Henry Finkelstein has a notable breadth and depth of experience in real estate and business transactions. For over 30 years, he has represented developers, institutional investors, family offices, capital partners and end-users. He has also acted as outside counsel to the City of Beverly Hills and a regional stadium commission and has represented private parties in many public/private partnership endeavors.
Henry has handled development, joint ventures, financing, leasing, and sales of office buildings, hotels, industrial buildings, luxury homes, apartments and a wide range of retail projects. He has particular expertise in the acquisition, entitlements, leasing, and pad sales for shopping centers on behalf of developers and anchor tenants. These engagements include the acquisition and development, or build-to-suit leasing, of approximately 10 million square feet of space on behalf of a major retailer.
Other matters he has handled include land use approvals, public financing of regional infrastructure needs, the acquisition and development of environmentally contaminated property, the negotiation of vested rights development agreements and construction contracts.
His engagements have ranged from center city redevelopment to the repositioning of early suburban shopping centers to ex-urban and resort projects. He has an affinity for both complex financial transactions and working with other stakeholders in the development process. He particularly enjoys collaborating with architects, engineers and other industry professionals in solving problems and bringing projects to fruition.
Henry is a Full Member of the Urban Land Institute and an Associate Member of the International Council on Shopping Centers. He is a frequent speaker on urban in-fill and redevelopment topics.
Publications
Article
How Do You Define an Emerging Neighborhood?
March 1, 2016
Greenberg Glusker Real Estate Partner Henry Finkelstein was quoted in a Law.com (subscription required) article that provided an overview of his participation on a RealShare Los Angeles panel program. The panelists discussed ideas to discover emerging markets from Downtown Los Angeles to areas of Long Beach and El Segundo. Finkelstein said to “Follow the New York model.” But lately he said he has been focused on entering suburbs. The panel also featured Bob Champion, president and CEO of Champion Development and Arden Hearing, managing director of Trumark Urban. Both developers told the audience there are many factors that go into determining the best places for projects including doing your due diligence, evaluating market conditions and behaviors of people who currently live there.
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Greenberg Glusker Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2016
August 18, 2015
Greenberg Glusker today announced that 16 of its attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 rankings, representing 14 practice areas. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 12 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 6.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. The Greenberg Glusker attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 are: Bruce D. Andelson (Corporate Law) Bob Baradaran (Real Estate Law) Darryl Cluster (Non-Profit/Charities Law; Trusts and Estates) David E. Cranston (Litigation- Environmental) Dennis B. Ellman (Real Estate Law) Bertram Fields (Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television) Henry D. Finkelstein (Real Estate Law) Harvey R. Friedman (Commercial Litigation; Bet-the-Company Litigation) Arthur N. Greenberg (Commercial Litigation; Litigation- Labor and Employment; Litigation Real Estate; Litigation- Trust and Estates) Norman H. Levine (Commercial Litigation; Litigation- Real Estate) Steven J. Lurie (Real Estate Law) Peter A. Nyquist (Environmental Law; Litigation- Environmental) Jonathan B. Sokol (Litigation- Insurance) Marc M. Stern (Family Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates) Elizabeth Watson (Real Estate Law ) Laura A. Zwicker (Trusts and Estates) About Greenberg Glusker For 55 years, Greenberg Glusker has held a unique position in Los Angeles as a full-service law firm, with particular expertise in bankruptcy/insolvency, corporate, employment, entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, litigation, private client services, real estate, and taxation. Committed to providing a wide range of services, we combine the personal attention of a boutique firm with the strength and breadth of services customarily found in a multi-office, international firm. Results-oriented client service is how we continue to distinguish ourselves today.
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Industry Conference
2026 Real Estate Law and Business Forum | USC Gould School of Law
April 29, 2026
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Sheri L. Bonstelle, Henry D. Finkelstein, Dave Song, and Samantha T. Pannier
Community
Costco Scholarship Fund Breakfast
September 15, 20237:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Meydenbauer Center
Henry D. Finkelstein, Norman H. Levine, and Elizabeth M. Sbardellati
