Bio

Characterized by clients as a dynamic, forward-thinking lawyer who has strong technical capability and a commercially minded approach, David Freed represents issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities in a number of industries, with a focus on real estate and REITs. David advises equity and mortgage REITs, investment banks, and private equity sponsors in connection with private placements, IPOs, follow-on offerings, ATM offerings, secondary offerings, Rule 144A offerings, Regulation S offerings, forward equity offerings and consent solicitations, exchange offers, and tender offers. He advises management teams, boards of directors, real estate fund sponsors, and other owners of real estate with respect to UPREIT and pre-IPO formation transactions, and has substantial experience advising REITs and other public companies with respect to SEC reporting obligations, NYSE and Nasdaq compliance matters, corporate governance matters, and conflict of interest transactions. David also represents public and private companies in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, asset purchases and sales, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.