Arnold & Porter
Client SatisfactionArnold & Porter advises on a wide range of leasing, financing, and transactions, including those that involve federal government interests. Building on this experience, the team also excels on public-private partnerships along with sizeable office leasing mandates. In New York, Jeffrey Kapner advises large private equity and financial institutions on financing, acquisitions, and dispositions. In the same office, Stephen Gliatta has substantial experience advising on investments. Meanwhile, Amy Rifkind focuses on a range of development projects, federal transactions and ground leases from the firm’s Washington DC office. Advising across a wide range of asset classes, the team is further noted for its advising of hotel owners and developers in cases of distressed assets, new developments, and transactions.
Key clients
- Affinius Capital
- American Real Estate Partners
- Crowell & Moring LLP
- Fivesquares Development
- Florida Rock Properties, Inc.
- Healthcare Trust, Inc.
- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (affiliate)
- Sanofi
- SteeleHarbour
- Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
- The Donohoe Companies, Inc.
- The George Washington University
- The Peterson Companies
- Washington Housing Conservancy
- Washington Latin Public Charter School
- Mosaic Capital/Ready Capital
- AWH Partners, LLC
- Blackstone Real Estate Services
Work highlights
- Advised FRP Holdings Inc. in connection with its agreement with developer MidAtlantic Realty Partners (MRP) and landowner Steuart Investment Company (SIC) to develop up to 10 separate properties in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
- Advised Crowell & Moring LLP in connection with its 15-year lease (with extension options) of five floors, plus a portion of the penthouse level and of the rooftop terrace, in the former Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) headquarters at 600 5th Street, N.W. in D.C.
- Advised Mosaic Capital/Ready Capital in the disposition of over 2,000 acres of vineyard land located in Napa County, California.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amy Rifkind, Stephen Gliatta, Jeffrey Kapner