Justin Elliott advises public and private clients on complex commercial real estate transactions, particularly relating to high-stakes joint ventures, financings, acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and real estate related mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions.

Justin draws on his vast experience and pragmatic approach to guide private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and public companies on:

  • Joint ventures
  • Single asset and portfolio financings
  • Acquisitions and dispositions of interests in real property and debt
  • Workouts and restructurings
  • M&A, dispositions, and capital markets transactions

He works with clients to gain an in-depth understanding of their businesses and tirelessly advocates on their behalf. Justin devises forward-thinking solutions in prominent transactions that consider clients’ key drivers and anticipate their future needs. His experience spans a broad range of asset classes, including industrial, multifamily and specialized housing, medical, office, retail, and hospitality.

Justin maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising entrepreneurs on corporate matters through small business clinics.

A recognized leader at the firm, Justin is a member of the Recruiting Committee.
 

Justin's experience includes advising:

Joint Ventures

  • An alternative asset manager on a joint venture to acquire to acquire multiple non-performing loans and a portfolio of mixed-use residential properties in San Francisco, California
  • A global alternative asset manager on a joint venture to recapitalize a portfolio of light industrial properties and acquire additional light industrial properties across the western US
  • A private equity fund on forming a joint venture to acquire manufactured housing communities across the US
  • A family office on forming a joint venture to acquire and develop multifamily properties in Washington, D.C.
  • A global private markets firm on the joint venture and related acquisition of a multifamily complex in Southern California
  • A global alternative asset manager in a multi-party, multi-tiered joint venture and related acquisition of an equity interest in, and mortgage financing of, 110 North Wacker Drive, a 55-story, 1.5-million-square-foot Class-A office tower in Chicago
  • A multifamily investment company, as a sponsor, on forming a platform joint venture to acquire and manage multifamily properties across the US
  • A private equity fund on forming a programmatic joint venture to acquire infrastructure-adjacent logistics warehouses across the US
  • A private equity fund on recapitalizing an existing portfolio of student housing projects and forming a separate joint venture to acquire additional student housing projects
  • A non-US pension fund and a non-US investor, individually, on separate joint ventures as part of an investment fund with a prominent New York developer to develop a 2.8 million-square-foot commercial building in New York City’s Hudson Yards district*

Financings and Restructurings

  • A private equity fund on a multi-draw, mortgage loan facility in an initial amount exceeding US$540 million to be secured by logistics warehouses across the US
  • An alternative investment manager on a US$581.5 million mortgage and mezzanine financing secured by eight multifamily properties in five states
  • An alternative asset manager on a US$228.8 million mortgage financing secured by a ground leasehold interest in a New York City office building
  • A publicly traded REIT on a US$600 million CMBS mortgage and mezzanine financing secured by 34 medical office buildings in 13 states*
  • A real estate investment company on a US$300 million credit facility to acquire and reposition single-family rental homes and secured by the indirect ownership interests in such homes*
  • A private equity-owned provider of post-acute healthcare services on a US$400 million bridge loan secured by 28 skilled nursing facilities and affiliated operating company leases*
  • A publicly traded global real estate and investment management firm and a publicly traded REIT, collectively as a joint venture borrower, on:
    • US$850 million CMBS mortgage loan financing secured by interests in 47 hotels in 16 states*
    • US$780 million refinancing secured by interests in 48 select service, extended stay, limited service hotels in 21 states*
  • A private debt fund, as lender, on acquisition and mortgage and mezzanine construction financing, loan-to-equity conversion option, and multiple subsequent loan upsizings and modifications relating to acquiring and repositioning landmarked buildings and related parking facilities in Detroit, Michigan, and subsequent related workout/loan modifications*
  • A publicly traded global real estate and investment management firm and its joint venture partner, collectively as borrower, on the workout/loan modification of a mortgage and multiple mezzanine loans relating to interests in 20 hotels across the US*

Acquisitions and Dispositions

  • An alternative asset manager on the acquisition of two nonperforming loans encumbering 75 mixed-use multi-family residential properties in San Francisco, California and the subsequent foreclosure on such loans
  • A private debt fund on the acquisition of a distressed mortgage loan secured by a hotel in San Francisco, California, the related acquisition financing, and the subsequent foreclosure and renegotiation of various hotel management and franchise documents
  • An investment firm on the US$5.65 billion acquisition of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
  • An alternative investment manager on a US$375 million acquisition of 59 motorway rest stops in eight states
  • A private equity fund on acquiring portfolios and single-asset infrastructure-adjacent logistics warehouses across the US
  • An investment bank on a US$956 million sale of an industrial portfolio with locations across the US*
  • M&A and Capital Markets Transactions
  • A global net lease REIT in a spin-off into a separate, publicly traded REIT that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange
  • A US-based industrial/logistics REIT on its US$868 million acquisition by a global private investment firm and a global institutional investor in an all-cash transaction

M&A and Capital Markets Transactions

  • A global net lease REIT in a spin-off into a separate, publicly traded REIT that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange
  • A US-based industrial/logistics REIT on its US$868 million acquisition by a global private investment firm and a global institutional investor in an all-cash transaction
     

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Fordham University School of Law, 2010
  • BS, Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 2007
Elliott, Justin C.
July 11, 2022 Recognition

Rising Stars: Latham’s Justin Elliott

Real Estate partner Justin Elliott recognized for his work advising clients on an array of complex commercial real estate transactions, including a multi-billion deal for the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.