Goodwin Procter delivers results-oriented legal representation to the nation’s leading real estate investment managers, advisors and institutional investors. Our interdisciplinary practice includes attorneys with real estate, tax, corporate, ERISA and bankruptcy expertise who understand the business objectives and unique legal needs of clients in this dynamic market. We work with clients to structure collective investment vehicles and to structure, negotiate and close a wide variety of real estate investments.

Our attorneys in this area interact closely with our nationally...more »

Goodwin Procter delivers results-oriented legal representation to the nation’s leading real estate investment managers, advisors and institutional investors. Our interdisciplinary practice includes attorneys with real estate, tax, corporate, ERISA and bankruptcy expertise who understand the business objectives and unique legal needs of clients in this dynamic market. We work with clients to structure collective investment vehicles and to structure, negotiate and close a wide variety of real estate investments.

Our attorneys in this area interact closely with our nationally recognized REITs & Real Estate Capital Markets Practice to anticipate the continuing evolution of the real estate capital markets and to ensure our clients are at the forefront of emerging industry trends.

Our services include:

• Structuring and closing real estate investments, including direct property acquisitions, equity joint ventures; mezzanine, convertible and participating debt; and investments in publicly-traded real estate securities
• Formation and administration of collective investment vehicles designed to increase efficiency in attracting capital, and related advice to investment managers regarding fee and promote structures
• ERISA expertise in connection with the formation of, and investments in and by, VCOCs, REOCs and various other types of collective investment vehicles
• Interaction with the Department of Labor to obtain prohibited transaction exemptions and advisory opinions, as well as dealing with audit and enforcement activity
• Tax structuring to minimize the risks and consequences of UBTI generation for tax-exempt investors both with respect to the creation of investment funds and direct investments, including structuring to comply with the REIT rules where the investment vehicle is formed as one or more domestically controlled REITs
• Acquisition of subscription-secured credit facilities for real estate investment funds

Our long-standing tradition as a real estate industry leader and our intimate knowledge of the real estate capital markets are competitive advantages we offer to our clients. For years, we have been a significant counselor to the REIT industry. We have also been a major participant in the current consolidation of the real estate industry, having participated in real estate company merger and acquisition transactions involving assets in excess of $25 billion over the past decade. Our real estate investment management attorneys interact closely with our REITs & Real Estate Capital Markets and M&A/Corporate Governance Practices in order to provide clients with the widest array of market information and guidance possible. less »