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| Owen J. Pinkerton |
Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2014) Morris, Manning & Martin,
LLP (MMM) is pleased to announce the arrival of Owen J. Pinkerton, Of
Counsel in the firm’s expanding D.C. office.
Pinkerton joins the firm’s Corporate Practice, working
closely with the nationally-recognized Real Estate Capital Markets Practice as
well as the Securities and Funds & Alternative Investments groups.
MMM is recognized by both Chambers U.S.A. and Legal 500,
leading legal ranking publications, as having a leading real estate capital
markets/REIT practice. MMM’s real estate capital markets practice is one of
only 11 to be recognized nationally by both publications.
The practice includes
more than 25 attorneys representing the corporate, securities, mergers and
acquisitions, real estate, funds and tax practice areas.
Prior to joining MMM, Pinkerton practiced in the D.C. office
of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. He counsels public and private issuers
and underwriters on regulatory and transactional matters, including public and
private offerings, and regulatory compliance with federal securities laws.
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| Lauren Prevost |
He is a frequent advisor to business development companies
(BDCs), with a focus on publicly-registered, traded and non-traded BDCs.
Prior
to entering private practice, Pinkerton worked for the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation Finance, as an attorney-adviser
and senior counsel, where he reviewed ‘33 Act and ‘34 Act registration
statements filed by real estate investment trusts (REITs), business services
companies and commodity pools; he also served as principal screener of proxy
statements filed by a variety of issuers.
“Owen is a tremendously talented attorney and welcome
addition to our team,” said Lauren Prevost, Co-Chair of the firm’s Real
Estate Capital Markets practice. “Owen’s skills enhance our ability to serve
BDC clients and expands MMM’s capabilities in D.C.”
Pinkerton starts work within days of the announcement that
the firm has added Wendy White and Betsy Karmin, establishing a D.C. outpost
for its nationally-recognized Real Estate practice. Recent additions bring the
number of lawyers in the Washington office to 25, compared to eight just last
year, which is a 200% increase.
Pinkerton received his B.A. in 1992 in International Studies
(Russian), magna cum laude, from Kenyon College and J.D. in 2000 from the
Georgetown University Law Center.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Terri Thornton
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