money Service Business (“MSB”) matters, including the issuance of securitized digital assets. He has authored numerous articles on FinTech issues and is a frequent speaker at conferences. 

His experience includes representing agent banks and the majority lenders in syndicated loan workouts, both in and out of court. Jason also advises on contested and consensual restructurings and has appeared in numerous bankruptcy cases involving both single-asset real estate entities and complex financing structures. Notably, Jason represented the largest ad hoc group of EARN account holders in the Celsius bankruptcy case.

Most recently, Jason guided a secured lender in taking title to 12 luxury condominium units in New York City. This transaction drew industry attention and was featured in The Real Deal.

Jason’s approach combines deep knowledge of real estate finance with a practical understanding of business risk, helping clients protect investments and close transactions with confidence.