Nick Gianou represents clients on a wide range of tax matters, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), investments by sovereign wealth funds and other foreign investors in the U.S., partnership transactions, public and private mergers and acquisitions, initial public and other debt and equity offerings, regulated investment companies (RICs) and restructuring transactions.
Gianou has advised private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and real estate investment funds in connection with fund formation transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, and restructurings. Gianou has advised numerous investment banks as underwriters in offerings by REITs, RICs and other companies. Gianou also has helped clients obtain private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding numerous REIT and other matters.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2026 | Tax, Transactional, M&A, REIT |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers | 2025 | REITs |
| The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2025 | Tax, Transactional, M&A, REIT |
Clients Mr. Gianou has advised include Aflac Incorporated; AGNC Investment Corp.; Anheuser-Busch InBev; Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; Brookdale Senior Living Inc.; DigitalBridge, Inc. (f/k/a NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.); Crown Castle Inc.; CyrusOne Inc.; Drive Shack Inc. (f/k/a Newcastle Investment Corp); EG Group; Fortress Investment Group LLC; Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.; the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd; Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.; HPS Investment Partners, LLC; Hudson Advisors, LLC; Neuberger Berman Group LLC; New Fortress Energy, LLC; New Senior Investment Group Inc.; Nuveen Investments, Inc.; One Main Holdings, Inc.; PIMCO; PotlatchDeltic Corp.; Prospect Capital Corporation; Qatar Investment Authority; Queensland Investment Corporation; Rithm Capital Corp. (f/k/a New Residential Investment Corp.); Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.; Silver Creek Capital Management; Swank Capital, LLC; and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.