DLA Piper announced today that Thomas G. Maira has joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as a partner in New York. Maira will be involved in a broad range of real estate matters, including cross-border joint venture and investment transactions, areas in which Maira has substantial experience and with which DLA Piper is uniquely positioned because of its global real estate platform.
Maira represents a large range of clients in all asset classes across the US, including private equity funds, lenders, real estate investors, owners and operators, investment banks, public and private companies, REITs, government agencies and entrepreneurs. He advises on real estate joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate finance, and real estate development, workouts, leasing and asset management.
Prominent representations include advising on the sale and leaseback of the World Trade Center, the workout and restructuring of a US$3 billion portfolio of real estate assets, loans and operating companies; the financings of 7 World Trade Center, 120 and 40 Wall Street, 340 and 400 Madison Avenue, and Trump Tower; the sale of the Carlyle Hotel; and the acquisition and development of Aladdin Hotel and Casino.
“Thomas brings deep industry experience to DLA Piper,” said Eugene Pinover, chair of the firm’s New York Real Estate practice. “His skills as a real estate lawyer, complemented by an understanding of complex business issues that encompass the public and private sectors, will be an asset to the firm and its clients.”
Richard Hans, managing partner of the firm’s New York office, said: “Thomas is a welcome addition to our growing New York Real Estate practice, particularly in the area of cross-border real estate investment and joint venture transactions.”
John Sullivan, chair of DLA Piper’s US real estate practice, said: “We are delighted to welcome Thomas to the firm. His experience representing real estate clients, both nationally and internationally, is a perfect fit for our global real estate platform. Our New York real estate group grew substantially last year, and we anticipate continued growth over the next few years.”
Maira joins DLA Piper from Reed Smith, where he was a partner. Previously he was with Babcock & Brown and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He received his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and his B.B.A. in Real Estate from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.
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