Tax Structuring

Representing Griffin-American Healthcare REITs, non-traded REITs, in connection with tax matters raised in structuring and acquisition and sale of regulated healthcare facilities in multiple states, including RIDEA-compliant structures.

Represented Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II and REIT III, each a non-traded REIT, in connection with its acquisition and financing of various regulated healthcare facilities, including individual and portfolios of assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, and surgical centers. Each transaction utilized a complex structure involving a master lease, multiple subleases, guaranties, letters of credit, and inter-creditor agreements. Certain transactions utilized a RIDEA structure.

Over a 10-year period represented a major international real estate company in the purchase, sale, and financing of real estate with a total transaction value of $8 to 10 billion. Representation included the formation, operation, and dissolution of joint ventures with regional and super regional shopping centers, retail and industrial property owners, and the purchase, financing, and sale of office buildings and industrial properties. The transaction size ranged from approximately $20 million to approximately $325 million, the securitized debt secured by jointly owned shopping centers ranged from $70 million to approximately $200 million and conventional bank debt transactions were at various amounts up to $1.6 billion.

Represented a joint venture of three international and one U.S. real estate company in acquiring a major real estate advisor, reviewing ongoing co-investments by the real estate advisor on behalf of the joint venture, and then represented the joint venture in selling the real estate advisor and its related co-investments for approximately $560 million.

Represented an investor in its investment in a senior low-income rental housing development financed with loans from a public housing authority and a loan utilizing tax-exempt bond proceeds, such representation included the drafting and issuance of a tax opinion letter.

Represented a developer in completing and submitting their application for low-income housing tax credits.