Associate Vice President, Strategic Ventures Legal Counsel
About The Position
Realty Income is hiring an Associate Vice President, Strategic Ventures Legal Counsel who will serve as a legal advisor for the company’s global real estate growth strategy. This includes joint ventures, programmatic partnerships, private credit platforms and real estate fund formation across multiple jurisdictions, supporting the legal execution of all strategic ventures beyond core acquisitions, leasing and sales for Realty Income. This role is responsible for supporting all strategic ventures, including private fund formation and management, joint ventures, private credit lending arrangements and certain geographic expansion, partnering with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and advance the company’s strategic objectives to diversify capital sources and expand its asset management platform.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
- At least five years of relevant transactional legal experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm.
- Extensive experience with real estate funds, lending/private credit and private equity.
- Experience with real estate transactions preferred.
- Experience administering compliance programs for SEC-registered investment advisers preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance on business and legal frameworks for joint ventures, co-investment structures, preferred equity arrangements, and partnerships, as designated by the SVP, Strategic Ventures or the Chief Legal Officer.
- Negotiate agreements with institutional investors (domestic and international) and other strategic partners.
- Support legal workstreams for the formation, structuring, and launch of private funds, joint ventures and co-investments.
- Oversee the drafting of private placement memoranda (PPMs), limited partnership agreements (LPAs), subscription agreements, side letters, operating agreements, and related offering documentation.
- Advise on structuring and formation of real estate private equity and private credit funds (globally), joint ventures and club vehicles, including regarding fund governance, investor rights, and economic terms; oversee multiple funds across geographies.
- Ensure compliance with federal/global securities laws (Investment Advisers Act, ’33 and ’34 Acts), state Blue Sky laws, anti-money laundering and REIT-specific regulations.
- Oversee regulatory filings (Form ADV, Form D, etc.) and advise on registered investment adviser status.
- Monitor SEC, FINRA, and other regulatory developments; provide continuing counsel on applicability.
- Partner with Compliance & Ethics to implement policies for marketing, fundraising, conflicts of interest, sanctions and ESG and reporting obligations applicable to real estate vehicles.
- Support expansion into new countries and regions outside Europe and the United States.
- Coordinate with local counsel to assess regulatory, title, land use and environmental risks for platform build-outs and portfolio acquisitions, development transactions and joint venture activity.
- Partner with fundraising/investor relations teams on investor due diligence and negotiations.
- Support capital raising by reviewing marketing materials, data room content, and managing investor inquiries.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture in line with Realty Income’s values.
- Develop standardized templates, playbooks and best practices to streamline JV, financing and fund formation documentation and approvals globally.
- Select and manage external counsel, optimize scope and fees and ensure consistent documentation and risk positions across deals and regions.
- Present clear, commercially grounded recommendations to senior management, investment committees, investors and boards on key legal issues and transaction risk-reward tradeoffs.
Benefits
- healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
- 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible compensation.
- other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits
- generous PTO accrual
- 12 paid holidays
- paid volunteer time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
