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.
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.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alice Connaughton, Larry Medvinsky