Fried Frank Partners speak at NYU School of Law Institute for corporate governance & finance

**(L to R)**: Russ Lindberg, Morgan Stanley; MaryAnne Gilmartin, MAG Partners LP; Jon Mechanic, Fried Frank;
Sam Chandan, NYU Stern School of Business; Stuart Barr, Fried Frank; Richard Hill, Cohen & Steers.

New York, NY Jonathan Mechanic, head of Fried Frank’s Real Estate Department, Stuart Barr, head of the firm’s REIT Practice, and Phillip Richter, co-head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, joined other market leaders as speakers and moderators during a conference co-sponsored by NYU School of Law Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance.

Held on Wednesday, October 19th, the event, “Governance and M&A Issues Confronting REITs During a Period of Market Instability,” attracted many of the industry’s top institutions. Among the topics discussed were current trends in the real estate and REIT market, REIT governance barriers, the importance of having a good board, ESG and REIT M&A opportunities following 2022 market disruptors.

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