Socrates Xanthopoulos.

Socrates Xanthopoulos is Co-Managing Member of IX Legal and Chair of the Firm’s Transactions Department. He is a sophisticated transactional real estate and business attorney who serves as a trusted advisor to owners, developers, investors, institutional lenders, family offices, asset managers, and closely held companies navigating complex, high-value transactions. Socrates is frequently called upon when a transaction involves significant value, sophisticated counterparties, complex structures, or issues requiring experienced judgment beyond the ordinary mechanics of a deal. He brings a strategic, business-minded approach to each engagement, combining deep knowledge of real estate law with a practical understanding of the economics, risks, leverage, and objectives driving the transaction. His practice extends throughout New York and across the United States, with particular depth in sophisticated transactions involving New York City real estate.

Socrates focuses his practice on complex, high-value transactions involving all levels of the capital stack. He regularly advises clients on acquisitions and dispositions, land acquisitions and development transactions, commercial real estate financings and refinancings, joint ventures, equity investments, development arrangements, and other complex real estate and corporate transactions. His experience spans virtually every major asset class, including multifamily, mixed-use, office, hotel, retail, industrial, and other commercial properties.

Known for his sophisticated deal judgment, business-minded approach, and ability to navigate complex transactions from conception through closing, Socrates serves as a trusted strategic advisor to clients facing significant investments, intricate deal structures, and high-stakes negotiations. He is particularly adept at identifying and resolving issues that can materially affect a transaction’s economics, risk allocation, control, and ultimate success. His clients rely on him not simply to document a transaction, but to understand the business objectives driving it, anticipate obstacles before they arise, and develop practical solutions that move deals forward.

Socrates has represented clients in transactions ranging from New York City acquisitions and developments to complex investments and real estate ventures throughout the United States. His practice reflects a national perspective combined with deep experience in the New York real estate market and the sophisticated legal and business considerations inherent in transactions involving institutional capital, private investment, developers, and entrepreneurial owners.

Socrates has been recognized for his accomplishments in the real estate industry, including being named a Top Real Estate Attorney at the Real Estate Development Awards. He has also been selected by Thomson Reuters® as a New York Super Lawyers Rising Star.

In addition to his legal practice and leadership at IX Legal, Socrates is a member of the Hellenic Lawyers Association, where he remains actively engaged with the legal community and shares his commitment to the profession and his Hellenic heritage.

Outside of the office, Socrates enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, entertaining friends, and making the most of life in New York. He places a strong value on family, long-standing relationships, and the connections that extend well beyond the practice of law.