Clifford Chance LLP, REITs | Chambers USA Profile

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REITs - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance is a strong capital markets platform that caters to leading REIT clients and prominent underwriters, with a particular affinity for mortgage REITs and REITs with European assets. The firm is able to offer clients a full suite of advice because of its strength in areas such as M&A, financing, and debt and equity offerings, as well as tax concerns. It exhibits particular knowledge of entity formation, such as transactions to create REIT joint ventures.

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Work Highlights

Clifford Chance advised non-traded REIT Apollo Realty Income Solutions in connection with a continuous follow-on public offering of $5 billion common stock.

Strengths

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Clifford Chance are very capable in all fields. The partners are very knowledgeable, and always respond and solve problems in a timely manner.

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Clifford Chance are very knowledgeable, practical and up to date with current market practices and trends.

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Clifford Chance has specific expertise in the mortgage REIT space.

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Clifford Chance have a very good understanding of industry trends, distilling them down for clients and giving them full background.

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The firm's overall knowledge of REIT space is excellent; the advice and counsel is always spot on – very responsive.

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Clifford Chance are very capable in all fields. The partners are very knowledgeable, and always respond and solve problems in a timely manner.

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Clifford Chance are very knowledgeable, practical and up to date with current market practices and trends.

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Clifford Chance has specific expertise in the mortgage REIT space.

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Clifford Chance have a very good understanding of industry trends, distilling them down for clients and giving them full background.

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The firm's overall knowledge of REIT space is excellent; the advice and counsel is always spot on – very responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jay L Bernstein

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Jay Bernstein is revered for his wide skill across complex capital markets transactions, IPOs and M&A.

Jay brings years of experience and creativity to finding solutions in difficult situations.

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Kathleen L Werner

Senior Statespeople

Kathleen Werner is commended for her work on capital markets and M&A matters encompassing publicly traded and public non-listed REITs.

I only have wonderful things to say about Kathleen.

Kathleen is a fantastic REITs lawyer.

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Andrew Epstein

Band 2

Andrew Epstein is highly rated for his wide knowledge of equity and mortgage REITs, including IPOs and M&A.

He is very knowledgeable, provides an excellent service and works through complex issues in a personable manner.

He is a great team leader and outside adviser.

Andy has handled public REIT transactions at the highest level for decades and has a great deal of experience to draw on. He directs very complex transactions and manages a large team smoothly.

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Michael Seaton

Band 2

Michael Seaton is a seasoned tax attorney with considerable expertise advising on REIT transactions.

Michael distills very complex matters down to English very well.

Michael is an exceptional resource with technical depth and superior communication with clients. He easily moves between business concerns and maintaining REIT tax qualifications.

He is solution-oriented, with a demonstrated deep knowledge of both the subject matter and the industry.

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