Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Holland & Knight's Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Team comprises corporate, securities, real estate and tax attorneys who work together to provide seamless service to our clients. We focus on the issues facing our clients and provide pragmatic advice and creative solutions that assist them in achieving their business objectives. Our lawyers understand the laws and regulations applicable to REITs, monitor emerging issues that affect REITs and are members of respected industry associations such as the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). 

Public and private REITS depend on Holland & Knight attorneys for advice and counsel in real estate capital markets transactions and the acquisition, development, leasing and disposition of real estate. Our lawyers counsel REITs, real estate funds, sponsors, contributors and developers at all stages of their life cycles on a variety of matters, including: 

• initial REIT formations
• conversions, roll-ups and spinoffs of existing entities into REITs and the related tax implications
• initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities
• Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trusts (UPREITs) and DownREITs, which are joint ventures between REITs and property owners
• mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures and other strategic transactions
• acquisitions and dispositions of both individual parcels and entire portfolios of real estate
• corporate and property-level debt financing transactions and debt restructuring
• tenant leasing and lease administration
• ongoing corporate and securities counseling
• corporate governance and compliance matters