Cara J. Nelson

Examples of Cara's experience include:

• Represented a Canadian investor in their US$3.5 billion acquisition of a privately-held REIT owning industrial assets and development sites in multiple states as well as a related management platform
• Represented a real estate fund in various financings of industrial assets throughout the southeastern and east coast of the United States
• Represented a private REIT in the formation of joint ventures for the acquisition, development and financing of major downtown office buildings, data centers, multi-family residential and student housing located throughout the United States
• Represented non-US investors in their joint venture and ground lease arrangements for the purpose of acquiring and developing multi-family assets in Manhattan
• Represented a Canadian investor in multiple joint venture transactions to acquire, develop, own and operate industrial, life science, office and multifamily assets throughout the United States
• Represented a real estate fund in joint venture transactions with a senior housing operator to acquire and develop senior housing communities in various states throughout the United States
• Represented a vertically-integrated real estate fund in a US$1.1 billion acquisition of multi-family residential communities throughout the United States and a US $700 million loan facility secured by the multi-family assets
• Represented a Canadian investor in its US$2.1 billion acquisition of a portfolio of trophy office towers, its related joint venture and financings secured by individual office towers
• Represented a university in a long-term ground lease and related redevelopment of its campus 
• Represented a real estate fund in acquisitions of suburban office parks, downtown parcels for redevelopment and related joint ventures

Chambers USA

• Band 2, Massachusetts Real Estate, (2025)
• Band 3, Massachusetts Real Estate, (2020 – 2024)
  Clients say, "Cara is a superb lawyer who understands the intricacies of complex real estate transactions." 2024
  "Cara Nelson is nothing short of phenomenal to work with." 2023
  "Cara is an incredibly strong capital markets lawyer." 2023

The Legal 500 United States

• Leading Partner, Real Estate, (2022 – 2025)
  Clients say, "Cara Nelson [is] efficient, practical, tough when needed but able to cut through the unnecessary aspects to get to a good result." 2023
• Next Generation Partner, Real Estate, (2021)
• Recommended, Real Estate, (2018 – 2020)

Additional Recognitions 

• Named, Massachusetts Rising Star, Super Lawyers