With key offices in New York and Texas along with others including in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Richmond, and Atlanta, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s nationwide real estate, development and finance team advises on transactions and financings for a range of trusts, holding companies, and large private equity firms. Moreover, the practice also has experience advising REITs, family offices, and developers, with a considerable stream of work involving hospitality, single family rentals, and industrials, data centers and life sciences. Supporting the team is a sustainability sub-group that provides assistance on matters like C-PACE financing alongside an energy sub-group that regularly handles real estate aspects of oil, gas and mining transactions. The practice is led by Dallas based partner Howard Schreiber and New York co-heads Laurie Grasso and Brett Gross. In the firm’s Dallas office, Jeff Giese is experienced on investments, transactions and joint ventures, with Matthew Scoville being another key name in the New York office for his transactions, workouts, and restructuring expertise. Other integral members include New York’s Anthony Bonan and Paul Greco, as well as ‘extremely talented partner’ Conor Shary in Houston.

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Testimonials

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‘The Hunton Andrews Kurth real estate team has worked to make themselves a valued part of our transaction team. They are always available to assist on difficult projects with sensitive deadlines. Their team has significant bench strength to assist on multiple projects across our entire platform.’
‘Cost effective, efficient service. Quicker at turning great quality, negotiations and documents than other firms with which I've worked. Abide by capped billing rates and provide great clarity and predictability to transaction costs.’
'The team does a great job of keeping our team informed of current trends, making introductions, and forwarding pertinent information & webinars.'
‘The real estate team is deep, and the breadth is wide. They almost always have a subject expert in house, but when they don't, they are quick to identify an alternative firm that can assist in any legal matter.’
‘I value Jeff Giese for his thorough and speedy work. His creative approach to solving problems and negotiating a middle ground comes from decades in the business. He knows where the "market" is and can quickly explain a position in a succinct and non-emotional manner that helps move a transaction forward.’
'The whole team has an invaluable attention to detail, commitment to client outcomes, and ownership mindset (as opposed to being a service provider whose responsibility ends upon delivering of their recommendation). Jane Hinton and James England are simply outstanding.'
‘Conor Shary - an extremely talented partner with broad experience and an amazing work ethic.'
‘Mark Vowell is an outstanding real estate practitioner. Practical, quick, efficient and always delivers!’

Key clients

Landry’s
Fairstead
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
L+M Development Partners
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
Patrinely Group, LLC
Pretium
RMR Group
Rockrose Development
Savanna
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
Tishman Speyer

Work highlights

Represented Sonesta International Hotels in the $165.4 million purchase of the 250-key Nautilus Hotel located in Miami Beach, Florida.
Represented a real estate investor with the acquisition of six industrial properties located in Southeast, while simultaneously negotiating a $350 million credit facility.
Represented a global sports and entertainment public company in multiple reverse build-to-suit long term ground leases and fee acquisitions within master developments and special districts.