About

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Clients value our REIT practice group's responsive, practical, efficient handling of REIT matters, partner-level involvement in deals, and 360-degree perspective of our clients' needs.

Our REIT clients require some of the most sophisticated tax and investment structures in the world. Clients include existing public and private REITs, as well as real estate owners, operators and developers, pension fund advisors, pension funds, and foreign investors, looking to unlock the value of the REIT structure.

Sullivan's clients include many of the most prominent public REITs located throughout the U.S. and beyond. By equity market capitalization, we represent approximately 15 percent of the U.S. public equity REIT market.

We represent REITs and other industry participants in virtually every real estate sector. These include the more traditional REIT asset classes, such as:

  • Office
  • Retail
  • Industrial
  • Warehouse and Storage
  • Infrastructure (including parking facilities)
  • Hospitality (including hotels and travel centers)
  • Senior Living
  • Multifamily
  • Mortgages

In addition, our cutting-edge REIT conversion work has allowed us to represent clients in alternative asset classes such as:

  • Communications Towers
  • Data Centers
  • Dark and Lit Fiber
  • Digital Billboards
  • Distributed Antenna Systems
  • Solar, Wind and Power Infrastructure
  • Timberlands
  • Transmission and Distribution Lines
  • Vineyards, Greenhouses and Other Agricultural Properties

Chambers Review

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REITs - USA - Nationwide

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Sullivan & Worcester is a Boston-centric team handling a wide spectrum of REIT transactions, including formations, equity and debt offerings and joint ventures. The law firm combines tax structuring expertise with significant experience of advising on complex M&A, often with cross-border elements.

Work Highlights

  • Sullivan & Worcester provided REIT tax counsel to American Tower Corporation in connection with four debt offerings totaling over $3.337 billion in the aggregate principal amount.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ameek Ashok Ponda
1
Ameek Ashok Ponda
1
Band 1
Ameek Ashok Ponda's global transactional REIT practice regularly sees him handling REIT conversions as well as M&A.

Ameek is a great leader in the industry and helps provide detailed advice – highly trusted.

Ameek has a lot of REIT tax knowledge.

Ameek is an excellent lawyer. He is an expert in his subject area.

He is one of the best tax lawyers in the country.

Ameek is a powerhouse in the space.

Cameron Cosby
1
Cameron Cosby
1
Band 1
Cameron Cosby is commended for his strength across the REIT tax space, with notable experience of formations, M&A and debt and equity offerings.

He is knowledgeable and excellent at diving into the facts and providing practical advice.

He is one of the most well-respected REIT tax lawyers. Cam's decades of experience advising REITs in all asset classes makes him unique among REIT tax lawyers. He is able to navigate complex and contentious transactions with no drama.

Cameron is an excellent, very senior tax lawyer.

Louis Monti
5
Louis Monti
5
Band 5

Louis Monti represents REIT clients in NYSE and NASDAQ-related matters. His work often includes a broad range of tax, corporate and wider finance matters.

Sarah Wellings
U
Sarah Wellings
U
Up and Coming

Sarah Wellings is an up-and-coming practitioner at Sullivan & Worcester who is highly regarded for her REIT tax practice. Sarah is active acting as tax counsel in REIT compliance matters.

Sarah is detail-oriented, proactive and a true partner. She is excellent and patient with educating clients regarding matters.

Sarah provides exceptional client service.

Ranked Lawyers at
Sullivan & Worcester

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USA - Nationwide

REITs

Louis Monti
5
Louis Monti
5
Band 5
REITs: Tax

Ameek Ashok Ponda
1
Ameek Ashok Ponda
1
Band 1
Cameron Cosby
1
Cameron Cosby
1
Band 1
Sarah Wellings
U
Sarah Wellings
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Alexandra Wannop

Alison Strongwater

Angela Gomes

Ashley Tan

Avi Rao

Head of Department

Benjamin Armour

Brandon Schneider

Carson Durdel

Charles Chambers

Chinyere Okogeri

Connie Lee

David McLaughlin

Emily Brewer

Emily Goldschmidt

Eric Rietveld

Howard Berkenblit

Jeffrey Morlend

Johanna Colpritt

John Steiner

Matthew Bailey

Nancy Gillman

Nicole Rives

Paul Decker

Peter Cooper

Sarah Wellings

Sarah Wellings

Head of Department

Shannon Doherty

Sharon Leifer

Shu Wei

Spencer Stone

Victor Baltera

Warren Heilbronner

William Curry

William Hanson

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