John’s practice includes experience in a wide variety of real estate and real estate finance transactions. His clients include purchasers, sellers, lenders, landlords and tenants.

In particular, John has advised clients in the hotel, resort and leisure property sector in transactions including purchases, sales, financings, refinancings and debt restructuring.

John also advises in the management and leasing of:

Office buildings
Multifamily projects
Restaurants
Industrial properties
Manufacturing facilities
Raw land.

Representative Work

Represented a private equity firm in the purchase of 38 Hyatt-branded hotels across 21 states, and its affiliated hospitality trust in the completion of a $500 million initial public offering in Singapore—the first real estate investment trust listed in Singapore with a power play U.S. upscale select service hospitality portfolio.
Represented Civitas Capital Group in the sale of KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts, for a reported $240 million. This transaction was selected as a finalist for Dallas Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Deals of the Year.
Represented Children’s Health System of Texas in its acquisition of 70 acres of land in Prosper, Texas, for the development of a hospital campus.
Represented CorePoint Lodging in its multistate programmatic hotel disposition process, involving the sale of over 200 hotels.
Represented a family office client in the refinancing of a senior mortgage loan and mezzanine loan, refinancing of sponsor loan and issuance of preferred equity in connection with the recapitalization and relaunch of the AC Ocean Walk Resort in Atlantic City.

Represented a family office in the development of multiple PINSTACK family entertainment facilities through a variety of structures.
Represented a private joint-venture in its acquisition of multiple hotel portfolios in Florida and New Mexico.
Represented a family office in its sale of multiple skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of a portfolio of hotels located in North Carolina and Texas.
Regularly consults with unsecured creditors’ committees in connection with real property aspects of complex bankruptcies, including the Sears Creditors’ Committee, the Brooks Brothers Creditor’s Committee and the Dean Foods Creditors Committee.