Gerald Shepherd advises public and private companies, including private equity and real estate funds, in connection with a significant range of real estate and other transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and financings of properties and portfolios, formation of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions transactions.Gerald has represented a number of institutional investors in complex cross-border investments by non-US investors in US real estate assets and companies involving hospitality, retail, office and industrial properties and development projects. Gerald has significant experience with transactions involving public and private REITS, including with respect to investments by non-US investors in the United States through private REITS. His real estate practice has also included acquisitions of loans, including the acquisition of "B-pieces" of securitized loans and mezzanine loans.He has also represented both issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings (including Rule 144A offerings) of equity, debt and convertible securities in the United States. He has advised US and non-US clients with respect to their continuous reporting obligations under the US federal securities laws, including their obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.This communication may constitute Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.