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Vinson & Elkins’ Real Estate lawyers represent all facets of the real estate industry, on every side of the table—including banks, insurance companies, private equity firms and other financial institutions, mortgage bankers, equity participants, public and private real estate investment trusts, developers, contractors, landlords, tenants, operating and services firms, design professionals, consultants, and governmental entities—which makes us uniquely suited to guide our clients and devise strategic, creative solutions.
In addition to our dedicated Real Estate practice, V&E’s lawyers across the firm have extensive experience partnering on real estate transactions to meet client needs. We work efficiently and effectively, and as projects dictate, we build cross-disciplinary teams, routinely calling on lawyers in our Tax, Partnership Law, Corporate and Security Issues, Labor, Environmental, Executive Compensation and Benefits, ERISA, Finance, Intellectual Property Rights, Litigation, Condemnation and Land Use, Bankruptcy, and Governmental Regulation groups.
V&E covers the full range of legal issues relating to the real estate industry, including:
Woods Capital Management, LLC in the sale of partnership interests in a joint venture owning One AT&T Plaza, a landmark 37-story, Class A office building in Dallas, Texas that houses AT&T’s 965,800 square foot global headquarters
The Related Companies in the Willets Point development project in Long Island City, Queens, New York which will include a soccer stadium, 2,500 affordable homes (and largest new construction housing project in New York City in 40 years) a school, and hotel and retail space
Stream Realty Partners in a joint venture with Principal Financial Group and the acquisition of approximately 76 acres of land for initial development of a 140,000 square foot data center in Wilmer, Texas
Spear Street Capital in its financing of 225 West Wacker, a 650,812 square foot, 31-floor, trophy, Class A, headquarter-quality office building located on the south bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois
Cypress Equities in a joint venture and the development of one of the parcels of the mixed use development River District Neighborhood in New Orleans which will include a 142,000 square foot custom-designed office building and the first Class A office building constructed in New Orleans since 1989
Pacific Elm Properties in the development of Parkside, a 500,000 square-foot, 30-story tower located along Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Texas and the lease of 238,000 square feet of space within the tower to Bank of America
Fetner Properties in the joint venture acquisition of 2701 Jackson Ave, in Queens, NY, in partnership with the Lions Group and the joint venture of Fetner/Lions in connection with a construction loan with Bank Leumi and mezzanine loan with Leumi Partners in the aggregate amount of $95 million, which proceeds will be used to finance the ground-up construction of an approximately 202,435 square foot mixed-use building comprised of 164 residential apartments and 8,300 square feet of above grade commercial space
Major baseball league in the lease of an industrial space containing approximately 200,000 square feet in Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Spear Street Capital in a 180,000 square foot lease to AIG spanning seven floors, and one of the largest deals signed in the market in 2024, located at Perimeter Summit in Brookhaven, Georgia
LIV Golf, Inc. in its New York City headquarters lease located at Hudson Yards
Stream Realty Partners in the acquisition of 39 parcels in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois for the construction and development of a data center facility
Innovo Property Group in a joint venture with Affinius Capital in the 210,000 square foot solar rooftop lease on an industrial property in The Bronx, New York
Joy Construction/Madd Equities in a commercial lease to Bogopa 207, Inc. for a flagship supermarket and food hall to be operated under the “Food Bazaar” trade name in New York, New York
At Vinson & Elkins, we bring decades of knowledge, skill, and experience to our clients’ most complex legal matters.
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Client Alerts
On September 11, 2026, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published proposed regulations (REG‑116506‑25) …
September 15, 2026
September 15, 2026 • 5-minute read
Articles
Data Center Leasing: 5 Strategies for Navigating Today’s Market
Demand for data center capacity has outpaced supply in nearly every major market, thanks to cloud growth and the AI …
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026 • 2-minute read
Client Alerts
Navigating the New QOZ Landscape: IRS Notice 2026-40 Explained
On June 18, 2026, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2026-40 (the “Notice”), announcing …
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026 • 6-minute read
Events
Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at Kayo’s 2026 Energy & Infrastructure Summit
Vinson & Elkins is a Silver Level Sponsor of the Kayo Women’s 2026 Energy & Infrastructure Summit, taking place June …
June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026 • 1-minute read
Client Alerts
Proposed Rules Broaden Texas Real Estate Foreign Ownership Restrictions
Texas Senate Bill 17 (“SB 17”), which became effective September 1, 2025, broadly restricts individuals domiciled in, and entities headquartered …
May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026 • 5-minute read
Podcasts
Data centers may be powered by energy and technology, but their success also depends on the real estate structures that …
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026 • 7-minute read
Client Alerts
Proposed Preemption of State Blue Sky Laws Could Benefit Non-Traded REITs
On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposing release titled “Registered Offering Reform” that, among …
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026 • 5-minute read
Awards & Rankings
The Legal 500 UK ranks Vinson & Elkins in five categories. In total, 15 attorneys were ranked, some in more than one practice area.
October 3, 2025
October 3, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Represents Agents and Forward Purchasers in $250 Million Urban Edge ATM Offering
Vinson & Elkins represented the Agents and/or Forward Sellers and Forward Purchasers in the establishment of a new at-the-market program by Urban Edge Properties (the “Company”).
August 13, 2025
August 13, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
NETSTREIT Corp. Announces Pricing of Upsized Forward Common Stock Offering
Vinson & Elkins served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NETSTREIT Corp.’s (the “Company”) public offering of 12,420,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, sold on a forward basis, at a price to the public of $17.70 per share.
July 28, 2025
July 28, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Advises Underwriters in NNN REIT’s $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
Vinson & Elkins LLP served as underwriters’ counsel in connection with NNN REIT, Inc.’s public offering of $500,000,000 of 4.600% senior unsecured notes due 2031.
July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Lennar To Acquire Rausch Coleman Homes
Vinson & Elkins advised Rausch Coleman Companies, LLC (“RCH”), a residential real estate developer and home construction company, in its entry into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a subsidiary of Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) for approximately $900 million in cash, net of certain purchase price adjustments.
February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Premier Vacation Rental Brands Casago and Vacasa Announce Strategic Merger
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Vacasa, Inc. (“Vacasa”), a leading vacation rental management platform, in its entry into a definitive agreement with Casago Holdings, LLC (“Casago”), a premier vacation rental property management company, in an all-cash transaction under which Casago and Vacasa will combine their respective businesses.
December 30, 2024
December 30, 2024 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Sunoco LP Announces Sale of 204 Convenience Stores to 7-Eleven, Inc.
Vinson & Elkins advised Sunoco LP in its entry into a definitive agreement for the sale of 204 convenience stores to 7-Eleven, Inc. for approximately $1.0 billion.
January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024 • 1-minute read