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Skadden’s real estate attorneys work with an interdisciplinary team of tax, M&A and capital markets attorneys throughout the firm that advises REIT clients and their sponsors, underwriters, managers, boards of directors and special committees in some of their most important and innovative transactions, including a number of “first-of-their-kind” matters.
Skadden has represented every type of REIT, including equity, hybrid, special-purpose, and public and private, as well as funds that invest in REITs, on a broad range of legal matters and transactions affecting REITs, including UPREITs, DownREITs, roll-ups and multiple REIT structures.
Skadden’s REIT clients span the entire industry, including apartments, office buildings, shopping centers, cell phone towers, health care facilities, medical office buildings, hotels, industrial properties, data centers, manufactured home communities, prisons, storage, timber and warehouses, as well as REITs that specialize in mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, mezzanine loans and financing structures.
Our attorneys have led numerous international REIT transactions, including complex joint ventures between U.S. REITs and non-U.S.-based real estate investors, major investments by U.S. REITs abroad, complicated formations of private U.S. REITs to facilitate real estate investments by institutions based outside the United States, and the structuring and establishment of European REITs.
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Skadden has a highly regarded REITs group with wide-ranging experience of forming uniquely structured companies as well as enormous capital raisings and M&A. One of the chief names in tax-free spin-out REIT conversions. Advises REITs of every kind, including special purpose, hybrid and mortgage REITs. Commands a strong international corporate real estate practice.
Skadden advised Apartment Income REIT Corporation with its $10 billion going-private acquisition by Blackstone Real Estate Partners.
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Skadden is a very client-focused law firm. It assembles a team of responsive lawyers, and it has great depth in its practice groups. The responsiveness and the depth they have in M&A is impressive.
Skadden does such a great job of communicating across its departments. The law firm understands clients' needs, and predicts needs before clients even realize them.
Skadden has deep expertise and confidence married with a pragmatic approach. The team is able to step in on complex transactions within a tight timeline.
Skadden is a prompt, professional and thorough law firm. Its team is a great asset, and consistently demonstrates that they are leaders in the REIT law industry.
Skadden is our bet-the-company firm. Its team is unbelievably responsive, which is reassuring for clients. The law firm has a broad range and depth of experience.
Skadden is a very client-focused law firm. It assembles a team of responsive lawyers, and it has great depth in its practice groups. The responsiveness and the depth they have in M&A is impressive.
Skadden does such a great job of communicating across its departments. The law firm understands clients' needs, and predicts needs before clients even realize them.
Skadden has deep expertise and confidence married with a pragmatic approach. The team is able to step in on complex transactions within a tight timeline.
Skadden is a prompt, professional and thorough law firm. Its team is a great asset, and consistently demonstrates that they are leaders in the REIT law industry.
Skadden is our bet-the-company firm. Its team is unbelievably responsive, which is reassuring for clients. The law firm has a broad range and depth of experience.
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David is a knowledgeable lawyer. He provides the technical legal compliance answer alongside the legal answer, providing a practical solution that achieves business objectives.
David is very responsive and practical in his approach. I appreciate his responsiveness and his holistic approach.
David is a senior statesman with strong breadth of knowledge. David provides pragmatic advice and he is very responsive to our needs.
David is extremely sharp, and aware of the commercial environment of transactions.
David is incredibly knowledgeable on relevant tax relations, and makes everyone in the team smarter and aware of key issues.
David is a highly knowledgeable tax lawyer. He goes above and beyond, knows the law, the nuances, and has a strong grasp of the market. He is responsive and a very practical lawyer.
Nickolas is a high-quality tax adviser, with deep institutional knowledge. He is highly responsive and great to work with.
Nick is a strong tax counsel with deep insight into technical tax rules. Nick has a high level of commercial awareness and the ability to provide guidance that is practical and useful.
Nick is a tax guru. He is able to help clients across the globe in structuring entities and transactions in the most tax-effective way.
Sarah Beth is extremely knowledgeable and always makes herself available to answer questions.
Sarah has a vast level of experience in the non-traditional REIT space. She ensures clients are aware of current industry trends and positions, and is adept at explaining technical tax issues.
Sarah Beth is an amazing business partner who provides much-needed REIT expertise in a timely manner.
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