Daniel LeBey > Vinson & Elkins LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile

Vinson & Elkins LLP
901 EAST BYRD STREET
SUITE 1500
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States
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Work Department

Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner

Career

Daniel’s principal areas of practice are capital markets and securities law, private equity and fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. He has a particular focus on transactions involving real estate investment trusts (REITs).

He advises REITs and their sponsors through the entire life cycle of a REIT from formation through the initial public offering process, and thereafter with respect to equity and debt capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions, and corporate governance. Daniel also regularly serves as counsel for the underwriters in capital markets transactions.

Daniel also advises boards of directors and special committees on strategic transactions and other governance matters. In addition to REITs, Daniel advises clients in a variety of other industries ranging from technology to manufacturing to infrastructure. Daniel also serves as the managing partner for V&E’s Richmond office.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

Vinson & Elkins LLP‘s REIT practice is led out of Richmond by Daniel LeBey who specializes in REIT securities offerings, while the REIT tax team is led by Chris Mangin in Washington DC. The firm handles a number of REIT transactions including capital market transactions such as equity and debt securities, as well as REIT formation transactions. The team has also been active in mergers between publicly owned REITs, between REITs and C-corporations as well as acquisitions of public and private REITs over the last year. Greg Cope advises REITs on a full spectrum of issues from initial formation to corporate governance and joint ventures, and corporate finance specialist Chris Green is also noted. Both the aforementioned lawyers are based in Washington DC. Paige Anderson is key to the Richmond practice with her expertise in federal income tax and tax-related public and private REIT issues, as well as tax planning for equity and mortgage REITs.