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Stefan Tucker, a partner at law firm Venable LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Tucker highlighted some of the more significant tax developments in the area of partnerships for the real estate industry and developers.
Michael McTiernan, a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
McTiernan discussed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently released no-action letter that will allow holders of shares of a publicly traded REIT that they received in exchange for privately placed units of the REIT’s operating partnership to sell those shares under Rule 144 without having to start a new holding period.
Rosemarie Thurston, a partner at Alston & Bird LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Thurston leads Alston & Bird’s REITs and real estate funds practice. She moderated a REITWise panel on the public non-listed REIT (PNLR) market.
Sandy Presant, chair of the Real Estate Fund Practice at Greenberg Traurig LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Presant said capital in the private real estate market is “very heated,” as foreign funds continue to be attracted to the safe haven of the United States.
Prentiss Feagles, a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Feagles commented on reforms to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA) that were included in the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 and their impact on REITs.
Dave Levy, a partner at Skadden Arps, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Levy discussed the impact of restrictions imposed by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 on tax-free spinoffs of REIT assets. According to Levy, the spinoff trend that occurred prior to the PATH Act suffered from a “perception problem” in the media.
David Polster, a partner at law firm Skadden Arps, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Polster outlined the four main revisions made to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) rules by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act:
Ken Betts, international partner with Locke Lorde LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Betts noted that liquidity events are becoming more common in the public non-listed REIT (PNLR) sector. He described two different kinds of liquidity events for PNLRs. Roughly 50 percent have consisted of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The other half have come through initial public offerings (IPOs).
