Lauren Rico > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

The team at DLA Piper LLP (US) is well regarded for its practice representing real estate investors, advisers, asset managers, and fund sponsors, as well as lenders, borrowers, developers, and owners, in high-profile matters. The broad team has expertise in a broad range of areas, with experience across all real state asset classes, and various types of transactions including acquisitions and sales, real estate M&A, fund formations, and joint ventures. John Sullivan, based in the Boston office, acts as co-head of the real estate practice, with a particular emphasis on representing public and private pension plans, private equity funds, and complex joint-venture transactions. Fellow co-head Bryan Connolly, also based in Boston, concentrates his practice on real estate developments, acquisitions and dispositions, and leasing matters. Supporting the Boston office, John Rattigan and Oriana Montani are well-respected for their work on a wide range of real estate matters, including financings and REIT work. Elsewhere, Frederick Klein and Lauren Rico in the Washington office represent domestic and offshore investors in projects throughout the US with experience across a range of asset classes, and Cara Nelson in Boston represents foreign pension funds in complex joint venture negotiations with both domestic and foreign JV partners.