
Zach Swartz


Zach’s practice focuses on the representation of issuers and underwriters, placement agents, and initial purchasers in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. He has particular experience advising on corporate and securities transactions involving equity and mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Zach also regularly provides general corporate, reporting, disclosure, compliance, securities, and corporate governance advice to public company clients.
Experience Highlights
Ellington Financial Inc. in its $115 million public offering of Series A fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable preferred stock
Underwriters to Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. in its $110 million public offering of Series K cumulative redeemable preferred stock
Financial advisor to American Finance Trust, Inc. in its initial passive listing of common stock
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. in its $233 million initial public offering of common stock
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its $552 million initial public offering of units
Underwriters to Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. in its $1.5 billion public offering of common stock
Sales Agents to Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. in its $150 million ATM program
Underwriters to Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II, a SPAC, in its $1.035 billion initial public offering of units
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. in its $138 million public offering of convertible senior notes
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation in its $60 million public offering of Series A cumulative redeemable preferred stock
Underwriters to Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. in its $115 million public offering of Series H cumulative redeemable preferred stock
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation in its $74 million public offering of common stock
Underwriters to Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. in its $75 million public offering of common stock
Underwriters to Urban Edge Properties in its $194 million public offering of common shares
Underwriters to Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust in its $40 million public offering of Series D cumulative convertible preferred stock
Routinely advises multiple publicly traded corporations on 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, listing exchange requirements, corporate governance, and board of directors matters
Credentials
- The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D. summa cum laude, 2012 (Staff Editor, Catholic University Law Review)
- Juniata College, B.S., Education and Politics, 2008 (Dean’s List; Calvert Ellis Scholarship Recipient)
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” 2021
- Member: CUA Law Alumni Council
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- Deals & CasesMarch 19, 2021
- Deals & CasesMarch 9, 2021
- Deals & CasesMarch 4, 2021
- Deals & CasesFebruary 9, 2021
- Deals & CasesFebruary 1, 2021
- Deals & CasesJanuary 25, 2021
- Deals & CasesNovember 3, 2020
- Deals & CasesOctober 26, 2020
- Event RecapSeptember 17, 2020
- Deals & CasesSeptember 16, 2020
- Rankings & AwardsAugust 20, 2020
- Deals & CasesJuly 13, 2020
- InsightMarch 30, 2020
- Deals & CasesJanuary 21, 2020
- Deals & CasesNovember 27, 2019
- Event RecapOctober 30, 2019
- Deals & CasesOctober 16, 2019
- Deals & CasesOctober 1, 2019
- Deals & CasesJuly 30, 2019
- InsightMay 9, 2019
V&E REIT Update
- Deals & CasesMarch 19, 2019
- Deals & CasesNovember 7, 2018
- Deals & CasesAugust 8, 2018
- Deals & CasesAugust 7, 2018
- Deals & CasesJuly 22, 2018
- Deals & CasesMarch 6, 2018
- Deals & CasesJuly 19, 2017
- “SPACs: An Alternative to the Traditional IPO for REITs and Other Real Estate Companies,” V&E New York Office, October 30, 2019 (presenter)