Donald Kennicott maintains a practice emphasizing all aspects of real estate securities and investment transactions. His primary practice areas include securities law, SEC reporting, corporate law and taxation. Mr. Kennicott has substantial experience in:
- securities registration and compliance, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and corporate governance for REITs and public real estate partnerships
- formation and structuring of public REITs, private REITs, UPREITs, real estate partnerships and other real estate investment funds
- public and private securities offerings
- preparation of partnership agreements, joint ventures and LLC operating agreements
- partnership taxation and UPREIT transactions
- broker-dealer compliance and NASD regulatory matters
- section 1031 exchange transactions, including tenants-in-common (TIC) offerings
Mr. Kennicott is currently lead corporate and securities counsel for a publicly-held REIT with over $5 billion in assets.
Prior to entering private practice in 1978, Mr. Kennicott was an attorney with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for five years.