Summary

John is an attorney in Taft’s Real Estate practice. He focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial real estate, representing real estate investment funds (REITs), institutional landlords, tenants, developers and property managers in the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing and management of retail, multi-family, office, commercial, and industrial projects.

Awards

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch,” Real Estate Law (2025 – present)

All Service Areas

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law (2019)
  • West Virginia University (2015)

    B.S.B.A.

    summa cum laude

Admissions

  • State - Georgia

Notable Matters

  • Counsel to developers of office, retail, multifamily, single-family build-to-rent and industrial properties located throughout the U.S.
  • Counsel to one of the largest sponsors of multifamily apartment products across the U.S. that has developed and managed over 79,000 units with a combined value of over $14 billion.
  • Counsel to a sponsor of multifamily apartment products that has developed properties with a combined value of over $2 billion across the southern U.S.
  • Counsel to a sponsor of single-family build-to-rent products that has developed over 1,000 units across the southeast U.S.
  • Counsel to retail developer in acquisition, financing and leasing of projects across the southeast U.S.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of a $158 million multifamily development in Atlanta, GA.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of a $150 million multifamily development consisting of 309 units in Oceanside, CA.
  • Represented owner in sale of a $143 million apartment complex in Atlanta, GA.
  • Represented owner in sale of a $133 million mixed-use development in Charleston, SC.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of a $125 million multifamily development consisting of 336 units in Durham, NC.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of a $120 million multifamily development consisting of 415 units in Chandler, AZ.
  • Represented owner in sale of a $114 million student housing apartment complex in Atlanta, GA.
  • Represented sponsor in a private equity recapitalization transaction with a total value of over $110 million in connection with a multifamily development in Charleston, SC.
  • Represented a REIT in acquisition of a $106 million apartment complex in Stockbridge, GA.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of a $90 million multifamily development consisting of 216 units in Denver, CO.
  • Represented a client in acquisition of an $86 million apartment complex portfolio in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of an $85 million multifamily development consisting of 288 units in Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of an $80 million multifamily development consisting of 324 units in Davenport, FL.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of an $80 million multifamily development in Nashville, TN.
  • Represented sponsor in acquisition and financing of a $71 million multifamily development consisting of 287 units in Dallas, TX.
  • Represented the developer in the Hillrose Market mixed-use project in Roswell, Georgia, anticipated to include approximately 143 luxury apartments, 16 townhomes, and 75,000 square feet of retail and office space.