Dear Colleague,

Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News are pleased to welcome you to our 2016 survey of the Leading Real Estate Law Firms. The information you provide will be used to rank the firms with the most distinguished real estate practice areas. The results will be published in our May 2016 issues. (Note: While this ranking previously appeared later in the year, we have adjusted our schedule to better position it on our calendar.)

Thank you in advance for taking the time to contribute to this widely read survey. It's an important way for industry professionals to learn about the most capable and experienced real estate law practices. Please answer all questions as completely as possible, though we understand if certain information may not be disclosed due to client obligations.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 19, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Goldberg at 212.977.0041 x3412 or sgoldberg@multi-housingnews.com.

Thank you for your time and participation.

---Commercial Property Executive is a leading integrated resource for executives and companies that own, invest in, develop, lease and/or manage commercial real estate. Formerly Commercial Property News, it has provided trend and news analysis for 28 years.

---Multi-Housing News has provided in-depth news and analysis of the events and players shaping the multi-housing industry for 49 years.

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* 1. Name of Law Firm:

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* 2. Survey Contact Person:
(For contact purposes only, will not be printed.)

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* 3. In what year was the firm founded?

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* 4. Where is the headquarters located?

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* 5. How many firm offices did you have at the close of the following years?

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* 6. What was the firm’s revenue in the following fiscal years? (This will remain confidential; used to determine growth of firm.)

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* 7. How many people (partners, employees, etc.) currently work for the firm?

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* 8. How many attorneys are currently employed by the firm?

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* 9. In what year was the real estate practice area first formed?

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* 10. Types of real estate law services offered (i.e. acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financing…):

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* 11. Please specify the composition of your real estate practice at the close of 2015, as follows:

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* 12. How many attorneys (Partners and Associates, combined) were in the real estate practice at the close of the following years?

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* 13. What is the average number of years experience for each of the following in your real estate practice?

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* 14. Highest valued transaction represented in 2015 (client and value). If you cannot disclose client name, please describe the type of client, i.e., "...for a private equity firm."

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* 15. Please provide a list highlighting major transactions that were closed in fiscal year 2015 (client and value). If you cannot disclose a client name, please describe the type of client, i.e., "...for a private equity firm."

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