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Alston & Bird LLP

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REITs - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Alston & Bird demonstrates a strong affinity for a broad array of REIT-related work, including capital raises, M&A and regulatory matters. The firm has solid credentials representing REITs that deal with all manner of assets, from retail to office, hospitality and mortgage, particularly in the public, non-listed REITs space. It boasts national scope and cross-disciplinary resources in areas such as tax, financial services and construction. Team members hold high-profile positions within the REIT community and regularly write and speak at events on the topic of REITs.

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Work Highlights

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  • Alston & Bird represented Nuveen Global Cities REIT in its $5 billion follow-on offering of common stock.

Strengths

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  • Alston & Bird have a large presence in the non-traded REITs world.

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  • Alston & Bird has a great REITs team that is highly regarded.

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  • Alston & Bird's breadth of experience in the REIT space is always on display. They have the knowledge and resources to handle all matters we have thrown at them.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Donald Hammett
    Donald Hammett

    Donald Hammett

    Donald Hammett has a tax-centric REIT expertise that encompasses securities, M&A and joint venture formations.

    • Great attorney – excellent to work with.

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  • Jason Goode
    Jason Goode

    Jason Goode

    Jason Goode is particularly highly regarded for working with non-traded REITs on transactional and regulatory securities matters.

    • Jason is outstanding. An excellent practitioner and a gentleman, and great with clients.

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    • Jason is a very good lawyer with a strong book of business.

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  • Michael Kessler
    Michael Kessler

    Michael Kessler

    Michael Kessler advises in connection with complex REIT transactions, and is particularly active in M&A-related matters.

    • Michael is good with maintaining relationships – always commercial and really represents the interests of his clients, very proactive and thinking strategically in terms of what clients could be doing.

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    • Michael has a really good practice.

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  • Lindsey L.G. Magaro
    Lindsey L.G. Magaro

    Lindsey L.G. Magaro

    Lindsey L.G. Magaro is active representing clients in public offerings of common stock.

    • Lindsey is excellent – up and coming, making a name for herself, very collaborative and knowledgeable, and excellent to work with.

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    • Lindsey has great client relations skills and has extensive knowledge of the REIT industry.

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