Dean Pappas, a partner in Goodwin Procter's Real Estate Capital Markets Group, has extensive experience with real estate and corporate transactions. Mr. Pappas is the chair of Goodwin Procter’s Los Angeles office and chairs the Equity Investments Structure Committee of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).

He has been consistently recognized as one of the top real estate attorneys in California by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, where one client highlighted “the thoroughness of his analyses, his breadth of knowledge, negotiation capabilities and responsiveness.”

Mr. Pappas' practice involves structuring, negotiating, drafting and closing various real estate and corporate transactions, including joint venture formation (partnerships and limited liability companies), merger, acquisition and disposition transactions, construction, mortgage and mezzanine loan transactions, public contracting, leasing and other various transactions.