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David Edington handles a broad range of commercial real estate, development and finance matters across the country related to all types of real estate classes and has significant experience representing clients in acquisitions, dispositions, and all manner of leasing matters. David’s finance practice includes representing borrowers and financial institutions in connection with construction, bridge, and other general secured financings. David has a comprehensive business background, including deep knowledge of common-interest communities and community management, and uses this experience to approach legal issues with a business-oriented perspective and efficiently achieve practical and workable solutions.

David’s experience additionally covers all real estate deals within the energy sector. His deep experience in the renewable energy and sustainability space includes work on solar, wind, and tax equity projects. David concentrates much of his work on advising these renewable energy companies, developers and investors on joint ventures, financings and acquisition and sale of energy projects.

Concentrations

  • Renewable energy projects, including solar and wind developments
  • Acquisitions and dispositions
  • Ground leasing, retail, industrial, banking and office leasing
  • Real estate finance, including construction, bridge and term loans
  • Loan assumptions and equity transfers
  • Development
  • Self-storage

取扱分野

実績紹介

 

  • Represented a development company in acquisition of land for a solar energy project.
  • Represented a bank as a tax equity investor in nine solar power projects under development.
  • Represented GTCR in connection with its acquisition of Foundation Source, the nation’s largest provider of foundation management services.
  • Represented Sidereal Capital Group in connection with its acquisition of Peachey Hardwood Flooring, a manufacturer of premium hardwood flooring and a leading supplier of various types of custom products to both wholesalers and distributors nationwide.
  • Represented Watchtower Capital Partners in connection with its acquisitions of SPS Mechanical and JF Plumbing & Heating.
  • Represented an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust in its acquisition of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas underlying real estate assets for $5.65 billion.
  • Represented an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust in the acquisition of the Aria Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel and Spa for $3.89 billion.
  • Represented Marquee Brands, LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman, in connection with its acquisition of a majority ownership in America’s Test Kitchen (“ATK”) and its associated brands, including Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country. ATK is a food and culinary media business, which leverages its industry-leading testing process for recipes and kitchen equipment to produce top class recipes and unbiased product reviews. ATK and its diverse portfolio of brands has an expansive audience across various media platforms.
  • Represented Sun Capital Partners in its sale of Ames Taping Tools, the nation’s foremost provider of automatic taping and finishing tools and related products to the professional drywall finishing industry.
  • Represented Blue Wolf Capital Partners, LLC in connection with the sale of StateServ Medical, the leading durable medical equipment (DME) benefit management company supporting hospices and other post-acute care providers in the United States.
  • Represented a real estate fund in connection with a nearly US$500,000,000 sale of a portfolio of senior living facilities located across multiple states.
  • Represented overseas purchaser in connection with acquisition of a boutique hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Represented renewable energy company in connection with acquisition of undeveloped land for use as a photovoltaic power generation station/solar park.
  • Represented real estate fund in connection with its acquisition a REIT owning multiple self-storage facilities across two states.
  • Represented real estate developers and investors in connection with a $US100,000,000 financing of a multi-stage condominium development located at Lake Tahoe.
  • Represented large institutional lender in connection with a US$82,000,000 construction loan secured by a Las Vegas hotel and casino.
  • Represented real estate fund in connection with $19,000,000 construction loan secured by undeveloped land in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Represented large institutional lender in connection with a US$46,000,000 term mortgage loan secured by a portfolio of five self-storage facilities across three states.
  • Represented large institutional lender in connection with a US$20,000,000 term mortgage loan secured by a first-class office building in La Palma, California.
  • Represented BPS Harmon, LLC, the landlord of the Harmon Corner Shopping Center located on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Represented a landlord of a shopping mall in Studio City, California.
  • Represented a national bank in connection with its nation-wide leasing project.
  • Represented private bank in connection with commercial lease negotiations for space in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Represented fitness center franchisee in connection with leasing matters for multiple locations across Nevada and California.
  • Represented renewable energy company in connection with leasing of undeveloped land for use as a photovoltaic power generation station/solar park.
  • Represented charter school in connection with leasing matters in Las Vegas, Nevada.

受賞歴・所属団体

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Real Estate Law, 2021-2024
  • Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Mountain States Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2021-2023
  • Selected, Connect CRE, "Lawyers in Real Estate Awards: (Phoenix & Southwest)," 2022
  • Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018 and 2022
  • Listed, Nevada Business Magazine, Legal Elite, 2020
  • Listed, MyVegas magazine, "Top 100 Lawyers in Las Vegas," 2020
  • Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2015 and 2022
  • Member, Leadership Advance Las Vegas, Class of 2018
  • Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) 
  • Member, State Bar of Nevada
  • Member, Clark County Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of California

学歴・資格・言語

学歴
  • 法務博士, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Recipient, Jurisprudence Awards in Securities Regulation, International Business Transactions, and Accounting for Lawyers
    • Recipient, Prosser Prize in Partnerships and LLCs
    • Recipient, Business Law Certificate
  • 学士号, University of Nevada, Reno
弁護士資格
  • Nevada
  • カリフォルニア州