Dear Colleague,

Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News are pleased to welcome you to our 2013 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 September 2013 issues.

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 Wednesday, May 29, 2013. If you have any questions, or would like a PDF of the questions to share with your team, please contact Michael Ratliff at 212.977.0041 x3407 or mratliff@cpexecutive.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 26 years.

---Multi-Housing News has provided in-depth news and analysis of the events and players shaping the multi-housing industry for 47 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 were open at the close of the following years?

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* 6. What was the firm’s revenue in the following fiscal years?

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* 7. How many employees are currently employed by 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. How many attorneys were in the real estate practice at the close of the following years?

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* 12. What is the average number of years experience for a Junior Associate (1 to 5 years) in the real estate practice?

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* 13. What is the average number of years experience for a Senior Associate (5 plus years) in the real estate practice?

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* 14. What is the average number of years experience for a Partner in the real estate practice?

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* 15. Highest valued transaction represented in either 2012 or 1st quarter 2013 (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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* 16. Please provide a list highlighting major transactions that were closed in fiscal year 2012 through the 1st quarter of 2013 (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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