Kelley Drye Adds Edward Hannon as Tax and Real Estate Partner

Edward Hannon joined Kelley Drye & Warren as a partner in its tax and real estate practice groups in Chicago, the firm announced Tuesday.

Hannon counsels real estate companies, sponsors, funds, and real estate investment trusts on the use of Delaware Statutory Trusts and Section 1031 like-kind exchange planning. His practice centers on advising clients on tax planning and tax-savings structures for real estate investments, developments, and joint ventures, with particular focus on deferred sales trust formation, master lease structuring, UPREIT conversions, bridge equity arrangements, post-exchange refinancing, and drop-and-swap transactions, the firm said.

Hannon joins from a major national law ...