4 Real
4 Real is a podcast from Dechert LLP exploring the latest trends and developments in commercial real estate finance. Join co-hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert every month as they delve into current issues impacting both the legal and business aspects of real estate finance transactions, including lending, securitization and restructuring. Each episode features market commentary and interviews with industry thought leaders, providing listeners with valuable insights and practical advice, plus a little banter along the way.
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Latest Episodes
Shifting Gears: The Forces Driving Insurance Risk in Commercial Real Estate
What if the insurance program you thought was protecting your deal is actually what's putting it at risk? In this episode of our 4 Real podcast, hosts Jon Gaynor, Sam Gilbert and Kate Mylod sit down with Emily Rasmussen, President and COO of Re...
Calling Balls and Strikes: Batting it Around with Moody’s Dan Rubock
In this episode of Dechert 4 Real, hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert welcome Moody’s Ratings’ SVP and former Dechert lawyer Dan Rubock to the podcast for an in-depth look at his career shaping how the agency evaluates the legal architecture of C...
More Than Data Centers: AI Governance, Liability and the Future of CRE
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but aren’t the implications for commercial real estate limited to data centers? In this episode, 4 Real hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert sit down with Dechert litigation counsel Wilfred T. Beaye, Jr. for t...
Five Key Themes From CREFC Miami 2026
Which CRE discussions energized the record-breaking and decidedly optimistic attendees at this year’s CREFC Conference in Miami? In this special edition of Dechert’s 4 Real podcast, Matt Armstrong, Jon Gaynor, Sam Gilbert, Stewart McQueen and K...
'Tis the Season for Rated Funds
In our final episode for 2025, Dechert 4 Real hosts Jon Gaynor and Sam Gilbert are joined by corporate partner Ross MacConnell for an inside look on rated funds and their intersection with commercial real estate. Plus, we get into the 411 on th...