Robert L.Bodansky
Partner
Institutional Investor, Corporate & Real Estate
rbodansky@seyfarth.com
Bob serves as investment counsel to some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country, as well as other institutional investors—universities, family offices, foundations—representing them in domestic and international investments of every kind.
More About Bob
Government and corporate pension funds take seriously their fiduciary obligations to plan participants and beneficiaries. In an environment where plan funding can be a challenge, these plans are looking to alternative investments and real estate as a way to enhance their returns. These transactions are complex, and in-house legal and business teams deal with a substantial number of such deals at any given time. Bob routinely handles comingled funds of every type, co-investments, joint ventures, direct (principal) investments, separate accounts (discretionary and nondiscretionary), and secondary transactions. His global practice includes private equity, hedge fund, and real estate transactions.
Bob has the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to handle any type of investment transaction, working side by side with the legal and business teams as a trusted advisor. He sees hundreds of deals with the leading sponsors, so he can keep clients abreast of trends and changes in the market, and let clients know if certain provisions are off-market.
Bob has worked with government pension plans since the mid-1990s. He is aware of the unique issues and headline risks of these investors. His strong corporate, M&A, and transactional real estate background makes him particularly well suited to handle these transactions. In addition, he served as the managing partner of his own 25-attorney firm. As a result, he is particularly attuned to both the practical business issues as well as the legal issues involved in running a business.
As chair of the Institutional Investor practice group, Bob can identify the right talent to deal with a given transaction or challenge. He has assembled a team of more than 50 attorneys as part of this practice group. The team includes not only transactional attorneys, but also attorneys focused on derivatives, fiduciary, MNPI/insider trading, bankruptcy, litigation, securities, and other areas.
Bob appreciates the knowledge and responsiveness of his Seyfarth colleagues and the resources the firm provides him to better serve his clients. He uses project management and Seyfarth Link to help with large portfolio secondary transactions. He is proud to lead an outstanding, enthusiastic team of attorneys focused on representing institutional investors, and helping those investors for the benefit of teachers, first responders, retirees and others. Bob also was honored to serve for many years as the office managing partner of the firm's Washington, DC, office, where he oversaw strategy, culture, and operations.
Bob was listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2015-2022); named as a Recognized Attorney by The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Private Equity Funds (2018-2022), Real Estate (US) (2016-2022), and M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A Middle Market (US) (2016-2019); and recognized as a Notable Practitioner by International Finance Law Review 1000 (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ) in both M&A and Real Estate) (2018-2022).
Bob has the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to handle any type of investment transaction, working side by side with the legal and business teams as a trusted advisor. He sees hundreds of deals with the leading sponsors, so he can keep clients abreast of trends and changes in the market, and let clients know if certain provisions are off-market.
Bob has worked with government pension plans since the mid-1990s. He is aware of the unique issues and headline risks of these investors. His strong corporate, M&A, and transactional real estate background makes him particularly well suited to handle these transactions. In addition, he served as the managing partner of his own 25-attorney firm. As a result, he is particularly attuned to both the practical business issues as well as the legal issues involved in running a business.
As chair of the Institutional Investor practice group, Bob can identify the right talent to deal with a given transaction or challenge. He has assembled a team of more than 50 attorneys as part of this practice group. The team includes not only transactional attorneys, but also attorneys focused on derivatives, fiduciary, MNPI/insider trading, bankruptcy, litigation, securities, and other areas.
Bob appreciates the knowledge and responsiveness of his Seyfarth colleagues and the resources the firm provides him to better serve his clients. He uses project management and Seyfarth Link to help with large portfolio secondary transactions. He is proud to lead an outstanding, enthusiastic team of attorneys focused on representing institutional investors, and helping those investors for the benefit of teachers, first responders, retirees and others. Bob also was honored to serve for many years as the office managing partner of the firm's Washington, DC, office, where he oversaw strategy, culture, and operations.
Bob was listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2015-2022); named as a Recognized Attorney by The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Private Equity Funds (2018-2022), Real Estate (US) (2016-2022), and M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A Middle Market (US) (2016-2019); and recognized as a Notable Practitioner by International Finance Law Review 1000 (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ) in both M&A and Real Estate) (2018-2022).
- JD, The George Washington University Law School
- BA, Syracuse University
Economics and Political Science
Cum laude
Crew team member
Hillel Association president
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Texas
- Virginia
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
- US Court of Claims
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- US District Court, District of Maryland
- US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- US Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
- US Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland
- US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Related Services
- Represented government plan in proposed €440 million acquisition with three co-investors of a European bank, which focuses on real estate finance around the world.
- Represented British defense contractor in its acquisition of several US-based defense contractors, addressing the various regulatory (Exon-Florio/CFIUS and export control) matters attendant to those transactions.
- Represented government plan in structuring and implementing a $500 million global nondiscretionary separate account for global real estate acquisitions and development.
- Represented government plan in $250 million investment in global hedge fund focused on risk adjusted long-term returns. Cayman fund with master-feeder structure.
- Represented government plan in $250 million investment in a global hedge fund utilizing a strategy to achieve positive returns in environments when uncorrelated asset classes become correlated.
- Represented government plan in $200 million investment in acquiring a minority equity interest in the parent company of an international sports enterprise.
- Represented government plan in its acquisition of a shopping center in England and in a multitract site in Massachusetts.
- Represented government plan in proposed $100 million investment in a Cayman hedge fund seeking to gain medium-term returns in excess of global equity markets. Focus is on short positions in Asian markets, primarily Japan and China.
- Represented government plan in $100 million investment in an English limited partnership (private equity fund) seeking to build a diverse Mezzanine portfolio funding commercial real estate assets located in major Western European markets (primarily in the UK and Germany).
- Represented government pension fund in $100 million investment in a private equity fund focused on timber in North America, South America, and Australia.
- Represented government pension plan in $100 million investment in a private equity fund focused on investments in securities of listed companies in Europe and North America. Investments cross industry sectors.
- Represented government plan in connection with $100 million investment in a global real estate focused fund.
- Represented government plan in structuring and negotiating $100 million separate account transaction focused on US and international timber.
- Represented government plan in $80 million investment in a hedge fund structured as a Delaware limited partnership. The fund is focused on identifying undervalued companies globally.
- Represented government plan in $75 million investment in a Japanese real estate focused private equity fund. Represented lead investor and negotiated the underlying fund documents.
- Represented government pension plan in $70 million investment in a private equity fund focused on the acquisition of Asian real estate and related debt. Cayman fund with master-feeder structure.
- Represented Canadian company in its proposed acquisition of several US-based telecommunications companies, addressing applicable regulatory and cross-border tax matters.
- Represented government plan in $40 million investment in private equity fund focused on Brazilian and Latin American real estate.
- Represented government plan in $30 million investment in a Japanese and Asian focused hedge fund. Cayman limited partnership with master-feeder structure.
Related News & Insights
-
Speaking Engagement
Mar 26, 2024
Bob Bodansky, Michael Herbst, Suzie Saxman, and Russ Robertson to Speak at Practical Law Webinar "Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act: Understanding the who, what, and when of reporting"
-
Recognition
02/15/2024
Seyfarth Recognized in Chambers Global 2024 Rankings; Labor and Employment Practice Selected for Band 1 in USA
-
Attorney Publication
02/01/2024
Robert Bodansky and Trevor Tullius Write on the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Obligations in Reuters' Practical Law The Journal
-
Legal Update
Jan 22, 2024
Latest FinCEN Guidance on the CTA Reporting Rules
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2015-2024)
- Recognized as a Top 10 Influential Investment Fund Lawyer Revolutionizing US Market 2023 by Business Today
- Ranked Band 3 for Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA) by Chambers Global (2022)
- Recognized as a" Notable Practitioner" for Real Estate (District of Columbia) (2010-2015); Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for Investment Funds: Investor Representation (Nationwide) (2021); and Ranked Band 3 for Investment Funds: Investor Representation (Nationwide) by Chambers USA (2021-2023)
- Notable Practitioner, Cross-Border M&A and Real Estate, International Finance Law Review (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ) (2018-2022, 2024)
- Recognized Attorney by The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Investment fund formation and management - Private equity funds (including venture capital) (2018-2021); Real Estate (US) (2016-2020); M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A Middle Market (US) (2016-2019)
- Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
- American Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- National Association of Public Pension Attorneys
- Pension Real Estate Association, Capital Market Trends and Innovations Affinity Group
- Co-Author, "The Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Obligations," Practical Law The Journal (February 2024)
- Co-Author, "Latest FinCEN Guidance on the CTA Reporting Rules," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 22, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Transparency Act Update – 2023 Year-End Planning," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 28, 2023)
- Co-Author, "How to Prepare for the Corporate Transparency Act of 2020," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 14, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Transparency Act Update," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 19, 2023)
- Co-Author, "The SEC’s New Private Fund Adviser Rule Comes Under Early Attack," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 6, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Change Is Coming: Are You Ready? Corporate Transparency Act of 2020," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 10, 2023)
- Author, "Additional Disclosures on Secondary Transactions, GP Terminations, and Clawbacks," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 9, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Current Trends in Sponsor-Investor Tension Points in Commingled Real Estate Investment Funds," PREA (May 18, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Transparency Act," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 8, 2021)
- Co-Author, "New Interim Rules and Pilot Program Expand CFIUS Coverage and Impact Cross-Border M&A into the United States," Client Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 29, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Expansion of CFIUS Review to Real Estate: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018," Client Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 27, 2018)
- Co-Author, "UBIT May Be In Your Future," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 3, 2017)
- "GTSI name likely won’t survive planned $76M merger with California company,"Washington Business Journal (June 29, 2012)
- Co-Author, "How to Unknowingly Become a Government Contractor (The Surprise 'Gotcha' in Buying a Company or Real Estate)," BNA’s Federal Contracts Report (April 3, 2012)
- "A Primer on the Standard of Care for General Partners of Real Estate Funds," PREA Quarterly (Spring 2012)
- "How Being Indispensable Can Hurt the Sale of Your Company," Washington Business Journal (January 4, 2012)
- Co-Author, "How to Unknowingly Become a Government Contractor (The Surprise 'Gotcha' In Buying a Company or Real Estate)," BNA Federal Contracts Report (December 27, 2011)
- "Novations: Mind the gap," Washington Business Journal (November 3, 2011)
- Co-Author, "The Challenges of Getting and Keeping Intelligence Contracts," BNA Federal Contracts Report (October 18, 2011)
- Co-Author, "40 But Not Over the Hill," Legal Bisnow (October 18, 2011)
- "The Impact of IDIQ Contracts on Acquisitions," Washington Business Journal (September 27, 2011)
- "The Blurry Definition of Corporate Control," Washington Business Journal (July 26, 2011)
- "Understanding a Non-Compete Agreement Post Acquisition," Washington Business Journal (June 27, 2011)
- "Foreign Buyers; Acquisition of Government Contractors," BNA Federal Contracts Report (June 12, 2011)
- "How to Keep Intel Agency Contracts," Washington Business Journal (April 25, 2011)
- "Don’t Fear the Foreign Buyer," Washington Business Journal (March 24, 2011)
- "Private Equity’s New Target: Government Contractors," Washington Business Journal (April 19, 2011)
- "Contractor Buys Come with Strings," Washington Business Journal (March 7, 2011)
- Co-Author "No Singing At Seyfarth," Legal Bisnow DC (November 22, 2010)
- Co-Author, "New Hedge Fund Transparency and Investors' Rights -- The Times They Are A Changin',"Hedge Fund Law Report (August 29, 2009)
- Contributor, "Condos See Construction Cost Pinch," GlobeSt.com (May 5, 2006)
- "What Do You Mean We’re Subject To A Withholding Tax? The Growing Trend Among States to Withhold Taxes On the Sale of Real Estate by Non-Residents," The Nappa Report (November 2005)
- Contributor, "Share the Wealth: New Year Promises Abundant Flow of Capital For Real Estate Markets," Commercial Property News, Volume 19; Issue 1 (January 2005)
- Co-Speaker, "Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act: Understanding the who, what, and when of reporting," Practical Law (March 26, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Corporate Transparency Act Essentials What You Need to Know; What You Need to Do," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 6, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Closing the Loop on Open-Ended Funds" (April, 2020)
- Presentation, Why Investors Should Consider an Offshore Vehicle, Regulatory Fundamentals Groups’ Annual Conference (March 18, 2020)
- Co-Presenter, "Offshore Fund Jurisdictions — Where and Why: A Necessary Evil or a Useful Structuring Tool?," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2020)
- "Selected Trends in LPA Documentation" (December 17, 2019)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Private Equity Industry Trends and Crucial Changes, DC, Maryland, and Virginia Private Equity Summit, Arlington, VA (December 6, 2018)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Federal M&A Outlook 2012: Insights From Industry Experts with the Washington Business Journal, Tysons Corner, VA (October 2012)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Valuing and Buying Property in Today's Environment: Who's Buying; What Are They Buying; and How Are They Valuing Property? Sixth Annual Capital Region Real Estate Forum with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (October 2010)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Buying Distressed and Other Properties: Is It Time for Action? Fifth Annual Capital Region Real Estate Forum with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (October 2009)
- Coordinator and Panel Member, What the Economy has Done and is Doing to Commercial Real Estate and Real Estate Finance. Fourth Annual Capital Region Real Estate Forum with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2008)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Retail Reality: The Retail Development Environment Today, Opportunities and challenges for the Future, Annual Capital Region Real Estate Program with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2007)
- Presenter, Alternative Investments Workshop, National Association of Public Pension Attorneys Legal Education Conference (June 2007)
- Coordinator and Moderator, It's an Institutional World, Get Used to It: Dealing with the Institutional Owner and Investor, Annual Capital Region Real Estate Program with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2006)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Nothing is Certain but Change…The Current and Future State of Washington Real Estate, Annual Capital Region Real Estate Program with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2005)
- Quoted, "Affirmative Action Decision May Put Emerging-Manager Programs on Ice," FundFire (July 12, 2023)
- Quoted, "Best Practices for Private Equity Fund Managers Entering Into Joint Ventures With Investors (Part Two of Three)," Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest (October 6, 2017)
- Quoted, "Best Practices for Private Equity Fund Managers Entering Into Joint Ventures With Investors (Part One of Three)," Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest (September 22, 2017)
- Quoted, "In Mergers We Trust," Washington Lawyer (April 1, 2017)
- Quoted, "3 theories about what’s going on at Computer Sciences Corp," Washington Business Journal (May 5, 2014)
- Quoted, "Managing Partner Roundtable: Round 2," Legal Bisnow (December 19, 2013)
- Quoted, "Managing Partner Roundtable: Thanksgiving Edition – Part 1," Legal Bisnow (December 4, 2013)
- Quoted, "Buyer’s remorse?," Washington Business Journal (March 15, 2013)
- Quoted, "Deltek maintains ties to private equity, but without spotlight from Wall Street," Washington Business Journal (August 28, 2012)
- Quoted, "GTSI: The End," Washington Business Journal (June 29, 2012)
- Quoted, "Paragon Technology Group and former GTSI CEO Scott Friedlander join forces with aggressive plans for growth," Washington Business Journal (February 29, 2012)
- Quoted, "How Being Indispensable Can Hurt the Sale of Your Company," Washington Business Journal (January 10, 2012)
- Open Arms Housing, Washington, DC, pro bono outside counsel
- Congregation Har Shalom past president
"Bob Bodansky is smart, creative, experienced and very efficient. He also is possessed of a very even keeled personality and advises clients in an extremely reasonable manner. He is very efficient as well." —From The Legal 500
"Extremely proactive and commercial" —From The Legal 500
"Calm negotiator" —From The Legal 500
Bob serves as investment counsel to some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country, as well as other institutional investors—universities, family offices, foundations—representing them in domestic and international investments of every kind.
More About Bob
Government and corporate pension funds take seriously their fiduciary obligations to plan participants and beneficiaries. In an environment where plan funding can be a challenge, these plans are looking to alternative investments and real estate as a way to enhance their returns. These transactions are complex, and in-house legal and business teams deal with a substantial number of such deals at any given time. Bob routinely handles comingled funds of every type, co-investments, joint ventures, direct (principal) investments, separate accounts (discretionary and nondiscretionary), and secondary transactions. His global practice includes private equity, hedge fund, and real estate transactions.
Bob has the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to handle any type of investment transaction, working side by side with the legal and business teams as a trusted advisor. He sees hundreds of deals with the leading sponsors, so he can keep clients abreast of trends and changes in the market, and let clients know if certain provisions are off-market.
Bob has worked with government pension plans since the mid-1990s. He is aware of the unique issues and headline risks of these investors. His strong corporate, M&A, and transactional real estate background makes him particularly well suited to handle these transactions. In addition, he served as the managing partner of his own 25-attorney firm. As a result, he is particularly attuned to both the practical business issues as well as the legal issues involved in running a business.
As chair of the Institutional Investor practice group, Bob can identify the right talent to deal with a given transaction or challenge. He has assembled a team of more than 50 attorneys as part of this practice group. The team includes not only transactional attorneys, but also attorneys focused on derivatives, fiduciary, MNPI/insider trading, bankruptcy, litigation, securities, and other areas.
Bob appreciates the knowledge and responsiveness of his Seyfarth colleagues and the resources the firm provides him to better serve his clients. He uses project management and Seyfarth Link to help with large portfolio secondary transactions. He is proud to lead an outstanding, enthusiastic team of attorneys focused on representing institutional investors, and helping those investors for the benefit of teachers, first responders, retirees and others. Bob also was honored to serve for many years as the office managing partner of the firm's Washington, DC, office, where he oversaw strategy, culture, and operations.
Bob was listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2015-2022); named as a Recognized Attorney by The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Private Equity Funds (2018-2022), Real Estate (US) (2016-2022), and M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A Middle Market (US) (2016-2019); and recognized as a Notable Practitioner by International Finance Law Review 1000 (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ) in both M&A and Real Estate) (2018-2022).
Bob has the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to handle any type of investment transaction, working side by side with the legal and business teams as a trusted advisor. He sees hundreds of deals with the leading sponsors, so he can keep clients abreast of trends and changes in the market, and let clients know if certain provisions are off-market.
Bob has worked with government pension plans since the mid-1990s. He is aware of the unique issues and headline risks of these investors. His strong corporate, M&A, and transactional real estate background makes him particularly well suited to handle these transactions. In addition, he served as the managing partner of his own 25-attorney firm. As a result, he is particularly attuned to both the practical business issues as well as the legal issues involved in running a business.
As chair of the Institutional Investor practice group, Bob can identify the right talent to deal with a given transaction or challenge. He has assembled a team of more than 50 attorneys as part of this practice group. The team includes not only transactional attorneys, but also attorneys focused on derivatives, fiduciary, MNPI/insider trading, bankruptcy, litigation, securities, and other areas.
Bob appreciates the knowledge and responsiveness of his Seyfarth colleagues and the resources the firm provides him to better serve his clients. He uses project management and Seyfarth Link to help with large portfolio secondary transactions. He is proud to lead an outstanding, enthusiastic team of attorneys focused on representing institutional investors, and helping those investors for the benefit of teachers, first responders, retirees and others. Bob also was honored to serve for many years as the office managing partner of the firm's Washington, DC, office, where he oversaw strategy, culture, and operations.
Bob was listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2015-2022); named as a Recognized Attorney by The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Private Equity Funds (2018-2022), Real Estate (US) (2016-2022), and M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A Middle Market (US) (2016-2019); and recognized as a Notable Practitioner by International Finance Law Review 1000 (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ) in both M&A and Real Estate) (2018-2022).
- JD, The George Washington University Law School
- BA, Syracuse University
Economics and Political Science
Cum laude
Crew team member
Hillel Association president
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Texas
- Virginia
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
- US Court of Claims
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- US District Court, District of Maryland
- US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- US Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
- US Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland
- US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Related Services
- Represented government plan in proposed €440 million acquisition with three co-investors of a European bank, which focuses on real estate finance around the world.
- Represented British defense contractor in its acquisition of several US-based defense contractors, addressing the various regulatory (Exon-Florio/CFIUS and export control) matters attendant to those transactions.
- Represented government plan in structuring and implementing a $500 million global nondiscretionary separate account for global real estate acquisitions and development.
- Represented government plan in $250 million investment in global hedge fund focused on risk adjusted long-term returns. Cayman fund with master-feeder structure.
- Represented government plan in $250 million investment in a global hedge fund utilizing a strategy to achieve positive returns in environments when uncorrelated asset classes become correlated.
- Represented government plan in $200 million investment in acquiring a minority equity interest in the parent company of an international sports enterprise.
- Represented government plan in its acquisition of a shopping center in England and in a multitract site in Massachusetts.
- Represented government plan in proposed $100 million investment in a Cayman hedge fund seeking to gain medium-term returns in excess of global equity markets. Focus is on short positions in Asian markets, primarily Japan and China.
- Represented government plan in $100 million investment in an English limited partnership (private equity fund) seeking to build a diverse Mezzanine portfolio funding commercial real estate assets located in major Western European markets (primarily in the UK and Germany).
- Represented government pension fund in $100 million investment in a private equity fund focused on timber in North America, South America, and Australia.
- Represented government pension plan in $100 million investment in a private equity fund focused on investments in securities of listed companies in Europe and North America. Investments cross industry sectors.
- Represented government plan in connection with $100 million investment in a global real estate focused fund.
- Represented government plan in structuring and negotiating $100 million separate account transaction focused on US and international timber.
- Represented government plan in $80 million investment in a hedge fund structured as a Delaware limited partnership. The fund is focused on identifying undervalued companies globally.
- Represented government plan in $75 million investment in a Japanese real estate focused private equity fund. Represented lead investor and negotiated the underlying fund documents.
- Represented government pension plan in $70 million investment in a private equity fund focused on the acquisition of Asian real estate and related debt. Cayman fund with master-feeder structure.
- Represented Canadian company in its proposed acquisition of several US-based telecommunications companies, addressing applicable regulatory and cross-border tax matters.
- Represented government plan in $40 million investment in private equity fund focused on Brazilian and Latin American real estate.
- Represented government plan in $30 million investment in a Japanese and Asian focused hedge fund. Cayman limited partnership with master-feeder structure.
Related News & Insights
-
Speaking Engagement
Mar 26, 2024
Bob Bodansky, Michael Herbst, Suzie Saxman, and Russ Robertson to Speak at Practical Law Webinar "Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act: Understanding the who, what, and when of reporting"
-
Recognition
02/15/2024
Seyfarth Recognized in Chambers Global 2024 Rankings; Labor and Employment Practice Selected for Band 1 in USA
-
Attorney Publication
02/01/2024
Robert Bodansky and Trevor Tullius Write on the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Obligations in Reuters' Practical Law The Journal
-
Legal Update
Jan 22, 2024
Latest FinCEN Guidance on the CTA Reporting Rules
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2015-2024)
- Recognized as a Top 10 Influential Investment Fund Lawyer Revolutionizing US Market 2023 by Business Today
- Ranked Band 3 for Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA) by Chambers Global (2022)
- Recognized as a" Notable Practitioner" for Real Estate (District of Columbia) (2010-2015); Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for Investment Funds: Investor Representation (Nationwide) (2021); and Ranked Band 3 for Investment Funds: Investor Representation (Nationwide) by Chambers USA (2021-2023)
- Notable Practitioner, Cross-Border M&A and Real Estate, International Finance Law Review (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ) (2018-2022, 2024)
- Recognized Attorney by The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Investment fund formation and management - Private equity funds (including venture capital) (2018-2021); Real Estate (US) (2016-2020); M&A/Corporate & Commercial: M&A Middle Market (US) (2016-2019)
- Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
- American Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- National Association of Public Pension Attorneys
- Pension Real Estate Association, Capital Market Trends and Innovations Affinity Group
- Co-Author, "The Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Obligations," Practical Law The Journal (February 2024)
- Co-Author, "Latest FinCEN Guidance on the CTA Reporting Rules," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 22, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Transparency Act Update – 2023 Year-End Planning," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 28, 2023)
- Co-Author, "How to Prepare for the Corporate Transparency Act of 2020," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 14, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Transparency Act Update," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 19, 2023)
- Co-Author, "The SEC’s New Private Fund Adviser Rule Comes Under Early Attack," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 6, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Change Is Coming: Are You Ready? Corporate Transparency Act of 2020," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 10, 2023)
- Author, "Additional Disclosures on Secondary Transactions, GP Terminations, and Clawbacks," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 9, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Current Trends in Sponsor-Investor Tension Points in Commingled Real Estate Investment Funds," PREA (May 18, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Transparency Act," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 8, 2021)
- Co-Author, "New Interim Rules and Pilot Program Expand CFIUS Coverage and Impact Cross-Border M&A into the United States," Client Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 29, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Expansion of CFIUS Review to Real Estate: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018," Client Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 27, 2018)
- Co-Author, "UBIT May Be In Your Future," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 3, 2017)
- "GTSI name likely won’t survive planned $76M merger with California company,"Washington Business Journal (June 29, 2012)
- Co-Author, "How to Unknowingly Become a Government Contractor (The Surprise 'Gotcha' in Buying a Company or Real Estate)," BNA’s Federal Contracts Report (April 3, 2012)
- "A Primer on the Standard of Care for General Partners of Real Estate Funds," PREA Quarterly (Spring 2012)
- "How Being Indispensable Can Hurt the Sale of Your Company," Washington Business Journal (January 4, 2012)
- Co-Author, "How to Unknowingly Become a Government Contractor (The Surprise 'Gotcha' In Buying a Company or Real Estate)," BNA Federal Contracts Report (December 27, 2011)
- "Novations: Mind the gap," Washington Business Journal (November 3, 2011)
- Co-Author, "The Challenges of Getting and Keeping Intelligence Contracts," BNA Federal Contracts Report (October 18, 2011)
- Co-Author, "40 But Not Over the Hill," Legal Bisnow (October 18, 2011)
- "The Impact of IDIQ Contracts on Acquisitions," Washington Business Journal (September 27, 2011)
- "The Blurry Definition of Corporate Control," Washington Business Journal (July 26, 2011)
- "Understanding a Non-Compete Agreement Post Acquisition," Washington Business Journal (June 27, 2011)
- "Foreign Buyers; Acquisition of Government Contractors," BNA Federal Contracts Report (June 12, 2011)
- "How to Keep Intel Agency Contracts," Washington Business Journal (April 25, 2011)
- "Don’t Fear the Foreign Buyer," Washington Business Journal (March 24, 2011)
- "Private Equity’s New Target: Government Contractors," Washington Business Journal (April 19, 2011)
- "Contractor Buys Come with Strings," Washington Business Journal (March 7, 2011)
- Co-Author "No Singing At Seyfarth," Legal Bisnow DC (November 22, 2010)
- Co-Author, "New Hedge Fund Transparency and Investors' Rights -- The Times They Are A Changin',"Hedge Fund Law Report (August 29, 2009)
- Contributor, "Condos See Construction Cost Pinch," GlobeSt.com (May 5, 2006)
- "What Do You Mean We’re Subject To A Withholding Tax? The Growing Trend Among States to Withhold Taxes On the Sale of Real Estate by Non-Residents," The Nappa Report (November 2005)
- Contributor, "Share the Wealth: New Year Promises Abundant Flow of Capital For Real Estate Markets," Commercial Property News, Volume 19; Issue 1 (January 2005)
- Co-Speaker, "Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act: Understanding the who, what, and when of reporting," Practical Law (March 26, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "Corporate Transparency Act Essentials What You Need to Know; What You Need to Do," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 6, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, "Closing the Loop on Open-Ended Funds" (April, 2020)
- Presentation, Why Investors Should Consider an Offshore Vehicle, Regulatory Fundamentals Groups’ Annual Conference (March 18, 2020)
- Co-Presenter, "Offshore Fund Jurisdictions — Where and Why: A Necessary Evil or a Useful Structuring Tool?," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2020)
- "Selected Trends in LPA Documentation" (December 17, 2019)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Private Equity Industry Trends and Crucial Changes, DC, Maryland, and Virginia Private Equity Summit, Arlington, VA (December 6, 2018)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Federal M&A Outlook 2012: Insights From Industry Experts with the Washington Business Journal, Tysons Corner, VA (October 2012)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Valuing and Buying Property in Today's Environment: Who's Buying; What Are They Buying; and How Are They Valuing Property? Sixth Annual Capital Region Real Estate Forum with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (October 2010)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Buying Distressed and Other Properties: Is It Time for Action? Fifth Annual Capital Region Real Estate Forum with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (October 2009)
- Coordinator and Panel Member, What the Economy has Done and is Doing to Commercial Real Estate and Real Estate Finance. Fourth Annual Capital Region Real Estate Forum with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2008)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Retail Reality: The Retail Development Environment Today, Opportunities and challenges for the Future, Annual Capital Region Real Estate Program with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2007)
- Presenter, Alternative Investments Workshop, National Association of Public Pension Attorneys Legal Education Conference (June 2007)
- Coordinator and Moderator, It's an Institutional World, Get Used to It: Dealing with the Institutional Owner and Investor, Annual Capital Region Real Estate Program with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2006)
- Coordinator and Moderator, Nothing is Certain but Change…The Current and Future State of Washington Real Estate, Annual Capital Region Real Estate Program with the Washington Business Journal, Washington, DC (September 2005)
- Quoted, "Affirmative Action Decision May Put Emerging-Manager Programs on Ice," FundFire (July 12, 2023)
- Quoted, "Best Practices for Private Equity Fund Managers Entering Into Joint Ventures With Investors (Part Two of Three)," Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest (October 6, 2017)
- Quoted, "Best Practices for Private Equity Fund Managers Entering Into Joint Ventures With Investors (Part One of Three)," Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest (September 22, 2017)
- Quoted, "In Mergers We Trust," Washington Lawyer (April 1, 2017)
- Quoted, "3 theories about what’s going on at Computer Sciences Corp," Washington Business Journal (May 5, 2014)
- Quoted, "Managing Partner Roundtable: Round 2," Legal Bisnow (December 19, 2013)
- Quoted, "Managing Partner Roundtable: Thanksgiving Edition – Part 1," Legal Bisnow (December 4, 2013)
- Quoted, "Buyer’s remorse?," Washington Business Journal (March 15, 2013)
- Quoted, "Deltek maintains ties to private equity, but without spotlight from Wall Street," Washington Business Journal (August 28, 2012)
- Quoted, "GTSI: The End," Washington Business Journal (June 29, 2012)
- Quoted, "Paragon Technology Group and former GTSI CEO Scott Friedlander join forces with aggressive plans for growth," Washington Business Journal (February 29, 2012)
- Quoted, "How Being Indispensable Can Hurt the Sale of Your Company," Washington Business Journal (January 10, 2012)
- Open Arms Housing, Washington, DC, pro bono outside counsel
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