Raleigh Johnston
Alston Bird
Recognized for
Property Tax
The Elite Counsel Perspective
Raleigh’s property tax practice reflects impressive transactional sophistication, informed by tax structuring for REITs across joint ventures, offerings and acquisitions.
Raleigh’s property tax practice reflects impressive transactional sophistication, informed by tax structuring for REITs across joint ventures, offerings and acquisitions.
Overview
Raleigh Johnston advises public and private companies, including REITs, on the tax and corporate structuring of real estate investments. His practice addresses U.S. federal income tax issues in transactions involving REITs, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.
He regularly counsels clients on joint ventures, fund formations, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate purchases and sales. His work also covers the tax and corporate aspects of investing in, acquiring, developing, selling and leasing real estate assets.
Representative Experience
- Advising publicly traded REITs on tax issues involving securities offerings, mergers, joint ventures, property contributions, and other similar transactions.
- Advising on tax and corporate matters involving private REITs, including formation, structuring, operation, securities offerings, and stock sales.
- Advising on the formation of private real estate funds and related matters, including the structuring of joint ventures and co-investments.
- Advising on structuring and related matters of real estate joint ventures.
Admissions
- New York University (LL.M. Taxation, 2010)
- Texas Tech University (J.D., 2009)
- Southern Utah University (B.S., 2005)
Professional Associations
- Texas Legal Excellence Awards, “On the Rise,” Texas Lawyer, 2021