Paul Hastings Bolsters REIT Platform with Premier Band 1 Tax Partner

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Further strengthening its cross-practice real estate investment trust (REIT) platform, Paul Hastings LLP today announced that Christopher Mangin, Jr., has joined the firm as partner in its Washington, D.C., office.

Chambers Band 1-ranked for REITs: Tax and recommended by Legal 500 in US Real Estate, Mangin is a nationally recognized authority on REIT taxation, real estate funds and real estate partnerships. His clients have included Bluerock Homes Trust, Highwoods Properties, NorthStar Realty Finance, TPG RE Finance Trust and WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust.

“Chris adds critical tax expertise as we continue strengthening our cross-practice REIT platform and enhance our integrated approach across capital markets, public company advisory, M&A and real estate to serve public REIT clients at every stage of the REIT life cycle,” said firm Chair Frank Lopez. “We remain focused on bringing in premier talent to serve our clients in their most business-critical transactions and positioning the firm to gain further market share of top-of-market matters.”

Mangin represents REITs, real estate companies and private equity sponsors in IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, real estate fund formation, qualified opportunity zone funds, joint ventures, take-private transactions, spin-offs, dispositions, recapitalizations and issues relating to foreign investment in U.S. real estate. He joins from Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he served as co-head of the REIT/corporate real estate practice.

Mangin’s arrival follows the addition last October of star capital markets partners Scott Chase and Kerry Johnson, market leaders who were involved, individually or together, in all REIT IPOs that closed in 2024, including the largest REIT IPO in history, Lineage, which closed at $5.1 billion.

“Paul Hastings has an incredible trajectory and the addition of Scott and Kerry was impossible to ignore as a lawyer working in the REIT market,” said Mangin. “I eagerly look forward to collaborating with them to provide top-tier service to the firm’s premier clients.”

Paul Hastings’ REIT practice combines capital markets and public company experience with a market-leading real estate platform that advises clients on virtually all transactions, including M&A, joint venture, finance, and hospitality for clients such as Apollo, Barclays, Blackstone, BMO Capital Markets, Capital One, Eagle Hospitality REIT, KKR, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Nuveen, Oaktree, Related Fund Management, Starwood Property Trust and Wells Fargo Securities.

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