Bio

Sally Davis practices in Ropes & Gray’s real estate investments & transactions group. She routinely represents private equity funds, institutional investors, hedge funds, asset managers and other financial institutions in a wide variety of transactional real estate matters, including the negotiation of complex joint ventures for real estate investments and related acquisitions, dispositions, financings, recapitalizations and preferred equity structures. Sally is known for developing innovative solutions for achieving client business goals, such as expanding into new asset types, creating hybrid deal structures, or exploring new approaches to governance. Clients commend her strong “level of service, level of sophistication and commercial vision,” calling her an “exceptional” attorney, according to Chambers. Sally is committed to improving outcomes for those around her, whether at the firm or in her community. She serves on the boards of directors of two nonprofit arts organizations, A BroaderWay Foundation and Arts Gowanus, and has provided pro bono representation for several nonprofit organizations in connection with their owned and leased real estate assets. At Ropes & Gray, Sally serves as the chair of the real estate group’s training committee and is also involved in firmwide recruiting and Women’s Forum initiatives. Sally is a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honoree for 2022-23.