Conrad is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group of the Dallas office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Conrad's practice focuses on the formation of real estate investment funds, joint ventures, construction and term loan financings and the acquisition and disposition of real estate portfolios. He also represents clients in the real estate aspects of M&A transactions and corporate real estate service matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Conrad was involved in the following matters:
Advised Kildare Partners US, LLC in the formation of Kildare European Partners II, a $2 billion real estate investment fund focusing on opportunities in Europe for direct investments in commercial real estate or performing or distressed commercial real estate loans.
Advised Thackeray Partners L.P. in connection with the formation of Thackeray Partners Realty Fund V, L.P., a $350 million real estate fund focusing on multifamily rental apartments, industrial warehouses and retail centers throughout the U.S.
Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in connection with the sale of a 179-key hotel located in Coconut Grove, Florida.
Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in connection with the refinancing of Comerica Bank Tower, a 60-story skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, through a mortgage and mezzanine loan from Annaly CRE LLC.
Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in its formation of a joint venture with Miles River Development to develop a three-building warehouse distribution center in Jacksonville, Florida.
Represented TriGate Capital, LLC in its formation of a joint venture with Stout Street Hospitality to acquire a 97-room boutique hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Represented Trammell Crow Residential in connection with the refinancing of a 340-unit multifamily residential apartment complex in Houston, Texas through a mortgage and mezzanine loan from Invesco CMI Investments L.P.
Represented investment banking and securities firm as administrative and collateral agent in a $95 million secured term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of midstream and upstream oil and gas assets in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
Represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in a joint venture to purchase a 129-unit premier town home community (with more than 180,000 square feet of residential space) located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and related refinancing.
Represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in connection with the development of a mixed-use residential and retail project in Portland, Oregon, including construction financing with PNC Bank.
Represented Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in the formation of a joint venture with Rockpoint Group for the acquisition of University View, a Maryland student housing property.
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkHonorable Chief Judge Carl E. StewartUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit2014–2015
Law ClerkHonorable Harlin D. HaleUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas2013–2014
Prior Experience
Jones Day
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Memberships & Affiliations
Member, The State Bar of Texas
Member, The Dallas Bar Association
Member, The Real Estate Council
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2013Texas
Education
SMU Dedman School of LawJ.D.cum laude2013
Associate Managing Editor, International Law Review
Baylor UniversityB.B.A., Business Fellows, Accounting & Economics2010