Dean Pappas

• REIT. Represented a REIT in connection with a $15.4 billion merger, creating the nation's only publicly-traded West Coast multifamily REIT and third-largest multifamily REIT in the country.*
• Global Real Estate Asset Management Company. Represented a global real estate asset management company in connection with the formation of a joint venture to acquire approximately five acres of land with existing commercial improvements in the City of Laguna Niguel, and the $107.7 million development of a luxury multifamily/apartment project on the property.*
• Major Financial Institution. Represented a major financial institution in connection with the $2.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of 15 retail centers which included 147 assets, composed of industrial, multifamily, hotels, and office buildings.*
• Major Real Estate Advisor. Represented a major real estate adviser in connection with documenting and implementing its multifamily equity up-front joint venture program throughout the U.S. and closing more than $1 billion of multifamily joint venture transactions through this program over the past three years.*
• Real Estate Developer. Represented a real estate developer in connection with the formation of a platform joint venture valued at $185 million to develop and operate both core and non-core retail projects, including the Azalea Regional Shopping Center in South Gate, California.*
• Real Estate Investment Management Firm. Represented a real estate investment management firm in connection with the closing of the $950 million real estate joint venture for the development of the LA Live JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Ritz-Carlton. The project will consist of a 54-story building comprised of an 877-room JW Marriott, a 124-room Ritz-Carlton, related hotel ballroom space, and 224 Ritz-Carlton condos.*
• Privately Held Real Estate and Construction Company. Represented a privately held real estate and construction company in connection with the development of a joint venture to develop Hitachi Transit Village, which will be a 648-unit multifamily project in San Jose, California, valued at $172 million.*
• Global Real Estate Asset Manager. Represented a global real estate asset manager in connection with the $2.2 billion acquisition of several downtown Los Angeles high-rise office buildings.*

* Matters completed prior to joining Allen Matkins.