Cristian Kelly is a corporate associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins.
Cristian represents clients on complex transactions in a wide variety of deal structures, asset classes and industry sectors. He advises on real estate joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, development, and finance.
Cristian's practice includes, among other things:
Asset and entity-level transactions, transfers, and recapitalizations
Joint ventures, partnerships, and other investment vehicles
Portfolio and single asset acquisitions and dispositions
Development projects
Borrower-side financing transactions
Management agreements and development agreements
Experience
Cristian's experience includes advising:
Private Equity firm in negotiating a joint venture for the development of a 2,000+ acre data center campus
Sovereign wealth fund in negotiating a joint venture for the acquisition and development of a logistics portfolio
National data center operator in the strategic acquisition of a regional operator
Developers in acquiring land for the development of logistics and distribution facilities
Hospitality owners in acquisitions and dispositions of resort hotels
Hospitality owners in negotiating restaurant management agreements
Sovereign wealth fund in negotiating a joint venture for the acquisition of a technology-centric office portfolio
Major pharmaceutical in the sale and leaseback of lab and office facilities*
Various commercial landlords in negotiating office leases*
Institutional lender in the issuance of a private note placement secured by an NHL arena*
Lender in bridge financing for a boutique hotel and members-only club*
Nonprofit housing provider in negotiating a contract to provide off-site affordable housing in connection with a new residential development (pro bono)*
Latino community nonprofits in negotiating the purchase and build-out of a new headquarters and in leasing of office properties (pro bono)*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
District of Columbia
Illinois
Education
JD, New York University School of Law, 2014 cum laude, Law Review
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