John F. Simonis
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Real Estate
Band 4
About
Provided by John F. Simonis
Practice Areas
John is a partner at Reed Smith, based in the firm’s Orange County office. His practice focuses on real estate law. He represents institutional investors, owners, developers, and users in connection with complex real estate transactions and development matters, and has substantial expertise in connection with real estate joint ventures, funds, purchases and sales, leasing, development and construction matters, and entity structuring.
John has represented clients across a broad spectrum of industry segments, including office, retail, industrial, multi-family, detached residential (for sale and rental), infrastructure and alternatives, with particular experience in regard to data centers and technology-related facilities. He also has substantial experience in connection with large-scale construction and development projects and a variety of sophisticated mixed use, master planned and entitlement-contingent projects.
John is a frequent speaker and writer regarding transactions, development matters, telecommunications and power issues impacting the real estate industry.
Chambers Review
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John Simonis of Reed Smith LLP acts for a range of developers, investors and owners in relation to complex real estate developments and related construction matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John gets to core issues quickly."
"John possess a keen understanding of what is market, what we can live with and provides workable solutions to difficult issues."
"John gets to core issues quickly."
"John possess a keen understanding of what is market, what we can live with and provides workable solutions to difficult issues."