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Provided by Alice Connaughton
Alice Connaughton is co-chair of the firm’s REIT practice and a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Capital Markets practice group. Ali’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other direct participation programs, in a variety of corporate and securities matters, including, among other things, public and private securities offerings and tender offers.
Ali regularly advises boards of directors, audit committees, and management with respect to strategic matters and corporate governance issues. Ali also routinely counsels public company clients with respect to complex regulatory matters, compliance with federal and state securities laws, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
She has represented several of the leading sponsors of public, non-listed REITs in connection with more than $35 billion in public offerings.
Ali has been recommended as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA for REITs since 2014. She also has been a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) since first being elected in 2020. The IPA provides national leadership for the portfolio diversifying investments industry, which includes non-listed REITs, BDCs, interval funds, closed-end funds and DSTs/1031 exchanges. Ali’s commitment to the REIT industry allows her to be completely dialed-in to regulatory developments and emerging trends, making her a trusted advisor to clients and a frequent speaker on topics impacting the industry.
Cornell University, B.S., 1998; American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 2001
Provided by Chambers
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.
Provided by Chambers
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.
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.