Goodwin Procter Adds Private Investments Expert Luciana Aquino-Hagedorn in Boston

Goodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that Luciana Aquino-Hagedorn is joining the firm as a partner in its Financial Institutions Group in Boston. Luciana returns to Goodwin from Harvard Management Corporation (HMC), the entity responsible for managing Harvard University’s endowment, where she served most recently as Senior Vice President for HMC’s Natural Resources Group. More >>

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Goodwin Procter Advises Medical Properties Trust on Combined $1.5 Billion Financing Transactions

A cross-practice team of Goodwin attorneys recently advised Medical Properties Trust (MPT), a public healthcare REIT, on a series of financings in connection with MPT’s €700 million acquisition of a portfolio of 35 healthcare facilities from MEDIAN Kliniken, a leading provider of post-acute and acute rehabilitation services in Germany, and MPT’s pending $900 million acquisition of Capella Healthcare, a private owner of 13 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in U.S. states. More >>

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Ropes & Gray Bolsters Privacy & Data Security Practice with Addition of Highly Regarded Partners in London and Boston

Global law firm Ropes & Gray today announced that Heather Egan Sussman and Rohan Massey have joined the firm as partners, bringing their widely recognized skills to the firm’s leading privacy & data security practice. Ms. Sussman joins the firm as a partner in Boston, and Mr. Massey joins the firm as a partner in London. More >>

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Holland & Knight Expands Real Estate Practice in Boston

Holland & Knight announced today that real estate lawyers Frank Stearns and Nadya Makenko have joined the firm’s Boston office as partner and senior counsel respectively. They previously were with K&L Gates.

Mr. Stearns has almost 30 years of experience advising a broad range of clients in commercial real estate developments and managing the permitting, financing and development of office, residential and other commercial development projects. He also manages national leasing assignments for technology companies. His clients include developers, institutional investors, buyers, sellers, financial institutions, hospitals, landlords, tenants and others involved in real estate and business transactions. He has worked extensively with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on environmental permitting and liability issues, and has managed large-scale brownfield developments. More >>

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Goulston & Storrs Welcomes Jason Dunn as Real Estate Director in Boston

Goulston & Storrs is pleased to announce that Jason Dunn has joined the firm’s Real Estate practice in its Boston office. Jason joins the firm as a Director.

Joining Goulston & Storrs from Ropes & Gray LLP, Jason has a wide-ranging practice that encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate, with a focus on representing domestic and foreign institutional clients in equity and debt investments in North American real estate and infrastructure through funds, joint ventures and REITs. Through his representation of tax-exempt and foreign investors, Jason has experience with tax and ERISA transaction structures. Other aspects of Jason’s commercial real estate practice include acquisitions and dispositions, occupancy and ground leases, sale-leasebacks, development and financing. More >>

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