Overview
Kimberly McKenzie is an attorney in the Securities and Capital Markets practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. She concentrates her practice on the representation of issuers and underwriters in a range of capital markets transactions, including at‑the-market offerings, follow-on offerings of debt and equity and initial public offerings. Kim regularly advises public companies and boards on corporate governance, Securities Act and Exchange Act disclosure and compliance matters, listing requirements and strategic transactions.
Kim's primary focus is the real estate industry, particularly public real estate investment trusts (REITs), and their underwriters; however, she also has experience representing clients in a variety of industries, including retail, technology, life sciences and sports and entertainment.
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2018 (Managing Editor, Duke Law Journal; Justin Miller Award for Citizenship, 2018)
- University of Georgia, M.H.P., 2009
- College of Charleston, B.A., 2004
Representations
- Resource REIT, Inc. in its $3.7 billion cash merger with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
- Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) on the issuance of a $5.25 billion and a $6 billion jumbo bond.
- Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) in public offerings of equity and debt securities.
- STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG) in its follow-on public offerings of common and preferred equity securities (including forward sale transactions).
- W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) in its public offering of up to $1 billion of common stock.
- Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) in its $115 million public offering of common stock (on a forward basis) and $350 million “at-the-market” common stock offering.
- Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: AHT) in its public offering of up to $700 million shares of non-traded preferred stock.
- Various underwriters in numerous public and private offerings of equity and debt securities by Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (NYSE: IIPR).
- Various sales agents in the "at-the-market" common stock offering by LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC).
- Cowen and Company, LLC, Evercore Group L.L.C. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in a $50 million underwritten offering by Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqCM: JSPR).
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.