REITs
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The team at Kirkland & Ellis is able to understand nuanced and macro-level concepts to an incredible degree. - Chambers USA, 2025Kirkland regularly advises public and private REITs on a variety of M&A, real estate, tax and capital markets matters. We take pride in having lawyers across all of these practice areas work together as an integrated, multidisciplinary team to provide seamless service to our clients with a focus on practical, common sense problem solving. With our broad range of experience in complex transactions involving REITs, including M&A, joint ventures, spin-offs, IPOs, portfolio transactions, debt and equity offerings, financings and restructurings, Kirkland lawyers have a strong understanding and familiarity with the unique issues relevant to REITs. Our REIT practice is also bolstered by our extensive experience in corporate governance matters, and we routinely counsel clients and their boards of directors on important governance issues such as shareholder activism defense, takeover readiness and fiduciary duty and disclosure issues.
Kirkland’s REIT team is comprised of attorneys that are highly skilled in the four fundamental areas of law for REITs: M&A, Real Estate, Tax and Capital Markets. Our lawyers across all of these practice areas work together as an integrated, multidisciplinary team. This strategic design facilitates truly creative complex legal advice specific to each REIT matter and brings to bear the knowledge and experience of lawyers across the entire platform.
Kirkland is recognized for innovation, creativity, energy and, above all, a profound commitment to quality. We are dedicated to client service and known for our ability to leverage industry leaders in each of the practice areas that are essential to complex REIT transactions.
Experience
M&A
Kirkland has a formidable presence as lead advisor on deals that matter to clients - consistently ranked among the country’s top M&A firms for both deal value and number of deals. Kirkland’s M&A practice is coordinated globally, with the unique ability to bring together best-in-class lawyers in all major markets across an extensive, cross-border M&A platform.
Real Estate
Kirkland’s real estate lawyers have broad expertise in complex transactions involving REITs, including public company merger and acquisition transactions, initial public offerings, the formation of joint ventures between REITs and institutional investors, portfolio transactions, and subsequent public market executions.
Tax
Kirkland tax lawyers regularly work in the REIT area and have tremendous expertise in the rules that govern REITs. Kirkland tax lawyers have been involved in and have structured a numerous and diverse array of transactions involving REITs, many of which are among the biggest and highest profile transactions in the industry.
Capital Markets
Kirkland capital markets attorneys represent REITs in a variety of equity and debt capital market transactions. Our lawyers are fully versed in REIT market practices and offer deep knowledge of the securities laws. Our firm is an industry leader in the structuring of REITs and advising as to the nuanced issues presented in their formation and ongoing operation.
Leading Law Firm: REITs
Chambers USA, 2025
Real Estate Practice Group of the Year
Law360, 2024
Top Ranked REITs Firm
The Legal 500 United States, 2025
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