Real Estate Beneficial Ownership

Advised a private equity investment company as the primary investor in an indoor vertical farming operation in Virginia on the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, and state agricultural liens.

Advised a Canadian pension fund on an audit and compliance with the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, as well as similar state disclosure and reporting statutes, in connection with farmland assets in a multistate portfolio; advised multiple subsidiary companies.

Advised a multinational agrichemical company on an audit and USDA compliance filing project in connection with farmland assets as part of a multistate portfolio.

Advised a Canadian pension fund on policy matters specific to foreign beneficial ownership of real estate.

Advised a US private equity firm on a potential US$9 million liability in connection with a prior real estate acquisition in violation of applicable law.

Advised a US real estate private equity fund in connection with federal and state regulatory compliance matters involving upstream Chinese ownership.

Advised a wind and solar company on compliance matters for an existing real estate portfolio.

Advised a real estate residential development company regarding foreign ownership disclosure and compliance matters in connection with land development holdings.

Advised an Austrian family office in connection with an AFIDA penalty and compliance project for ranch land in Colorado.

Provided AFIDA and state equivalent counsel for a timberland and agriculture investment company in connection with US farmland and timberland transactions.

Advised a food processing company in connection with real estate AFIDA compliance matters.

Advised a US real estate private equity fund in connection with federal and state regulatory compliance matters involving UK and Irish ownership of property in Indiana.

Advised a US renewables company in connection with federal and state regulatory compliance matters involving foreign ownership of property in Pennsylvania.

Advised a US real estate renewables company in connection with federal and state regulatory compliance matters involving foreign ownership of property in Iowa.

Advised a US real estate private equity fund in connection with federal and state regulatory compliance matters involving foreign ownership of property in South Dakota.