Arnold & Porter, Real Estate | Chambers USA Profile

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Real Estate - District of Columbia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Arnold & Porter is a strong choice for sophisticated developments, acquisitions and commercial leases. It is capable of handling all property classes, with a particular focus on office buildings and commercial headquarters. The team maintains particular strength in debt and equity financing of real estate and is also noted for its adroit counsel on real estate transactions involving federal government interests. The firm often advises on development transactions for nonprofits, colleges and universities.

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Work Highlights

Arnold & Porter represented American Real Estate Partners in connection with the acquisition, pre-development, and construction of a 200,000 square foot ‘office to residential’ conversion project on King Street in the heart of Alexandria, Virginia, which was acquired from seven individual office condo unit owners and when completed will be a branded luxury multifamily community of approximately 200 units known as CityHouse Old Town.

Strengths

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Arnold & Porter has a deep bench of talented and experienced lawyers prepared to deal with complex issues at a moment's notice.

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The team get together and address the complexities with straightforward solutions. The depth and breadth of the group is second to none.

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Arnold & Porter has a deep bench of talented and experienced lawyers prepared to deal with complex issues at a moment's notice.

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The team get together and address the complexities with straightforward solutions. The depth and breadth of the group is second to none.

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Notable Practitioners

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Amy B Rifkind

Band 1

Amy Rifkind has experience in the acquisition, sale and leasing of office properties, and offers notable experience handling matters relating to government real estate.

Amy is phenomenal.

She's very detailed and thorough, her legal advice and analysis is always on-point.

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Michael Goodwin

Band 1

Michael Goodwin's esteemed practice sees him regularly handle real estate acquisitions, developments and leases for a range of prominent clients.

Michael Goodwin is nothing short of brilliant.

He is smart, efficient and has good business sense.

Michael is hands-down one of the most knowledgeable real estate attorneys in DC.

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Carey W Smith

Band 3

Carey Smith offers experience handling transactional real estate matters for joint ventures, developers and investors. He has a noted real estate tax specialty.

Carey has a creative mind when it comes to solving problems.

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Jennifer Perkins

Band 3

Jennifer Perkins is widely considered a go-to adviser on complex leasing matters for both tenants and landlords.

Jennifer is knowledgeable, responsive, proactive and a strong advocate for the firm.

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Kenneth Schwartz

Band 3

Kenneth Schwartz has a broad transactional practice which includes the sale and acquisition of land, ground leases and financings.

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Jon Boswell

Up and Coming

Jon Boswell enjoys a growing reputation for his expertise in real estate transactions. He expertly advises clients on acquisitions, financing and restructuring matters.

Jon is extremely technical and very good on the business side. He is a fantastic negotiator.

Jon is an exceptional real estate attorney.

Jon is an excellent lawyer who is smart and a great negotiator.

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