Hilary Shalla-Strong

Practice Areas

Hilary Strong, Local Chair of the Orange County Corporate Department, advises clients on a full array of complex commercial real estate transactions, including real estate investment trust (REIT) matters.

Drawing on her breadth of experience in the real estate market, Hilary delivers pragmatic and commercially driven counsel to REITs, private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, individuals, and other institutional clients across a multitude of asset classes, including:

- Healthcare and life sciences

- Senior housing

- Data centers

- Logistics

She regularly advises on acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures involving complex real estate portfolios, as well as the development of commercial real estate.

Hilary brings particular experience advising on REIT transactions, including in connection with roll-ups, initial public offerings, mergers, and matters involving sovereign wealth funds. She also guides clients on converting commercial property owners and operators to REITs, as well as on acquiring stock in commercial property owners and operators and concurrent asset restructuring for REIT compliance.

Hilary serves as a go-to advisor to many clients throughout their growth stages. She offers first-hand insight into real estate investment companies’ and developers’ needs by leveraging her prior experience as Vice President, Senior Counsel of Irvine Company.

A recognized leader at the firm, in addition to her current role as Chair of the Corporate Department in the Orange County office, she has served as a member of Latham’s Associates Committee, Chair of the firm’s Mentoring Committee, and Co-Chair of the Orange County office’s Women Enriching Business Committee.