Chris advises public and private real estate equity and mortgage REITs and funds on corporate and securities matters including fund formation, public securities offerings, private placements, broker-dealer compliance, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance and ongoing securities law compliance. Chris has over 17 years of experience working on these matters for leading sponsors of alternative investment products and helping them navigate SEC, blue sky and FINRA oversight.
Chris focuses his practice on perpetual-life NAV REITs and funds. Chris has led numerous offerings and other matters for programs sponsored by Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Ares, Inland Real Estate Group, CNL, KBS, Pacific Oak, Behringer Harvard, Walton International and Wells Real Estate Funds, among others. Chris is an active speaker and participant at industry conferences, works on initiatives to support and improve the alternative investment industry, is a thought leader on various NAV fund issues such as valuations, securities distribution, multiple class structures and redemptions, and has been recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading lawyer in his practice.
