Overview
Sabina Jacobs Margot is an associate in the Corporate and Property practice group, located in the Los Angeles office.
Sabina has represented private equity funds, REITs, insurance companies, institutional lenders, and private companies in connection with mortgage and mezzanine loans, acquisition and construction financing, and workouts. She has extensive experience in legal opinions for real estate finance transactions, structured finance transactions, and securitizations. Sabina advises on issues related to SPEs, substantive consolidation, alter ego and veil piercing, true sales, and the UCC. She has also represented borrowers, sponsors, debtors, and lenders in various restructuring deals involving bridge and DIP financing, 363 sales, and chapter 11 reorganizations.
Sabina has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America every year since 2021 for Real Estate Law and for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights and Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
- California
- New York
- Hon. Brendan L. Shannon, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, 2010-2011
- J.D., Loyola Law School, cum laude; Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Speaking Engagements
- "Real Estate Workouts", Financial Lawyers Conference's 2023 Nuts & Bolts – Learning the Essentials: Commercial Finance, Real Estate Finance, and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Topics for Young Attorneys, September 28-29, 2023
News & Publications
International Compliance Blog
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act Are Now in Effect
January 25, 2024
By: Danielle F. Fern, Sabina Jacobs Margot, David M. Stetson,
Events
Webinars
What You Need to Know About the CTA: A Primer
February 13, 2024
Speakers: Danielle F. Fern, Sabina Jacobs Margot
Noteworthy
Publications
Avoiding Potential Pitfalls and Liabilities Following a Spin-Off
INSIGHTS: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor
March 2018
By: Sabina Jacobs Margot, Brittany N. Schmeltz, Stephen Glover, and Kristin A. Linsley
Possible Makeover for Make-Wholes After EFH
American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
January 2017
By: Sabina Jacobs Margot
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Real Estate and Business Law sections)
- California Lawyers Association (Real Property Law and Business Law sections)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Real Estate Finance, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy, and Business Law sections)
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles