Kimberly R. Lucas

Sincejoining Kirkland, Kimberly has been involved in the following matters:

• CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of its funds, through a joint venture with MCB Real Estate, on the $247 million acquisition of a seven-property grocery-anchored shopping center portfolio exceeding 1.1 million square feet across sites in Hawaii, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas
• CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of its funds, in connection with $153 million intercompany bridge loan financing related to the acquisition of a seven-property portfolio
• Ares Management, on behalf of Ares U.S. Real Estate Opportunity Fund IV, in connection with the acquisition of a real estate investment trust (REIT) from EQT Exeter, which owns a $650 million portfolio of 36 industrial and logistics center assets located in 13 states. The acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2026, was financed in part with a $500 million single-asset single-borrower loan originated by Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Barclays

Prior to joining Kirkland, Kimberly was involved in the following matters:

• Ares Management Corporation in:
  • a joint venture with Timberline Real Estate Ventures to acquire and manage student housing assets across the U.S., securing an initial $250 million capital commitment and restructuring Timberline’s portfolio to grant an affiliate of Ares a 10% equity interest in Timberline’s operating platform
  • a joint venture with RXR, a leading real estate owner, operator and developer in the New York Tri-State area, to form a $1 billion fund targeting debt and equity investments in distressed commercial properties primarily located in New York City
• Apollo in the restructuring of an OpCo/PropCo financing secured by multiple hospitals located in the state of Massachusetts, in connection with a bankruptcy filing by the Opco, the transfer in lieu for multiple assets and certain asset sales
• Brookfield in connection with the purchase of two loans, foreclosure on 75 multifamily assets located in San Francisco, California, the formation of a joint venture and related financing
• Brookfield’s private real estate fund on the acquisition of Divvy Homes’ property portfolio and platform for a total consideration of approximately $1 billion
• Silver Lake on a joint venture with Commonwealth Asset Management to assemble a global portfolio of strategically located powered land
• A foreign investment group in a joint venture with a U.S. real estate developer to acquire the retail unit of a mixed-use luxury condominium to be constructed at 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan; the transaction involved a secured forward purchase contract structure that required payment of the entire purchase price at the signing of the contract, which was secured in part by an equity pledge from the seller
• An investment firm in the forward purchase of a site for the construction of a five-star luxury hotel and condominium in Boston, Massachusetts
• An institutional lender in multiple, highly structured loans secured by non-performing loans, performing loans and portfolios of fee assets
• A foreign investor in connection with the complex development joint venture, acquisition, pre-development and EB-5 financing of One Wall Street, a landmarked office building located in downtown New York City
• A confidential party in a forward purchase (done as part of a joint venture with 99 Church Investors) of a high-end luxury mixed-use property located in downtown New York City

Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP

Kimberly maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in various immigration matters, including asylum cases and Violence Against Women Act petitions, as well as supporting US military veterans in seeking VA disability ratings increases and medical retirement.