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. It 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. It 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 Hines Global Income Trust in connection with its third public offering of $2.5 billion of common stock, as well as its most recent and ongoing fourth public offering of $2.5 billion of common stock.

Strengths

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Morrison Foerster have been exceptional in that they understand our business and its nuanced issues. They are great with big-picture strategic guidance.

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Their subject matter expertise is excellent, since they serve on boards and have a number of other REITs clients.

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Morrison Foerster has deep industry expertise and market intelligence, while also being pragmatic and commercial-minded. I found them to be knowledgeable, pragmatic and good problem solvers.

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Morrison Foerster are very technical and responsive.

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Morrison Foerster have been exceptional in that they understand our business and its nuanced issues. They are great with big-picture strategic guidance.

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Their subject matter expertise is excellent, since they serve on boards and have a number of other REITs clients.

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Morrison Foerster has deep industry expertise and market intelligence, while also being pragmatic and commercial-minded. I found them to be knowledgeable, pragmatic and good problem solvers.

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Morrison Foerster are very technical and responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alice Connaughton

Band 2

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 excellent – a star of thr non-traded REIT world and a go-to in the space.

Ali is an excellent partner for transactions. She is thoroughly knowledgeable, able to pivot when confronting unfamiliar areas, pragmatic and an excellent communicator.

She is incredibly knowledgeable, smart and the best trainer of talent I have seen in the legal field. She has a unique ability to navigate novel issues and find solutions.

Alice has a wealth of knowledge and is very active in the space.

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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 makes things painless. He knows the industry very well and is able to provide good advice – very timely.

Larry is a terrific partner for us. He knows our business and our team very well and is very knowledgeable of the REIT industry.

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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 was thoughtful, methodical and remained focused on getting to the finish line in the right way. He was great to work with.

One of the best in the industry for REIT tax – incredibly inventive and flexible.

Shane is very knowledgeable and thinks through potential 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 has impressed me with his business acumen, breadth of knowledge in capital markets and ability to partner with our firm to solve complex business issues.

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