Neil S. Faden

As leader of the Firm's impact investing and community development practice, Neil S. Faden practices transactional corporate and securities law with concentrations in organization and capitalization of collective investment funds, community development finance transactions, and health care industry financing and transactional matters. Recognized as a Top 25 Opportunity Zone Influencer in 2019 by Opportunity Zone Magazine, Neil has organized several qualified opportunity funds and is currently advising numerous clients in connection with investments using the new Opportunity Zone program. Neil focuses on finance matters related to the New Markets Tax Credit program and renewable energy tax credit projects. His practice includes the representation of community development entities, investors, lenders and borrowers.

Neil advises clients in connection with the organization, capitalization and financing of marketplace lending platforms and loan purchase transactions as well as crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending transactions.

Neil advises sponsors of collective investment vehicles, organized as limited liability companies and partnerships, ranging from hedge funds to real estate private equity funds.

Neil has lead responsibility for dozens of affordable housing finance transactions, including the formation of limited partnerships designed to invest in affordable housing that generates federal low-income housing tax credits, negotiation with institutional investors in such partnerships, negotiation with lenders and negotiation of equity investments in partnerships that are constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing.

Partner

Neil S. Faden

New York

212.830.7181

Services

Impact Investing and Community Development

Office

New York

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Neil S. Faden

As leader of the Firm's impact investing and community development practice, Neil S. Faden practices transactional corporate and securities law with concentrations in organization and capitalization of collective investment funds, community development finance transactions, and health care industry financing and transactional matters. Recognized as a Top 25 Opportunity Zone Influencer in 2019 by Opportunity Zone Magazine, Neil has organized several qualified opportunity funds and is currently advising numerous clients in connection with investments using the new Opportunity Zone program. Neil focuses on finance matters related to the New Markets Tax Credit program and renewable energy tax credit projects. His practice includes the representation of community development entities, investors, lenders and borrowers.

Neil advises clients in connection with the organization, capitalization and financing of marketplace lending platforms and loan purchase transactions as well as crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending transactions.

Neil advises sponsors of collective investment vehicles, organized as limited liability companies and partnerships, ranging from hedge funds to real estate private equity funds.

Neil has lead responsibility for dozens of affordable housing finance transactions, including the formation of limited partnerships designed to invest in affordable housing that generates federal low-income housing tax credits, negotiation with institutional investors in such partnerships, negotiation with lenders and negotiation of equity investments in partnerships that are constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing.

Accomplishments

Panelist, “Strategies for Accessing Investor Capital,” Novogradac’s 2020 Opportunity Zones Spring Conference, April 23, 2020.

Speaker, “Guidelines for Businesses Obtaining Relief Under the CARES Act,” Webinar, Practising Law Institute (PLI), April 15, 2020.

Panelist, “NMTC 2020 Workshop: Advanced NMTC Concepts,” Novogradac NMTC Conference 2020, January 29, 2020.

Speaker, “Advanced NMTC Concepts,” Novogradac 2019 New Markets Tax Credit Fall Conference, October 16, 2019.

Speaker, “Securities Laws and Opportunity Funds,” Novogradac 2019 Opportunity Zones Fall Conference, October 24, 2019.

Speaker, “Strategic Implementation & Community Development: How To Ensure OZs Effectively Benefit all Los Angeloneans,” Bisnow’s LA Opportunity Zones Conference, August 13, 2019.

Speaker, “Structuring,” Novogradac 2019 Opportunity Zones Spring Conference, April 25, 2019.

Speaker, “Opportunity Zones & the Impact of Tax Reform on Real Estate Strategies,” The Markets Group 5th Annual East Institutional Real Estate Investor Forum, April 10, 2019.

Panelist, “Legal Intricacies of Opportunity Zones,” Information Management Network Opportunity Zones Forum, March 12, 2019.

Speaker, “Investor Roundtable,” Novogradac 2019 New Markets Tax Credit Conference, January 24, 2019.

Panelist, “Crowdstreet Investor Education Series: Opportunity Zones Webinar,” January 22, 2019.

Speaker, “Opportunity Zones Deep Dive,” Novogradac 2018 New Markets Tax Credit Fall Conference, October 18, 2018.

Speaker, “Overcoming Tax and Legal Obstacles,” Novogradac 2018 Opportunity Zones Conference, October 2, 2018.

Panelist, “Opportunity Zones Workshop,” Novogradac 2018 New Markets Tax Credit Spring Conference, June 6, 2018.

Panelist, “Novogradac Investing in Opportunity Zones Webinar,” April 20, 2018.

Panelist, “Investing in Opportunity Act” Novogradac 2018 New Markets Tax Credit Conference, January 26, 2018.

Panelist, “Getting Your QALICB to Closing,” Novogradac 2017 New Markets Tax Credit Fall Conference, October 19, 2017.  

Panelist, “Advanced NMTC Concepts,” Novogradac 2017 New Markets Tax Credit Conference, January 25, 2017.

Speaker, “What’s New and Different?” CohnReznick New Markets Tax Credit Summit, May 11, 2016.

Speaker, PLI’s Crowdfunding and Online Direct Lending Seminar, New York, NY, September 22, 2015.

Admitted to practice in New York

Quoted, “Manatt Boosts Impact Investing Practice With 2 Miles & Stockbridge Partners,” The National Law Journal, July 21, 2022.

Co-author, “Opportunity Zones Benefits for Brownfields,” Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, April 2020.

Co-author, “Manatt Fintech: What to Expect in 2020,” LendIt Fintech News, Lend Academy, January 15, 2020.

New York

New York University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Developments Editor, Review of Law and Social Change

Tufts University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1990

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Financial Services Transactions

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