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Rising interest rates? Falling tenant demand? “High-yield” or “value-added”? Across the global real estate capital markets, how you position yourself with respect to risk and return is critical for maximizing your investments. Whether assessing demographic trends and capital flows or anticipating geographic shifts, Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group offers deep market insight and a practical approach to help you make the most of every investment decision – from private fund formation and all types of real estate transactions to REIT and real estate M&A, we excel at what we do.
From locations across the United States and Europe, we position our public and private real estate clients for global growth and strong performance during all phases of national and international economic cycles. With a distinct emphasis on the capital markets and vital experience across all industry sectors, Goodwin employs an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to help guide your investments from inception through realization. And with the rapidly accelerating pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we partner closely with clients to embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact.
Our real estate industry lawyers are experts in tax, securities and ERISA matters and help structure, negotiate and close complex public and private equity and debt financings, joint ventures, portfolio and REIT M&A, cross-border transactions, hospitality and leisure deals, and large-scale development work.
The intersection between real estate and technology is ever evolving, presenting both challenges and opportunities to companies, their investors, as well as consumers. In response to these market changes, Goodwin launched a PropTech practice designed not only encourage an active dialogue in this dynamic sector but also to help our clients explore ways of achieving their aspirations as they embark in this progressive market.
Acknowledging the convergence of industries further, we partnered with our Life Sciences practice and led the charge to identify the intersection of real estate and life sciences – PropSci – to address the growing real estate needs of life sciences companies as they face challenges in developing land and facilities that support their businesses in a continuously evolving sector.
We actively lead and participate in ongoing conversations about the real estate industry on a global scale. In January 2020, Goodwin and Columbia Business School partnered to present the 13th annual Real Estate Capital Markets Conference. This year’s event focused on the state of the real estate capital markets, global capital flows, smart cities, and climate change, as well as market-focused session on London and other current topics. Our keynote session featured Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone.
Our cross-industry team is also involved with the firm’s Goodwin Labs initiative, which is aimed at supporting early-stage life sciences companies, from providing legal services to making educational content available through partnerships with startup incubators and accelerators.
Risiken und Chancen gehen in der Immobilienbranche Hand in Hand. Marktteilnehmer stehen vor der Herausforderung, neue Investitionspotenziale zu heben und dabei ihre Rentabilität zu sichern. Mit einem Team spezialisierter Anwälte unterstützt Goodwin Sie dabei. In der gesamten globalen Immobilienbranche gehen Risiken und Herausforderungen Hand in Hand mit Chancen und Rentabilität. Dies gilt für alle Marktteilnehmer. Goodwins renommierte Praxisgruppe für Immobilien kombiniert weltweite profunde rechtliche Expertise mit praktischer Erfahrung, damit Sie jede Chance optimal nutzen können.
Wir unterstützen unsere börsennotierten und nicht börsennotierten Mandanten aus der Immobilienbranche in allen Rechtsfragen und Rechtsangelegenheiten rund um die Immobilie, damit sie in jeder Konjunkturphase Wachstum und steigende unternehmerische Ergebnisse erzielen können. Mit unserem umfassenden rechtlichen Wissen und Erfahrung auf allen immobilienrechtlichen Gebieten helfen wir ihnen sicher durch sämtliche Stationen einer Immobilieninvestition; Sei es bei der Gestaltung, dem Abschluss und der Erfüllung von Verträgen, der Aufnahme und dem Einsatz von Kapital, der Beratung im Hinblick auf potenzielle Risiken und Wachstumschancen oder der Beilegung von gerichtlichen und außergerichtlichen Streitigkeiten.
Von Los Angeles bis London und von Boston bis Frankfurt stellen wir Ihnen Berater zur Seite, die tief und vollständig mit den Prinzipien des Immobilienmarktes und -geschäftes vertraut sind und Ihre Sichtweisen und Ziele vollkommen verstehen. Wir haben insbesondere umfangreiche Erfahrung bei Immobilieninvestitionen mit komplizierten Eigenkapital- und Fremdkapitalstrukturen, Kapitalbeschaffung im über Börsen regulierte, sowie unregulierte Märkte, M&A in der Immobilienbranche, grenzüberschreitende Transaktionen und umfangreiche Projektentwicklungen. Des Weiteren verfügen unsere Teams über tiefgreifende Expertise in den Bereichen REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), private Investmentfonds, Eigenkapital- und Fremdkapitaltransaktionen sowie sämtlichen Nutzungsarten von Immobilien. Wir vertreten Eigentümer, Manager, Betreiber, Bauträger, Kreditgeber und Investoren und beraten und unterstützen vor allem im Zusammenhang mit Erwerb, Erschließung, Finanzierung, Verwaltung, Vermietung oder Veräußerung von Immobilien jeglicher Art.
The ongoing convergence of capital and innovation requires advisors who are fluent in both worlds. At Goodwin, we have a global team that we believe is unique in BigLaw – a team that is equally proficient in advising the innovators and the investors across the technology, life sciences, real estate, private equity, and financial industries. Companies seeking to grow, increase liquidity for their investors or reduce their cost of capital regularly turn to Goodwin. We have one of the most active capital markets and public company practices in the United States, serving as outside counsel to public companies in a range of industries and who are listed on both U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges. We combine deep industry knowledge with broad technical expertise across all equity and debt securities and alternative investment structures. Since 2010, we have advised clients in more than 600 public offerings for over $145 billion in equity proceeds. We are consistently recognized by industry publications as one of the most active and innovative advisers for capital markets transactions and public companies.
Workouts. Reorganization. Liquidation.
Companies of all sizes – from start-ups to more established businesses and international corporations – have benefited over the last several years from sustained economic growth, favorable interest rates and higher investment income. Banner years have been common for many businesses. Yet the reality is that not every business succeeds. Shifting investor preferences, regulatory developments, ongoing disputes over tariffs and trade, and the potential for economic slowdown could mean trouble for many companies going forward.
The world’s leading hospitality and leisure companies face an evolving market and increased competition which demand exceptional guidance and legal counsel. And with the rapidly accelerating pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we partner closely with clients to embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact. Goodwin is dedicated to providing best-in-class service to the hospitality and leisure industry, advising both hotel operators, including a number of the major luxury brands and hotel owners and investors on a wide range of matters. We have worked with many of the hospitality industry’s marquee names on some of the largest and most complex deals over the past decade.
Our lawyers across the globe have handled hospitality transactions and related legal issues in more than 50 countries, including asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, hospitality company corporate IPOs and M&A transactions, complex structuring relating to REITs and investments by tax-exempt entities, formation of investment funds targeting hotels, financings of all types, development and operational joint ventures project development, including acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, design and construction, hotel management and franchise agreements, retail leasing, food and beverage operations agreements, privacy and cybersecurity, and employment, including union matters. We understand how to navigate cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions and how to overcome the challenges presented by diverse legal systems, cultures, conventions, and languages.
Real estate development requires technical expertise and dedication. Building a successful project starts with good working partnerships and Goodwin is committed to guiding our clients from concept to completion of every project. We counsel developers, investors, corporate owners and managers, nonprofit institutions and investors in large-scale projects of all kinds.
When businesses need counsel at the intersection of real estate and the public markets, they turn to Goodwin, a proven leader and innovator. From the dawn of the REIT market in the 1960s through the modern REIT era that began in the early 1990s, our lawyers are the industry vanguard – helping to draft the Real Estate Investment Trust Act of 1960, pioneering the creation of the first public UPREIT structure, and successfully representing issuers in the largest and most complex REIT IPOs to date. And with the breakneck pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we partner with our clients and embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact.
Goodwin has been consistently recognized as a leader serving the public REIT market, including in connection with alternative uses of the REIT vehicle, REIT conversions and innovative compensation structures like the modern LTIP partnership unit. As REITs have matured into a mainstream investment with expanded reach around the globe, the industry’s top players continue to rely on our expertise and dedication. And as REITs seek to take advantage of regulatory reforms that broaden their access to capital, such as new exemptions from registration or innovative equity securities, our lawyers are always first on the scene.
Institutional investors, owners and developers in real estate joint venture transactions face a raft of complex issues and market challenges as they invest across the United States and Europe. Clients count on Goodwin’s comprehensive understanding of the unique relationships and matters that arise during the lifecycle of real estate joint ventures, from formation concerns to exit rights. And as rapidly evolving technology disrupts industries around the world, we partner with our clients and embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact.
Landlords and tenants engage Goodwin’s Leasing practice for comprehensive legal counsel in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use leasing matters. Clients can face a full range of issues in lease transactions, including tax, ADA and environmental issues, as well as the negotiation of architect and construction contracts and subcontracts. Goodwin’s Leasing practice is broad-based in scope, with specialists who have devoted their careers to representing clients in leasing and related transactions efficiently and cost-effectively. Clients count on Goodwin’s insight into how leasing transactions fit in the broader context of real estate investment and corporate operations. As real estate continues to adopt technology to increase efficiency, our lawyers not only recognize the effects of this evolutionary process, but are equipped to assist clients in order to make this shift as seamless as possible.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are newly-formed companies that raise capital in an initial public offering (IPO) for the sole purpose of using that capital to acquire assets or, more typically, one or more companies identified after the IPO. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of the legal, business, financial and marketing issues that affect the success of SPACs. We offer a global team, with lawyers in the U.S., Europe and Asia working collaboratively to assist clients with fast-track cross-border transactions.
The ongoing convergence of capital and innovation requires advisors who are fluent in both worlds. At Goodwin, we have a global team that we believe is unique in BigLaw – a team that is equally proficient in advising the innovators and the investors across the technology, life sciences, real estate, private equity, and financial industries. Companies seeking to grow, increase liquidity for their investors or reduce their cost of capital regularly turn to Goodwin. We have one of the most active capital markets and public company practices in the United States, serving as outside counsel to public companies in a range of industries and who are listed on both U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges. We combine deep industry knowledge with broad technical expertise across all equity and debt securities and alternative investment structures. Since 2010, we have advised clients in more than 600 public offerings for over $145 billion in equity proceeds. We are consistently recognized by industry publications as one of the most active and innovative advisers for capital markets transactions and public companies.
Workouts. Reorganization. Liquidation.
Companies of all sizes – from start-ups to more established businesses and international corporations – have benefited over the last several years from sustained economic growth, favorable interest rates and higher investment income. Banner years have been common for many businesses. Yet the reality is that not every business succeeds. Shifting investor preferences, regulatory developments, ongoing disputes over tariffs and trade, and the potential for economic slowdown could mean trouble for many companies going forward.
The world’s leading hospitality and leisure companies face an evolving market and increased competition which demand exceptional guidance and legal counsel. And with the rapidly accelerating pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we partner closely with clients to embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact. Goodwin is dedicated to providing best-in-class service to the hospitality and leisure industry, advising both hotel operators, including a number of the major luxury brands and hotel owners and investors on a wide range of matters. We have worked with many of the hospitality industry’s marquee names on some of the largest and most complex deals over the past decade.
Our lawyers across the globe have handled hospitality transactions and related legal issues in more than 50 countries, including asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, hospitality company corporate IPOs and M&A transactions, complex structuring relating to REITs and investments by tax-exempt entities, formation of investment funds targeting hotels, financings of all types, development and operational joint ventures project development, including acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, design and construction, hotel management and franchise agreements, retail leasing, food and beverage operations agreements, privacy and cybersecurity, and employment, including union matters. We understand how to navigate cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions and how to overcome the challenges presented by diverse legal systems, cultures, conventions, and languages.
Real estate development requires technical expertise and dedication. Building a successful project starts with good working partnerships and Goodwin is committed to guiding our clients from concept to completion of every project. We counsel developers, investors, corporate owners and managers, nonprofit institutions and investors in large-scale projects of all kinds.
When businesses need counsel at the intersection of real estate and the public markets, they turn to Goodwin, a proven leader and innovator. From the dawn of the REIT market in the 1960s through the modern REIT era that began in the early 1990s, our lawyers are the industry vanguard – helping to draft the Real Estate Investment Trust Act of 1960, pioneering the creation of the first public UPREIT structure, and successfully representing issuers in the largest and most complex REIT IPOs to date. And with the breakneck pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we partner with our clients and embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact.
Goodwin has been consistently recognized as a leader serving the public REIT market, including in connection with alternative uses of the REIT vehicle, REIT conversions and innovative compensation structures like the modern LTIP partnership unit. As REITs have matured into a mainstream investment with expanded reach around the globe, the industry’s top players continue to rely on our expertise and dedication. And as REITs seek to take advantage of regulatory reforms that broaden their access to capital, such as new exemptions from registration or innovative equity securities, our lawyers are always first on the scene.
Institutional investors, owners and developers in real estate joint venture transactions face a raft of complex issues and market challenges as they invest across the United States and Europe. Clients count on Goodwin’s comprehensive understanding of the unique relationships and matters that arise during the lifecycle of real estate joint ventures, from formation concerns to exit rights. And as rapidly evolving technology disrupts industries around the world, we partner with our clients and embrace the promise and potential of innovation to make a lasting impact.
Landlords and tenants engage Goodwin’s Leasing practice for comprehensive legal counsel in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use leasing matters. Clients can face a full range of issues in lease transactions, including tax, ADA and environmental issues, as well as the negotiation of architect and construction contracts and subcontracts. Goodwin’s Leasing practice is broad-based in scope, with specialists who have devoted their careers to representing clients in leasing and related transactions efficiently and cost-effectively. Clients count on Goodwin’s insight into how leasing transactions fit in the broader context of real estate investment and corporate operations. As real estate continues to adopt technology to increase efficiency, our lawyers not only recognize the effects of this evolutionary process, but are equipped to assist clients in order to make this shift as seamless as possible.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are newly-formed companies that raise capital in an initial public offering (IPO) for the sole purpose of using that capital to acquire assets or, more typically, one or more companies identified after the IPO. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of the legal, business, financial and marketing issues that affect the success of SPACs. We offer a global team, with lawyers in the U.S., Europe and Asia working collaboratively to assist clients with fast-track cross-border transactions.