Board Certified in Real Estate Law and Condominium & Planned Development Law

Board Certified in Real Estate Law and Condominium & Planned Development Law

Daniel A. Kaskel is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate, Corporate, Land Use & Financial Services Group and an equity partner representing institutional investors, real estate sponsors, and family offices in complex, high-value real estate transactions nationwide.

His practice focuses on acquisitions, dispositions, development, and financing across multifamily, mixed-use and master-planned communities, office and retail portfolios, senior living facilities, manufactured housing communities, and substantial residential developments. He structures and negotiates joint ventures between institutional capital partners and operating sponsors and advises on the corporate frameworks underlying these investments.

Mr. Kaskel represents borrowers in sophisticated financing transactions, including construction, acquisition and development, bridge, and permanent loans, as well as mezzanine financing, frequently in transactions exceeding $100 million. He also advises on sale-leaseback transactions and broader capital structuring strategies.

He serves as outside general counsel to numerous family offices and real estate platforms, providing strategic guidance on investments, governance, and operations. His practice also includes significant residential closings and financings, and large-scale condominium and planned development structuring.

Mr. Kaskel is recognized in Super Lawyers for more than 15 years and was named a finalist for Best Real Estate Lawyer in Florida by ALM in 2026.

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Significant Representations

• Acquisition and agency financing of a large multifamily project in Palm Beach County, Florida.
• Acquisition and financing of a significant office and retail portfolio in Boca Raton, Florida.
• Multiple acquisitions and financings of senior living portfolios across Florida, Tennessee, and the Midwest.
• Acquisition, disposition, and financing of manufactured housing communities throughout the Midwest.
• Ongoing representation of family offices in acquisitions, financings, and refinancings of office and retail assets throughout Florida.
• Acquisition and financing of properties on behalf of nonprofit organizations throughout Florida.
• Development and financing of a 300+ unit residential community in Central Florida.
• Financing and partial disposition of an office and retail portfolio in Palm Beach County, Florida.
• Representation of borrowers in large-scale financings, including transactions exceeding $100 million.
• Service as outside general counsel to family offices and real estate platforms.

Community Involvement & Leadership

Mr. Kaskel is actively involved in numerous civic, professional, and charitable organizations. He has served two terms as Chair of a Florida Bar Grievance Committee and is a former Director of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. He has also served on a Florida Bar task force and has authored legal articles published in respected outlets, including the New York Law Journal and Bloomberg.

He is the Immediate Past President of the Boca Raton Synagogue, a Delegate to the 39th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, has served on boards of non-profit organizations and is currently a Board Member of the American Zionist Movement.

Mr. Kaskel is a proud father and grandfather of four grandchildren.

Certifications

Board Certified Real Estate Attorney by The Florida Bar
Board Certified Condominium & Planned Development Attorney by The Florida Bar

Professional and Community Activity

Member Florida Bar Grievance Committee (2010 – 2013; 2018 – 2020)
Florida Bar Grievance Committee Chair (2012-2013; 2019-2020)
Member, Board of Directors, South Palm Beach County Bar Association (2014 – 2018)
Chair South Palm Beach County Bar Association Real Estate Law Committee (2010 – 2014)
Member, Florida Bar Task Force on Open Construction Permits
Member, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar

• Commercial Real Estate Committee
• Real Property Financing & Lending Committee
• Title Insurance Committee

Vice President, Boca Raton Synagogue
Former Board Member of the Jewish Association for Residential Care (“JARC”)

Recognition

AV Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers
Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite

Bar Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Florida Bar – 1994
New Jersey Bar – 1993

Education

Western New England College School of Law, JD, 1992
Rutgers School of Law, third year law school – June, 1991 – May, 1992
State University of New York at Binghamton, BA, 1987

Published Works

“Bulk Acquisition of Florida Distressed Condominiums”, New York Law Journal, 2010

"If You Love Me Let Me Go: Tips on Establishing Florida Domicile", New York Law Journal, 2019

Classes/Seminars Taught

University of Miami Boyers Institute on Condominiums and Cluster Developments

• 2013 Association Borrower and Loan Financing
• 2010 Condominium Associations and Bulk Buyers
• 2004 Terminating a Condominium

Lectured on Drafting Principles of Real Estate Contracts and Elements of Real Estate Contracts