Morrison Foerster, REITs | Chambers USA Profile

About

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Morrison & Foerster’s nationally recognized REIT practice has a strong bench of lawyers with extensive experience in the areas of capital markets, M&A, tax, real estate, real estate financing, investment management, and corporate governance. Whether it is an initial public offering, a complicated tax issue, or a transformational M&A transaction, our multidisciplinary team collaborates across practices and geographies to seamlessly deliver a full spectrum of legal services that are thoughtful and help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We are among the most active REIT practices in the United States and represent issuers, underwriters, and other real property stakeholders in connection with transactions in various property sectors, including multifamily, lodging, office, student housing, retail, industrial/logistics, healthcare, and farmland. We counsel and collaborate with public and private REITs (both equity REITs and mortgage REITs), REIT sponsors, contributors, investors, investment banks, valuation firms, investment advisers, specialty finance companies, and lenders on a range of REIT matters.

Chambers Review

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REITs - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster is a strong REITs practice that regularly handles high-value M&A, joint ventures and other transactions covering both publicly traded and public non-listed REITs. Receives regular capital markets mandates, including debt and equity offerings. The firm is frequently called upon to act for lodging, real estate and gaming businesses in relation to projects such as mortgage REITs. Represents funds trading in a comprehensive array of asset classes, including retail, residential, industrial, student housing, healthcare and agriculture properties.

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Work Highlights

Morrison Foerster represented Ares Industrial Real Estate Income Trust in connection with its public offerings, including in its third public offering of $5 billion of common stock.

Strengths

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The diversity of experience and willingness to work on a continuum of transactions makes Morrison Foerster a valuable client service provider. The team has an elite level of transactional experience.

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Morrison Foerster has a team of lawyers who are always professional, timely and responsive to clients' needs. It goes out of its way to help ensure smoldering problems do not become a crisis.

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The REIT tax professionals at Morrison Foerster are practical, levelheaded and commercial. It offers even-keeled advice and a strong command of the market.

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The team at Morrison Foerster is not only smart and knowledgeable, it delivers service with a smile and a sense of humor, when needed.

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Morrison Foerster's team is extremely knowledgeable and professional. Its judgment and analysis can be trusted. It's a go-to law firm with legal experts to help clients understand and make decisions.

REITs respondent
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The diversity of experience and willingness to work on a continuum of transactions makes Morrison Foerster a valuable client service provider. The team has an elite level of transactional experience.

REITs respondent
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Morrison Foerster has a team of lawyers who are always professional, timely and responsive to clients' needs. It goes out of its way to help ensure smoldering problems do not become a crisis.

REITs respondent
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The REIT tax professionals at Morrison Foerster are practical, levelheaded and commercial. It offers even-keeled advice and a strong command of the market.

REITs respondent
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The team at Morrison Foerster is not only smart and knowledgeable, it delivers service with a smile and a sense of humor, when needed.

REITs respondent
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Morrison Foerster's team is extremely knowledgeable and professional. Its judgment and analysis can be trusted. It's a go-to law firm with legal experts to help clients understand and make decisions.

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Notable Practitioners

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Larry P Medvinsky

Band 2

Larry Medvinsky advises REIT clients on transactions. His capabilities include equity and debt offerings in addition to more structural advice in the context of joint ventures.

Larry is a terrific partner, he knows businesses well and is an expert in the REITs space. He has a firm grasp on both the underlying issues but also relevant legal developments.

Larry is very transparent in providing advice whilst trying to learn clients' tendencies and priorities.

Larry is a knowledgeable and responsive lawyer.

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Shane Shelley

Band 2

Shane Shelley's tax capabilities see him acting on a wide variety of REIT corporate transactions such as M&A and debt offerings.

Shane is a knowledgeable tax lawyer who is practical, available and service-oriented. He understands his job to help clients as best as he can.

Shane has a keen commercial eye which makes his skills as a tax lawyer all the more valuable.

Shane has a knack for explaining very complicated concepts and making sure the client understands them. Shane is also great at helping structure deals on the tax side.

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Alice Connaughton

Band 3

Alice Connaughton's practice focuses on publicly registered, non-traded REITs. She is noted for her advice to non-traded REIT complexes on securities offerings.

Alice is a leader. She is very thoughtful, creative, and she provides well-reasoned, practical advice that is out of the box. She understands her clients, the industry and legal issues.

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Justin Salon

Band 4

Justin Salon is noted for his ability to handle complex transactions involving REITs including M&A as well as debt financing.

Justin is business-friendly - he understands what needs to get done.

Justin is very knowledgeable, responsive and has a great handle on the industry. He takes a practical approach and helps clients make decisions between risk aversion and business interests.

Justin is a pleasure to work with.

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