Joanna A. White
Retired Partner
Joanna A. White was a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. She was a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice. Her practice focused on the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and financing of various asset classes, including, but not limited to, multifamily, office (including medical office), retail shopping centers, and vacant land (including timber).
Representative Experience
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a $442 million acquisition of a multifamily portfolio located in North Carolina
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a $240 million acquisition of an office portfolio located in Utah
- Represented a national insurance and financial services association in connection with a portfolio disposition of its key campuses in Texas and Florida
- Represented 2 JVs in connection with a disposition of twelve (12) medical office building properties, allocated between two portfolio transactions, and located in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
- Represented a developer in connection with a $25 million sale of raw land in Florida
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a $185 million sale of a seven office portfolio located in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania
- Represented an institutional lender in connection with real estate aspects of multiple commercial loans, in amounts ranging from approximately $20 million to $35 million, secured by a newly constructed apartment complex in Broward County, Florida, an existing apartment complex in Wisconsin, and an office tower in Tampa, Florida
- Represented an institutional lender in connection with an approximately $12 million timber loan, secured by approximately 8,000 acres of timber and development property across five counties in Georgia and Tennessee
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a sale of the historic Ft. Lauderdale Sheraton, formerly known as the Yankee Clipper Hotel, and in connection with the sale of the Westin Beach Resort & Spa, located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with its $78 million acquisition of the Wells Fargo Center, a landmark 389,000 square foot, 22-story Class A office tower, with a 9-story attached garage, located in downtown Tampa, Florida
- Represented a for-profit affiliate of the Mormon Church, in connection with a $565,000,000 acquisition of approximately 384,000 acres of timberland in the Florida panhandle
- Represented family office of a Forbes 50 member in $700+ million acquisition of timberland in the southeast U.S.
- Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition and disposition of multiple medical office buildings and surgery centers
Affiliations
- Member, Florida Bar
- Member, Jacksonville Bar Association
- Member, Urban Land Institute
Presentations and Publications
- Co-author, “Special Litigation Committee’s Recommendation Rejected Amid Concerns Regarding Independence And Reasonableness of Investigation,” Delaware Corporate Litigation Reporter (April 5, 2010)
- Author, “Don’t Rely Just on Board to Adjust Property Valuations,” Jacksonville Business Journal (August 2009)
Languages
- Polish (conversational)
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