Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has a diverse REIT offering, assisting with equity, mortgage, hybrid, public and private REITs and covering the full scope of matters from M&A and REIT formation to recapitizations, financings, and reorganizations. It fields a well-rounded tax team, as well as having both a strong national and international REITs team. It is often sought out by clients for creating new types of REITs, with notable work on the formation of gaming, timber, and excess MSR REITs. The practice advises issuers and underwriters on complex transactions. The team is co-led by David Goldschmidt in New York, Gregg Noel who splits his time between Palo Alto and Los Angeles, David Polster who leads from Chicago, and Harvey Uris who is also a part of the New York practice.