Yann H.H. van Geertruyden
Director
Washington, D.C.
yannvg@goulstonstorrs.com+1 202 721 1152Yann H.H. van Geertruyden
Director, Washington, D.C.
yannvg@goulstonstorrs.com+1 202 721 1152Related Expertise
Yann van Geertruyden is a real estate partner at Goulston & Storrs whose practice spans the full spectrum of complex real estate transactions, with a particular focus on real estate development, finance, joint ventures, and public-private partnerships.
Yann represents developers and corporate clients across a broad range of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, residential, retail, and office development, construction, ground leasing, retail, office and residential leasing, and finance. He also advises corporate borrowers in sophisticated and complex financing transactions, bringing a deal-oriented perspective to even the most intricate capital structures.
In his M&A practice, Yann regularly counsels buyers and sellers on real estate-related matters arising in connection with their acquisitions and dispositions, bringing practical, deal-focused expertise across a wide variety of asset classes and industries.
Yann has built a nationally recognized practice advising private developers on public-private partnership transactions with the United States Government, including large-scale privatization of military and government housing portfolios and the ongoing development, leasing, construction, financing, and operation of those portfolios. His practice also encompasses the rapidly growing single-family rental sector, where he advises developers and investors on the acquisition, development, financing, and operation of single-family rental communities across the country.
Prior to joining the firm, Yann served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Connie Mack, handling issues related to defense, transportation, international trade, and governmental affairs—experience that informs his deep fluency in the intersection of government and private real estate development.
Related Representative Matters
A privately-owned, Canadian real estate development company in connection with its long-term ground leases, bond financing, tax and joint ventures across the United States and Canada. Our team helps this client with legal matters across many industries including real estate, multi-family, hospitality, retail, industrial and product manufacturing.
Multiple clients, with the structuring, negotiation and financing of alternative energy projects located in retail shopping centers and on military installations across the United States. These projects span both the military housing and commercial sectors and include both solar and combined heat and power energy generating facilities.
A private equity firm, in connection with the acquisition and disposition of real estate-related assets throughout the United States. Work includes drafting and reviewing of purchase agreements and their underlying property leases so that the client may assess investments for purchasing portfolios.
Multiple public-private joint ventures, including the: acquisition, leasing, development, construction, financing and operation of a residential housing portfolio, including the issuance of approximately $1.1B of taxable bonds over the course of seven phases of development; acquisition, leasing, development, construction, financing and operation of a residential housing portfolio, including the negotiation of two fifty-year ground leases, the issuance of approximately $1B of taxable bonds and the formation of three subsidiaries; acquisition, leasing, development, construction, financing and operation of a residential housing portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the issuance of approximately $500M of taxable bonds; leasing, development, construction and operation of a residential housing portfolio in the Southeast region.
Developers, in negotiations with local governments on public-private development transactions.
Lenders, on local financing matters in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Romanow Container, a leading independent corrugated and protective packaging supplier, in its sale to SupplyOne, Inc., a portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management.
Affiliations
- Virginia Bar Association
- Urban Land Institute
Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
Education
Kalamazoo College ( B.A. , 1996 )
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law ( J.D. , magna cum laude , 2002 )