Dave focuses his practice on commercial real estate matters with an emphasis on joint ventures, recapitalizations, restructurings, acquisitions and dispositions across all asset classes.
*Matter completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
- Advised Clarion Partners’ management in connection with the recapitalization and acquisition of an 83% ownership stake by Legg Mason for $585 million. Advising various fun sponsors in connection with sponsor-level recapitalizations and strategic investments.*
- Representation of Douglas Emmett, Inc. in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Qatar Investment Authority to acquire a portfolio of four office buildings in Los Angeles for $1.34 billion.*
- Represented a German bank in connection with the formation of a joint venture to redevelop a shopping mall into a mixed-use property.*
- Represented a New York-based private equity firm in the formation of programmatic joint ventures with two senior housing developers for the acquisition, development and operation of senior housing facilities in the Northeast and California.*
- Represented a private equity real estate company in the disposition of an office complex valued at approximately $153 million in Seattle, Washington.*
- Represented a real estate private equity firm in the formation of a closed-end partnership to acquire two hotels located in Mexico.*
- Represented overseas investors in the acquisition of hotel and industrial portfolios through Shari’ ah compliant structures.*
- Represented overseas investors in the disposition of industrial portfolios and multifamily assets.*
- Represented Pantzer Properties, Inc. in the formation of Panco Strategic Real Estate Funds II - V.*