Shaunt Martin Kodaverdian, Goodwin Procter LLP Partner, practices Real Estate Joint Ventures and Real Estate Finance Law

Shaunt Martin Kodaverdian

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Partner
Shaunt Martin Kodaverdian
Los Angeles
+1 213 426 2617

Shaunt Martin Kodaverdian is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Industry group and the Real Estate Joint Ventures and Real Estate Finance practices.

Shaunt represents private and institutional investors, owners, capital source providers, developers, publicly traded corporations and lenders in connection with various real estate and corporate transactions. Shaunt’s practice involves structuring, negotiating, drafting and closing such transactions, including single-asset, portfolio and programmatic joint ventures, complex portfolio recapitalization transactions, acquisition and disposition transactions, financing transactions (including mortgage, mezzanine and construction financings), and various other real estate related transactions. His experience includes a wide range of asset types, including industrial, office, multifamily, commercial and residential developments, hospitality projects, and shopping centers.

Experience

Shaunt's representative experience includes:

  • Representation of an institutional real estate investor client in connection with the recapitalization of an approximately $1.4 billion portfolio, comprised of affordable housing projects located throughout the United States, in which a sovereign wealth fund, as the new joint venture partner, acquired a material interest
  • Representation of an institutional real estate fund in connection with the formation of a programmatic joint venture to recapitalize existing multifamily assets and to pursue the acquisition of approximately $1 billion of high quality multifamily assets located in select markets in Texas and the southeastern United States
  • Representation of a family office client in connection with the sale of an approximately $415 million industrial real estate portfolio located in the San Francisco and Sacramento markets, consisting of properties totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet and two land parcels totaling 10.5 acres. The sale was accomplished through a stock-for-stock merger of our client with and into an indirect subsidiary of a publicly traded corporation
  • Representation of an institutional real estate investor client in connection with the recapitalization of an approximately $1.4 billion portfolio comprised of industrial properties located throughout the United States, in which a sovereign wealth fund, as the new joint venture partner, acquired a material interest
  • Representation of a nationally recognized real estate investment management client in connection with the sale of an industrial portfolio comprised of a portfolio of industrial assets located in California and Washington for a total purchase price of approximately $330 million
  • Representation of an institutional real estate investor client in connection with the formation and negotiation of joint ventures involving a public redevelopment authority and certain other parties, with respect to the investment in, and development of, a multi-phase, mixed-use, master-planned project in the Pittsburgh market anticipated to be comprised of an approximately 560,000 square foot Class “A” luxury office building, consisting of an approximately 490,000 square feet of office space above a parking podium, and approximately 16,500 square feet of restaurant/retail space, and certain related adjacent improvements. The total project capitalization was anticipated to be $220.5 million
  • Representation of a platform joint venture in connection with the acquisition, financing and sale of numerous student housing apartment complexes located throughout the United States

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin, Shaunt was most recently an associate at Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP in Los Angeles. Shaunt was the Champion of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program (2013) and a member of the National Moot Court Team at the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law.

Credentials

Education

JD2014

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law

Graduate Certificate in Business Law2014

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law

BS2011

California State University, Northridge

Admissions

Bars

  • California

Recognition & Awards

Shaunt has been recognized by Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Stars (2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021) and Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch (2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021).