King & Spalding Adds Real Estate Attorney Julia Schmidt as Partner

Washington, DC-based King & Spalding has recruited real estate lawyer Julia Schmidt as a partner in the firm’s corporate, finance and investments practice group.

Schmidt’s practice focuses on owner- and borrower-side real estate. She represents property owners and developers that are acquiring, developing and financing multifamily buildings, mixed-income or 100% affordable projects, office space, medical office buildings and commercial spaces. She also has experience advising clients on taxable and tax-exempt bond financings, senior debt, mezzanine debt, equity investment and low-income housing tax credit syndications.

“Julia has a proven track record leading critical real estate financings which, alongside her borrower-side experience and client relationships, makes her an important new member of the team,” said Mark Thigpen, head of the firm’s real estate team. “Plus, borrower-side real estate financings are increasingly becoming a highly specialized discipline, requiring highly specialized legal counsel.”

Schmidt was most recently a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Washington, DC.