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Kerry E. Johnson

Partner, Capital Markets

kerryjohnson@paulhastings.com

Kerry Johnson is a partner in the Capital Markets practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. She concentrates on capital markets and securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate law, primarily in the real estate industry and particularly regarding public real estate investment trusts (REITs).

REPRESENTATIONS

M&A
  • STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) in its $14 billion pending cash merger with affiliates of GIC and Oak Street Real Estate Capital, a division of Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL).

  • Resource REIT in its $3.7 billion cash merger with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust.

RECOGNITIONS

  • REITs – Nationwide

    Chambers USA

  • Real Estate: REITs, Next Generation Partner

    Legal 500

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Member: National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit)

PAST ENGAGEMENTS

  • “SEC Legal Updates,” Nareit REITwise: 2024 Law, Accounting & Finance Conference, Panelist
    March 2024
  • “Investor Perspectives: REITs and Capital Markets,” Nareit REITworld: 2023 Annual Conference, Panelist
    November 2023