David L. Perechocky is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Real Estate Practice Group and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry Group. David has a wide-ranging real estate transactional practice counseling REITs, real estate private equity sponsors, and other real estate companies and real estate-related businesses.
David advises clients on public and private company mergers and acquisitions, strategic portfolio transactions, joint ventures, creation and acquisition of platforms, and other corporate and securities law matters, particularly for REITs, real estate private equity sponsors, and other real estate companies and real estate-related businesses. He has experience counseling real estate fund sponsors on the formation, registration, and management of non-traded REITs, private REITs, and other permanent capital vehicles in the real estate, real asset, and real estate credit sectors.
David is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer. Most recently he was named:
- a “Notable Practitioner” for Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Real Estate by IFLR1000, 2021–2024
- in The Legal 500 U.S. for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), 2021 and 2025
- to Law360's list of “Rising Stars” - Top Attorneys Under 40 list, 2023
- by Lawdragon as one of “500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers,” 2024 and 2025
His recent experience includes:*
- Safehold Inc.’s Special Committee of the Board of Directors in its $6.4 billion strategic merger with its controlling shareholder iStar Inc. and related spinoff of iStar assets into a new publicly traded company.
- Starwood Capital Group on its $6 billion joint acquisition, together with Blackstone Real Estate Partners, of Extended Stay America and its related 50/50 joint venture with Blackstone.
- Starwood Capital Group on the spin-out of its energy infrastructure platform, Lotus Infrastructure, to the existing management team.
- GLP Capital Partners on the $18.7 billion sale of its U.S. logistics business to Blackstone — the largest private real estate transaction in history (recognized in the Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers report).
- A Global Multi-Strategy Fund Sponsor on the formation of a real estate investment platform focused on the senior housing sector, and the launch of the platform’s first investment fund.
- A Global Multi-Strategy Fund Sponsor in its strategic investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, a private residential lending platform and related mortgage “forward flow” arrangement.
- Launch and ongoing representation of multiple retail-oriented, privately offered and non-traded REITs, including for Fortress Investment Group and Bridge Investment Group.
- A U.S. Private Equity Firm in the recapitalization of its 13-asset mixed-use real estate joint venture portfolio and related formation of a continuation fund.
- StorageMart in its acquisition of Manhattan Mini Storage, including the entirety of the company’s 18 self-storage real estate locations throughout Manhattan.
- Taubman Centers’ Special Committee of the Board of Directors in its $9.8 billion merger and related joint venture with Simon Property Group.
*Includes representations prior to David’s association with Gibson Dunn.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, David was a partner at another leading international law firm. He also previously served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Martin Glenn, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011 and as Legal Extern for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in 2011.
David received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law where he was Staff Editor for The Journal of International Law and Politics.
He is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), and Urban Land Institute (ULI).
David is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Massachusetts.
Capabilities
- Real Estate
- Investment Funds
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
Credentials
Education:
- New York University - 2012 Juris Doctor
- Wesleyan University - 2005 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Massachusetts Bar
- New York Bar