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John Stern focuses his federal income tax practice on the structuring, formation, and operation of private investment funds, single- and multi-asset joint ventures, coinvests, and other collective investment vehicles. He regularly advises sponsors of private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds on their organization and ongoing operations, and has extensive experience advising real estate fund sponsors and investors, including on complex issues involving REITs and FIRPTA.  In particular, John has advised on transactions involving both equity and mortgage REITs investing across sectors within the real estate industry, private and publicly traded REITs, REIT operational and compliance challenges including “prohibited transaction” issues, sales of private REIT stock, and more.