Sidley Austin LLP, REITs | Chambers USA Profile

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REITs - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin is a premier group for counsel on debt and equity securities offerings involving REITs due to its enduring relationships with major underwriters. Also provides counsel in relation to REIT bank financing, boasting experience in representing agents, lead arrangers and borrowers throughout a number of term loans and credit facilities. Also maintains a strong offering in REIT transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic alliances.

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Work Highlights

Sidley Austin represented Invitation Homes Operating Partnership in connection with a public debt offering of $450 million of 5.450% notes due 2030 and $350 million of 5.500% notes due 2033.

Strengths

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Sidley Austin has a team of extremely effective partners. The team has excellent leadership, works well together, communicated constantly and has a full complement of expertise.

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Sidley Austin's team is really good at understanding clients. It does a good job of staffing matters efficiently and helping evaluate priority issues. The team can see the forest for the trees.

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Sidley Austin has unmatched expertise across a broad range of legal areas. The team is built of multiple levels of experts that can assist as needed.

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Sidley Austin have a large stable of attorneys with expertise in publicly traded REITs.

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Sidley Austin is the firm you go to if you want a transaction done in a bulletproof manner. It has top-class legal talent engaged in high-end transactions and existential issues.

REITs respondent
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Sidley Austin has a team of extremely effective partners. The team has excellent leadership, works well together, communicated constantly and has a full complement of expertise.

REITs respondent
USA

Sidley Austin's team is really good at understanding clients. It does a good job of staffing matters efficiently and helping evaluate priority issues. The team can see the forest for the trees.

REITs respondent
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Sidley Austin has unmatched expertise across a broad range of legal areas. The team is built of multiple levels of experts that can assist as needed.

REITs respondent
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Sidley Austin have a large stable of attorneys with expertise in publicly traded REITs.

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Sidley Austin is the firm you go to if you want a transaction done in a bulletproof manner. It has top-class legal talent engaged in high-end transactions and existential issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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Bartholomew Sheehan

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Bartholomew Sheehan is best known for his work with financial institutions in REIT debt and equity transactions.

Bart is a best-in-class lawyer with an excellent grasp on issues. He is responsive, client-friendly and excels at finding business-oriented solutions.

Bart is diligent about looking out for the interests of the company. He provides practical advice on the toss-up calls, enabling us to make an eyes-wide-open decision.

Bart is a terrific and engaging person. He is extremely experienced and capable.

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Christian Brause

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Christian Brause is highly experienced in counseling issuers and underwriters on REIT financing.

Christian is very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and he does a good job of navigating tricky issues. He is a good resource for tax issues.

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Edward F Petrosky

Band 2

Edward Petrosky is especially well thought of for acting as underwriter's counsel in debt and equity offerings.

Edward's knowledge of REIT IPO transactions is invaluable to transactions.

Edward is an extraordinarily experienced and available lawyer. He is personable, commercial and he gives the best advice. He is a pro's pro and a real industry leader.

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Ivy Jones

Band 2

Ivy Jones is a highly regarded tax practitioner with specialist expertise in capital markets transactions involving REITs.

Ivy is very strong with REIT and finance issues.

Ivy is a fantastic attorney and a tax specialist. She's thoughtful, hard-working and a pleasure to work with.

Ivy is a good REIT tax lawyer. She is well known in the space and very knowledgeable.

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J Gerard Cummins

Band 2

Gerard Cummins is esteemed for his skill in securities offerings and corporate matters, representing REITs and lending institutions.

Gerard has best-of-class knowledge in his field. He has an incredible depth of experience, is thoughtful, diligent and precise. He's highly responsive and gets back within minutes.

Gerard is a leader in the REIT and fund creation field. He is super-knowledgeable and really thinks about business issues alongside the law.

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Jason A. Friedhoff

Band 4

Jason Friedhoff is particularly noted for his expertise in securities offerings where REITs are the issuers.

Jason's knowledge, responsiveness and commercial judgment set him apart from his peers.

Jason is really detail-oriented. He goes through documents thoroughly and ensures everything ticks and ties. He has developed a strong following and is really the best in class at what he does.

Jason is very responsive to our needs. What really sets him apart is his understanding of clients' businesses and internal capabilities.

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