Steven Bierly Brings Joint Venture Expertise to Levenfeld Pearlstein’s Real Estate Team
Chicago, IL – August 6, 2025 — Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (LP) is pleased to announce that Steven Bierly has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate Group.
Bierly represents clients primarily on transactions involving joint ventures. He has structured real estate joint ventures, such as platform-level joint ventures between sponsors and investors, joint ventures to syndicate general partner capital, and project-level joint ventures between sponsors and capital partners.
“Steven’s experience with real estate joint ventures enhances LP’s ability to meet the accelerating client demand for complex deal structures as we have seen a marked increase in the need for creative capital stack solutions in this competitive and evolving market,” said Elizabeth O’Brien, Partner in and Leader of the Real Estate Practice Group. “Our joint venture work has grown substantially in recent years, and we’re seeing no signs of slowing,” added O’Brien. “Bringing on a partner with Steven’s depth of experience is a natural next step in meeting client demand and maintaining the high level of service we’re known for.”
Bierly also advises clients on a broad scope of corporate matters, including private placements of equity capital, business acquisitions and dispositions, investment transactions, the planning and implementation of organizational structures, and corporate governance matters.
“I look forward to advancing LP’s client-first approach by leveraging both legal precision and practical business strategy to help clients achieve their goals,” said Bierly.
Bierly earned his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and his B.S., with High Distinction, from Indiana University. A former certified public accountant, Bierly worked as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche LLP before entering law school. He began his legal career at Latham & Watkins and was a shareholder at Polsinelli prior to joining the LP team.
With the addition of Bierly, LP continues to strengthen its position as a go-to firm for commercial real estate matters and as a trusted extension of clients’ leadership and legal teams.
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About Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC provides legal and business counsel to sophisticated clients across a broad range of corporate, tax, real estate, estate planning, and litigation matters. LP works with clients to understand the full impact of the law on their businesses and proactively addresses their legal issues so that they can quickly return to doing what they do best. While the firm possesses the resources and depth necessary to manage the most complex matters as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, it truly differentiates itself through its commitment to “The LP Way” – the firm’s model for creating an exceptional client experience. Visit our website at www.lplegal.com and follow us on LinkedIn at @levenfeld-pearlstein.