Ross Gillman, a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Group and a member of its nationally recognized REITS and Real Estate Capital Markets Practice, represents and advises a wide array of clients on a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions. His practice, which is national in scope, has a particular focus on structuring and implementing portfolio debt and equity transactions involving REITs, institutional investors, opportunity funds, and other publicly traded and privately held companies.

Work for Clients

Mr. Gillman has significant experience representing financial institutions and other institutional clients in lending to, as well as in the acquisition and disposition of, various types of real property, investments through real estate-based partnership transactions and participating debt. Mr. Gillman has been actively involved in the acquisition of nuclear power plant facilities on behalf of owner operators, as well as in the negotiation and restructuring of troubled real estate transactions, comprising both debt and equity interests.

Professional Activities

Mr. Gillman is a member of the Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations and is an associate member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Mr. Gillman is co-chair of the Real Estate Investment Trust Committee of the Real Property Section of the American Bar Association.

Publications/Presentations

Mr. Gillman served as an Articles Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Gillman worked at Aldrich, Eastman & Waltch, a real estate investment advisory firm specializing in the investment of pension funds in complex commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Gillman started his legal career with the law firm of Rogers & Wells in New York. Prior to that, he was an associate in strategic long-term planning at Pfizer, Inc.

Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Gillman is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York.

Education

J.D., Cornell University Law School, 1985
B.A., Clark University, 1981

While at Clark University, Mr. Gillman served as President of the Student Government and was the Student Commencement Speaker.