Hilary Shalla-Strong

Hilary Strong, Global Vice Chair of Latham’s Real Estate Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s interdisciplinary Data Center team, advises clients on a full array of complex commercial real estate transactions, including real estate investment trust (REIT) matters.

Drawing on her breadth of experience in the real estate market, Hilary delivers pragmatic and commercially driven counsel to REITs, private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, individuals, and other institutional clients across a multitude of asset classes, including:

- Data centers

- Healthcare and life sciences

- Senior housing

- Logistics

She regularly advises on acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures involving complex real estate portfolios, as well as the development of commercial real estate.

Hilary brings particular experience advising on REIT transactions, including in connection with roll-ups, initial public offerings, mergers, and matters involving sovereign wealth funds. She also guides clients on converting commercial property owners and operators to REITs, as well as on acquiring stock in commercial property owners and operators and concurrent asset restructuring for REIT compliance.

Hilary serves as a go-to advisor to many clients throughout their growth stages. She offers first-hand insight into real estate investment companies’ and developers’ needs by leveraging her prior experience as Vice President, Senior Counsel of Irvine Company.

A recognized leader at the firm, she has served as Local Chair of Latham’s Orange County Corporate Department, Chair of the firm’s Mentoring Committee, and Co-Chair of the Orange County office’s WEB Committee, as well as on the firm’s Associates Committee.