Sullivan & Worcester LLP is praised for its REIT work but is equipped to handle the full spectrum of tax matters, led by Ameek Ashok Ponda and Richard Jones in Boston. Ponda focuses on public and private REITS in the commercial and residential sector whilst Jones is knowledgeable of state and local tax matters in Massachusetts. The practice remains active in a number of sectors, they have been advising the Broadstone Group on the international tax considerations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Other noteworthy figures in the team include Douglas Stransky and Sarah Wellings.
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Key clients
- American Tower Corporation
- Broadstone Group LLC
- Equinix, Inc.
- Iron Mountain Incorporated
- Office Properties Income Trust
- Seven Hills Realty Trust
- Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
- OneTen Coalition, Inc.
- RMR Group
- Service Properties Trust
Work highlights
- Advising the largest public REITs in the country (viz., American Tower Corporation, Equinix, Inc., Iron Mountain Incorporated) and five other large public equity REITs with aggregate market capitalizations exceeding $229 billion, comprising over 15% of the equity REIT constituents of the FTSE Nareit All REITs Index as of September 30, 2024.
- Assisting The Broadstone Group and its principals who are consultants for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
- Advising One Ten Coalition, Inc., a non-profit coalition of the country’s top employers and their CEOs with a mission of upskilling, hiring and advancing one million Black individuals in America over the next 10 years into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities for advancement.
Lawyers
Practice head
Ameek Ashok Ponda;Richard Jones
Other key lawyers
Douglas Stransky; Sarah Wellings