John L. Sullivan is the chair of the firm's Boston real estate group. He has a broad-ranging practice that encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate, with a particular emphasis representing public and private pension plans, opportunity funds, investment advisors, and other sophisticated investors in debt, equity, hybrid, and joint venture transactions throughout North America. Mr. Sullivan also has significant experience representing US fund sponsors of US and European real estate funds. Mr. Sullivan was previously a director at one of the country's leading real estate investment advisory firms, and his unique combination of business and legal experience is highly valued by his clients.

Examples of Mr. Sullivan's experience include:

• Represented an institutional investment advisor in the negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement to acquire a $326 million portfolio of student housing properties in conjunction with the closing of a $1.4 billion merger of two publicly traded real estate companies.
• Acted as fund counsel in the formation of Luxembourg funds to acquire over €600 million of properties throughout Europe. These funds include investors from the United States, the UK, Ireland and The Netherlands. Mr. Sullivan acted as lead counsel for all fund formation work and oversaw all real estate acquisitions, sales and financings for these funds. These funds have acquired over 100 properties.
• Acted as fund counsel in the formation of various real estate funds to acquire over $1 billion of real estate located throughout the United States. Mr. Sullivan acted as lead counsel for all fund formation work and oversaw all real estate acquisitions, sales and financings for these funds.
• Represented a real estate opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture to acquire and develop skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the Southeastern United States.
• Represented a real estate opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture to acquire and develop a large retail project in Houston.
• Represented an institutional investment advisor in the $150 million sale of an office park in Northern California.
• Represented a real estate opportunity fund with respect to a mezzanine loan and joint venture investment in the development of a condominium and apartment project in New Jersey.
• Represented an institutional investment advisor in a $138 million portfolio acquisition involving 3 office buildings in Northern Virginia.
• Represented an institutional investment advisor in the acquisition of a $139.5 million shopping center in Hawaii.
• Represented real estate funds and real estate advisors with respect to the acquisition of office, retail, residential, hotel, industrial and multi-family projects located throughout the US.
• Represented institutional real estate advisors with respect to participating and non-participating mezzanine loans involving projects throughout the US.
• Represented a private REIT in multifamily acquisitions and financings.
• Represented borrowers and lenders in multi-state financing transactions.
• Represented various institutional investors in workouts and restructurings.
• Represented opportunity funds in the acquisition, financing and sale of portfolios of performing and non-performing loans.
• Represented real estate fund sponsors in subscription and asset based lines of credit.

Honors

• Based on peer and client reviews, the respected English research firm Chambers & Partners cites Mr. Sullivan in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, describing him as "a seasoned real estate attorney with exceptional business sense."
• In 2007, Lawdragon named Mr. Sullivan among the Lawdragon 500 Dealmakers in America.
• Mr. Sullivan has been cited as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer.

Mr. Sullivan is a member of the Real Estate Finance Association, the Pension Real Estate Association and the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center. He is a frequent speaker on topics such as limited partnership and limited liability company matters, real estate opportunity funds and matters relating to investments in real estate by pension plans. Mr. Sullivan is a Trustee of The Montrose School.

认许

• Massachusetts

Seminars

• Moderator, "Short-Term Financing Options for Real Estate Funds," IMN's annual Real Estate Opportunity Fund Conference (June 2003)

以前工作经历

• AEW Capital Management, L.P., Director, 1987-1994