Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP deals with a variety of real estate mandates, representing American headquartered technological corporations, multinational real estate developers, financial institutions, and hospitality groups. The practice group is supervised by Howard Schreiber in Dallas and New York's Laurie Grasso. Grasso has a wealth of experience in the private equity space, which she incorporates in her advice to clients looking to acquire residential buildings, structure equity joint ventures, and launch property portfolios. Schreiber is a name to note for real estate financing mandates, having recently represented Atlantic Union Bank in the sale of a commercial real estate portfolio to Blackstone, worth $2bn. Working alongside Schreiber in Texas, Katy Carmical excels in due diligence matters and mandates involving commercial real estate loans. Doug Hoffman practices out of the firm’s New York office, demonstrating broad real estate expertise that covers acquisition financing, mortgage loans, hotel redevelopments, and mezzanine-financed transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'Hunton works with a broad range of clients (and client types) on a wide range of real estate matters, so they're ready to help with any matter we send their way, and they're very aware of what's currently going on in the market.'
- 'They showed a willingness to deeply understand my business, the risks and opportunities that are most important to my team.'
- 'Broadly, the firm has a very strong Data Center finance practice that I rely on heavily, with the highest level of expertise on construction matters, acquisitions, and real estate.'
Key clients
- Landry’s
- Fairstead
- L+M Development Partners
- Patrinely Group, LLC
- Pretium
- RMR Group
- Rockrose Development
- Savanna
- Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
- Tishman Speyer
- Weitzman
Work highlights
Represented Tishman Speyer with the acquisition and financing of a multifamily building in Nashville, Tennessee, with a purchase price of $112M, including $67.2M in financing.
Represented the Las Vegas Stadium Authority in connection with several agreements to build a new stadium for the region’s new Major League Baseball team, the Athletics, which is relocating from Oakland, California.
Represented Atlantic Union Bank in the sale of a $2B commercial real estate loan portfolio consisting of 210 loans to Blackstone.
Practice head
Howard Schreiber; Laurie Grasso
Other key lawyers
Katy Carmical; Doug Hoffmann