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DLA Piper LLP (US)
1251 6TH AVE,
NEW YORK, NY 10020-1104
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Investment Management and Funds; Real Estate Capital Markets; Tax; Real Estate

Position

Partner; Co-Chair, National REIT Tax Practice

Career

Shiukay Hung is Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s National REIT Tax Practice and a partner in DLA Piper’s Investment Management and Real Estate Capital Markets Practice resident in the New York office. His primary focus is the real estate industry and particularly REITs (e.g., private REITs, public non-traded REITs/NAV REITs, US listed REITs, and Singapore listed REITs).

Drawing upon his experience as a lawyer in Canada and Asia, Shiukay is particularly sensitive to the tax considerations of non-U.S. investors. Shiukay is experienced in the acquisition, disposition and operation of real estate assets through fund, REIT and joint venture vehicles and has provided extensive advice on such matters to sovereign wealth funds, foreign pension funds, and other non-U.S. investors.

With over 15 years of experience, both as an in-house attorney and in private practice, Shiukay provides clients with practical advice on complex transactions that draws on his deep industry knowledge.

Memberships

Board member, Harvard Law School Association of New York City; Member, New York Committee of Realty Trust Lawyers; Member, Real Estate Roundtable, Tax Policy Advisory Committee; Member, Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), Tax Policy Task Force; Member, Tax Club; National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit), Federal Tax Subcommittee 

Education

LL.M., Harvard Law School; J.D., University of British Columbia; B.Sc., University of British Columbia

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading lawyers)

Shiukay HungDLA Piper LLP (US)

DLA Piper LLP (US) focuses on advising both public and private REITs, alongside real estate operating and financing companies at every stage of the REIT life-cycle. The team’s steady deal-flow sees REIT formation, debt and equity offerings, UPREIT and DownREIT transactions, alongside complex M&A issues on behalf of major financial institutions and investment banks. Robert Bergdolt leads the team from Raleigh, and is an important name for securities regulations and non-traded REITs. In New York, Kerry Johnson co-chairs the wider real estate department and is vastly experienced in public-exchange listed REITs matters, while San Diego’s Darryl Steinhause  is a core member of the team with deep experience on securities transactions and specialized tax matters. New York’s Shiukay Hung is also an ‘industry savvy‘ go-to name for tax implications of REIT transactions.