Gilbert G. Menna

Gil Menna is a partner in and serves as chair of Goodwin Procter’s Real Estate Capital Markets Group, as well as co-chair of its REITs Practice. Mr. Menna also participates in the firm’s M&A/Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, Private Investment Funds and Tax Practices. He is a former member of Goodwin Procter’s Management and Executive Committees.

Mr. Menna represents many of the nation’s leading publicly traded real estate operating companies in connection with their merger and acquisition, corporate finance and corporate governance matters. In addition to his extensive knowledge of the public REIT industry, he also has significant experience representing a variety of real estate investment managers in connection with their private equity capital, merger and acquisition and portfolio acquisition transactions.

Mr. Menna is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading REIT attorneys. In 2010, he was honored with NAREIT’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the REIT industry. He has also been selected for inclusion to the Lawdragon 500 and is annually recognized as a “Star Individual” by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

For the past eight years, Mr. Menna has captained Team Goodwin Procter in the Pan-Mass Challenge, a charity bike ride which raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In that time, Goodwin Procter has raised over $670,000 for cancer research and treatment.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) REITs, 2) Capital Markets, 3) Private Investment Funds, 4) M&A/Corporate Governance, 5) Hedge Funds and 6) Real Estate Investment Management & Joint Ventures
Law School Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1982)
Education Syracuse University (A.B. 1978)
Bar Member / Association Massachusetts,California,New York
Most recent firm Goodwin Procter LLP
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