Mark Rubenfire
Partner
Taft
Southfield, Michigan
Mark Rubenfire has made a significant and lasting impact on the Midwest commercial real estate community through his leadership, technical expertise, and unwavering commitment to client success. As co-chair of Taft’s Real Estate practice group, he has helped shape one of the region’s strongest real estate teams, fostering a collaborative culture that consistently delivers strategic, business-minded results.
Rubenfire’s breadth of experience—spanning acquisitions, sales, financing, and leasing across industrial, commercial, multifamily, and residential sectors—has positioned him as a trusted advisor on some of the most complex and meaningful transactions in the region. His deep understanding of lender expectations, including those of banks, insurance companies, and commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) lenders, allows him to navigate challenging financing environments with clarity and precision.
Rubenfire specializes in acquisitions, sales, financing and leasing of all types of real estate, including industrial, commercial, multifamily and residential. He has a wide range of transactional experience and has worked on behalf of borrowers with lenders of all types, including insurance companies, banks, and commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) lenders.
Rubenfire’s impact isn’t limited to the Detroit area, either. He has managed transactions across the state, region and country, including overseeing the legal aspects of one client’s acquisition and financing of more than 135 properties during the last 29 years.
Rubenfire says that his practice is about understanding each client as a unique partner, serving his clients’ specific needs and helping them achieve their goals.
While Rubenfire is highly versatile, his specialized focus on multifamily and self-storage transactions nationwide has made him an indispensable resource to clients active in these high-growth asset classes. His ability to anticipate issues, craft pragmatic solutions, and keep transactions moving smoothly has earned him a reputation for exceptional responsiveness and reliability.
Rubenfire’s impact extends beyond closing deals. He empowers clients to make informed, strategic decisions that advance their goals and strengthen the broader Midwest CRE ecosystem. His leadership, professionalism, and dedication make him not only a standout attorney, but a true partner to the industry.
Rubenfire is committed to his community, too. He is an active member of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, having served as the center’s past president and as a member of its executive committee.
Rubenfire is also a member of the executive committee of the United Jewish Foundation of Detroit and a board member and executive committee member of Project Healthy Community.
His peers have recognized Rubenfire’s impact, too. Rubenfire has won several industry honors during his career, including being honored as one of the Best Lawyers in America by Real Estate Law, named as a Michigan Super Lawyer and selected as one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law.
