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title: "Kirkland & Ellis Hires Seth Niedermayer as Partner in Real Estate Group"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/45f8c42e-9fd1-4272-893c-2dcab1874e00
source: "Commercial Observer"
original_url: https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/kirkland-ellis-hires-seth-niedermayer-hsf-kramer/
author: "Edavis"
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2026-09-15T17:51:09.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:16:43.086Z
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# Kirkland & Ellis Hires Seth Niedermayer as Partner in Real Estate Group

**TL;DR:** Seth Niedermayer, a real estate attorney, has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in its real estate group after more than a decade at HSF Kramer. Niedermayer will represent private equity and investor clients, as well as developers and operators, across real estate transactions.

*By Edavis, originally published in Commercial Observer on 2026-09-15. [Read the original](https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/kirkland-ellis-hires-seth-niedermayer-hsf-kramer/).*

## Story

After more than a decade at **HSF Kramer**, real estate attorney **Seth Niedermayer** has moved offices to **Kirkland & Ellis**.

Niedermayer joined the Chicago-based law firm’s real estate group as a partner this week, as shared in a **LinkedIn** post Monday evening and confirmed by a spokesperson for the firm. Kirkland & Ellis, which serves a range of clients in private equity and corporate transactions, is based at **601 Lexington Avenue** and will operate a growing second New York City practice at **900 Third Avenue** once that office opens.

At Kirkland & Ellis, Niedermayer will represent private equity and investor clients, as well as developers and operators, across real estate transactions, according to a spokesperson for the firm. His primary focus will be joint ventures and financing.

“Kirkland has an unrivaled platform to serve clients on their most sophisticated and important matters, and I’m excited to collaborate with the firm’s exceptionally talented lawyers,” Niedermayer told Commercial Observer in a statement. “I look forward to bringing my experience to the team and continuing to build on the firm’s tremendous momentum in real estate.”

Niedermayer’s move follows more than a decade of work at HSF Kramer, which was still Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel when he arrived as an associate in 2015. He had limited real estate experience then, Niedermayer told CO in June, but the firm’s practice evolved alongside the real estate market — particularly as private capital gained dominance. He was made partner in 2022.

During his tenure, Niedermayer represented **Mitsui Fudosan America** in its joint venture at **50 Hudson Yards**. He also worked on **Vici Properties** and **Apollo Global Management**’s acquisition of the **Venetian** on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022.

“For more than a decade, Seth has been a valued member of our real estate practice, and we’re grateful for his contributions to the firm and our clients,” **Jay Neveloff**, chair of U.S. real estate at HSF Kramer, told CO in a statement. “We wish him well in his next chapter.”

Niedermayer began his legal career as a summer associate at **Simpson Thacher & Bartlett**, and was hired as a full-time associate after graduating from **Columbia Law School**. Niedermayer also holds an undergraduate degree from **Yale University**.

## Entities

- private equity (topic)
- Real Estate (sector)
- Commercial Observer (publication)
- LinkedIn (company)
- Apollo Global Management (investor)
- Kirkland & Ellis (company)
- law firm expansion (topic)
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (company)
- real estate transactions (topic)
- Vici Properties (company)
- HSF Kramer (company)
- Jay Neveloff (person)

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Originally reported by Edavis, Commercial Observer (https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/kirkland-ellis-hires-seth-niedermayer-hsf-kramer/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/45f8c42e-9fd1-4272-893c-2dcab1874e00).