Mr Jason Myers > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6131
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Real Estate, Capital Markets

Position

Jason D. Myers’ practice focuses on public and private capital markets transactions and other corporate finance and general corporate transactions in the real estate, hospitality and specialty finance sectors.

He has advised sponsors, investment banks, REITs, specialty finance companies, and business development companies in their capital raising activities, including initial public offerings, follow-on equity and debt transactions, 144A offerings and other private placements and PIPEs, raising more than US$4 billion in the past few years.

Jason has done extensive work in connection with REITS (both traded and non-traded) and privately held funds formed for the purpose of investing in real estate, including joint ventures. This work has included the formation and structuring of such entities, and the initial financing and investment in such entities. Jason has also advised on the structuring, acquisition and financing of investments made by such entities.

Education

Fordham University School of Law (JD) 2000, University of Minnesota (BA, Political Science and Psychology) 1995

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings

With the New York-based trio of Andrew Epstein, Jason Myers, and Gary Brooks  leading the team, Clifford Chance routinely advises on the whole spectrum of cross-border IPO and securities law issues. Supporting both issuers and managers, the practice leverages the expertise of US-qualified lawyers based across European, Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, with Epstein primarily focusing on REITs and M&A transactions. Myers is knowledgeable in general corporate transactions and PIPEs, Brooks is an expert in debt restructuring, while Houston-based Trevor Lavelle specializes in liability management proceedings.

With the New York-based trio of Andrew Epstein, Jason Myers, and Gary Brooks  leading the team, Clifford Chance routinely advises on the whole spectrum of cross-border IPO and securities law issues. Supporting both issuers and managers, the practice leverages the expertise of US-qualified lawyers based across European, Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, with Epstein primarily focusing on REITs and M&A transactions. Myers is knowledgeable in general corporate transactions and PIPEs, Brooks is an expert in debt restructuring, while Houston-based Trevor Lavelle specializes in liability management proceedings.

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

Clifford Chance‘s REIT offering, praised for its ‘long-term focus representing REITs’, sits within the wider global financial markets practice and is led by finance experts Andrew Epstein, Jason Myers, and Kathleen Werner. Epstein is well-versed in capital markets transactions, assisting clients with equity and debt offerings. Meyers has broad experience with both listed and non-listed REITs while Werner focuses on corporate transactions for public companies. The firm has had recent activity advising on REIT spin-offs and private offerings by non-traded REITs.  Jay Bernstein is highly reputed for his extensive expertise in capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.