Alice Connaughton and Larry Medvinsky jointly lead the REITs practice at Morrison Foerster from Washington DC, with Connaughton regularly representing a number of non-listed REITs in corporate transactions, while Medvinsky is noted for his ability to handle IPOs and secondary fundraises. David Slotkin handles major transactions for the practice including a preferred equity investment in the multifamily space and continues to represent underwriters and companies in debt and equity securities. Justin Salon is a capital markets expert and represents both public and private companies in transactions including debt-related transactions and common stock offerings. San Diego-based Shane Shelley is the go-to REIT tax attorney of the practice. Notable team members include Washington DC-based Andrew Campbell who has represented underwriters and privately held REITs in securities transactions, and John Hensley is well-versed in IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements and resides in Austin. Unless otherwise mentioned, all lawyers listed are based in Washington DC.

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Key clients

  • Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
  • Antarctica Capital, LLC
  • Ares Industrial Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
  • Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.
  • Ascend Medical Holdings, LLC
  • Aventine Property Group, Inc.
  • Barclays Capital Inc.
  • BofA Securities, Inc.
  • B. Riley Securities, Inc.
  • Broad Street Realty, Inc.
  • Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
  • Equity Residential
  • Farmland Partners, Inc.
  • Forum Investment Group
  • Freehold Properties, Inc.
  • Hines Global Income Trust, Inc.
  • Innovative Industrial Properties
  • KeyBank
  • My Place Self Storage
  • Piper Sandler Companies
  • R.W. Baird
  • Treehouse REIT
  • UDR, Inc.
  • UBS Securities, LLC
  • Wells Fargo Securities LLC

Work highlights

  • Represented Ares Industrial Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (AIREIT) in connection with each of its public offerings, including in its third public offering of $5 billion of common stock.
  • Represented Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. in connection with each of its public offerings, including its most recent and ongoing third public offering of up to $2.5 billion of common stock.
  • Representing Forum Investment Group in connection with the roll-up of entities that own 17 muti-family properties into a flagship REIT, through a series of mergers.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alice Connaughton, Larry Medvinsky

Other key lawyers

David Slotkin, Justin Salon, Shane Shelley, Andrew Campbell, John Hensley, Emily Beers