Proskauer poaches MoFo M&A partner

The firm has welcomed a former co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s REITs practice with over 30 ye…

International law firm Proskauer announced this week (27 January) the hire of corporate and securities lawyer David Slotkin, who joins the firm’s Washington, DC office as a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) partner.

The move sees Slotkin close the curtain on a 12-year partnership at international law firm Morrison & Foerster, where he also co-chaired the firm’s real estate investments trusts (REITs) practice. Prior to this, he worked as a partner at global law firm Hogan Lovells from 2001 until 2012, following a two-year stint as general counsel at communications solutions firm PTGi International Carrier Services.

As a member of Proskauer’s real assets group, Slotkin will build on over three decades of experience in public and private real estate M&A, REITs, and public and private capital raising transactions.

He said: “Proskauer has one of the industry’s preeminent real asset practices. Collaborating with my colleagues across M&A as well as the Firm’s private funds and private credit practices will enable me to provide clients with an expanded range of services and strategic solutions. I am thrilled to join a team focused on innovation, growth and client service across real assets.”

Working with both US and international clients – ranging from emerging public companies to global industry giants – his practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, sales, tender offers, divestitures, spinoffs, joint ventures, restructurings, debt and equity securities offerings, and corporate governance. Two of Proskauer’s key industry verticals – digital infrastructure and hospitality – are also areas of expertise for Slotkin.

Proskauer chairman Tim Mungovan commented: “David is a leader in real estate M&A, and his move to Proskauer reinforces our dedication to meeting the evolving needs of private capital clients across the M&A and real asset sectors. As real estate continues to grow more attractive within the private markets, his experience across M&A, capital markets and real assets will uniquely enhance the firm’s ability to structure sophisticated deals and discover new opportunities.”

M&A partner and co-head of the firm’s real assets group Jeffrey Horwitz added: “Real estate investments have been constrained by large increases in the cost of capital as well as operations, including rising insurance and labour costs. Nevertheless, upcoming maturities, the generally rising economy and the availability of alternative private capital are priming 2025 to be an exciting and active year.”

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