Stephen G. Tomlinson, P.C. 
Professional Profile
Stephen Tomlinson is a partner in the real estate group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Steve's practice focuses on business transactions in the real estate and hospitality industries for real estate private equity sponsors, real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), institutional investors and real estate operating companies engaged in acquisitions and dispositions, operating company and multi-investor fund formations and investments, and restructurings relating to each of the foregoing. Clients with whom Steve regularly works include Archstone, Dune Real Estate Partners, GEM Realty Capital, LaSalle Investment Management, Inc., Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and Walton Street Capital.
In November 2011, Steve was named a Real Estate MVP by Law360 for his work on Anglo Irish Bank's sale of its $9.5 billion U.S. commercial property loan portfolio. Recommended by clients as a "standout lawyer who does a great job ... at the pinnacle of transaction deals," Steve has been consistently recognized as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Real Estate by Chambers USA and by Who's Who Legal in the Real Estate chapter. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer since 2005 and was also named in New York Super Lawyers in 2011 and 2012. He is recommended by the Practical Law Company in their Which Lawyer? guide for Real Estate in New York, and has been repeatedly named to the Legal 500 where he is recognized as 'a top practitioner in a range of niches'.
Representative Matters
Real Estate Private Equity Fund Formations/Investments
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Represent Morgan Stanley in the formation of Morgan Stanley AIP Falconer Global Real Estate Fund of Funds 2008, L.P.; a $350m fund investing in real estate funds throughout the world
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Represent LaSalle Investment Management in formation of LaSalle Asia Opportunity III LP, a $3billion fund for real estate investment in Asia
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Represent Kimpton Hospitality Group in the formation of Kimpton Hospitality Partners II, L.P. a $350 million fund targeting hotel development, redevelopment and acquisition for affiliation with the Kimpton brands, and related acquisitions in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia
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Represent LaSalle Investment Management in the formation of LaSalle European Ventures III LP, a €1.25billion fund targeting real estate investments in Western and Central Europe
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Represent Lionstone Group in the formation of Lionstone Urban Investments II, L.P., a $500 million fund targeting urban in-fill development and redevelopment opportunities
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Represent The Peter J. Solomon Company and JOSS Realty Partners LLC in the formation of PJSC-JOSS Real Estate Partners I, L.P.
Real Estate Operating Company Formations/Investments
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Represent corporate pension fund in formation of joint venture with J.P. Morgan Strategic Real Estate Fund and Duke‑Weeks Realty Corporation
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Represent corporate pension fund in formation of joint venture to own nine regional shopping centers with The Mills Company
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Represent corporate pension fund in joint venture formation with affiliates of Hines Interests Limited Partnership and Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
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Represent LaSalle Investment Management and LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund II LP in formation of joint venture with Governmental Investment Office for acquisition of Japanese office buildings
Hospitality Transactions
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Represent Hyatt Hotels in formation of joint venture with affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. and resulting joint venture in $445 million acquisition from bankruptcy of Hyatt Regency Waikiki and related U.S. and Japanese insolvency proceedings
Represent Hyatt Corporation in acquisition of AmeriSuites and Summerfield Suites hotel chains
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Represent joint venture composed of affiliates of GEM Realty Capital and Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership in acquiring a majority interest in U.S. Sofitel hotels portfolio and related financings and dispositions
Represent Hyatt Corporation in formation of joint venture with affiliates of Morgan Stanley Real Estate for acquisition of hotels in Japan
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Represent Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc., in numerous hotel portfolio acquisitions and dispositions and development joint ventures
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Represent Kimpton Hotel Group in numerous hotel acquisition/development transactions
M&A Transactions
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Represent Special Trustee's Committee in $3.4 billion merger of CenterPoint Properties Trust (NYSE) with CalEast Industrial Investors
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Represent corporate pension fund in sale of office development company to Equity Office Properties for cash and stock
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Represent Lazard Freres Real Estate Funds in sale of industrial portfolio company
Memberships & Affiliations
Chambers & Partners - America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Who's Who Legal, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
Chair, Real Estate Funds Committee of the ABA Real Property Division, 2004/2005Seminars
Panelist, What's Next? Game Changers to Impact the Future of Real Estate, ULI New York (May 29, 2013)
Panelist, The Real Estate Opportunity: Hard Lessons From the Crash, Privcap (April 2012)
Panelist, The Real Estate Opportunity: Deal Flow 2012, Privcap (March 2012)
Speaker, NYU Stern Private Equity Club's Seventh Annual Stern Private Equity Conference (March 2, 2012)
Host and Speaker, Kirkland & Ellis Sixth Annual Real Estate Private Equity Symposium (October 24, 2011)
Panelist, Real Estate Roundtable, The Harvard Business School Club of New York, Inc. (February 16, 2011)
Speaker, Keepers of the Castle: Real Estate Executives on Leadership and Management, Urban Land Institute New York (December 9, 2010)
Host and Speaker, Kirkland & Ellis Fifth Annual Real Estate Private Equity Symposium (September 23, 2010)
Panelist, The Gathering Storm: Crisis in the CMBS/Real Estate Industry, 2009 Turnaround Management Association Annual Convention (October 7-9, 2009)
Host and Speaker, Kirkland & Ellis' Fourth Annual Real Estate Private Equity Symposium (September 24, 2009)
Session Leader, Information Management Network's Tenth Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (June 11-12, 2009)
Host and Speaker, Kirkland & Ellis' Third Annual Real Estate Private Equity Symposium (September 25, 2008)
Speaker, Cross-Border Real Estate Investment in Europe (September 17-19, 2008)
Session Leader, Information Management Network's Ninth Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (May 27-28, 2008)
Moderator, Yale School of Management's 2007 Private Equity Conference (November 9, 2007)
Facilitator, Information Management Network's Eighth Annual European Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (November 1-2, 2007)
Host and Speaker, Kirkland & Ellis' Second Annual Real Estate Private Equity Symposium (September 6, 2007)
Moderator, Information Management Network's Eighth Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (May 29-30, 2007)
Host and Speaker, Kirkland & Ellis' Real Estate Private Equity Symposium (September 19, 2006)
Participant, Information Management Network's Seventh Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (June 27-28, 2006)
Facilitator, Information Management Network's Sixth Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (June 1-2, 2005)
Moderator, Information Management Network's Fifth Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (June 1-2, 2004)
Panelist, The Fourth Annual US Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum (May 28-29, 2003)
