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David L. Stone is a Partner in the Real Estate & Funds practice group located in our Washington, D.C. office. David acts as a strategic advisor to clients and is a nationally-recognized private equity lawyer focusing on real estate, both digital and real infrastructure, and other real asset investments. David is known for spearheading market-leading transactions throughout the U.S. and globally. Clients seek out David for his business insights, reliable judgement and innovative thinking – they regard him as a “go-to” legal advisor and a valuable connector for bridging networks and integrating ideas. He provides essential insights for C-suite leadership with their most sensitive and important transactions and initiatives.
David represents domestic and multi-national private equity funds, institutional investors, and public and private companies with their investments, debt transactions, and development projects across a broad spectrum of asset classes throughout the United States and globally. David also advises clients on how best to reposition distressed assets and loans, including workouts, modifications and restructures, deeds-in-lieu and foreclosures, and loan purchases and sales.
David is completely client-focused and results-driven and is able to see beyond the particular challenges of a transaction in order to serve as a catalyst to closing it. David has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers for six (6) years.
A frequent panelist and speaker, David is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at Georgetown University.
David has given lectures and provided trainings to hundreds of other attorneys and legal professionals in implementing cutting edge legal technology and artificial intelligence tools in today’s modern law practice.
LL.M. in Taxation, Loyola Law School, with academic distinction
J.D., Loyola Law School
B.A. Political Science, University of Southern California, cum laude
California
District of Columbia
French
December 10, 2024
King & Spalding Elects 37 New Partners and Five Counsel in Record Promotion Round
December 10, 2024
K&S elects 37 new partners and promotes five counsel across 14 cities
October 27, 2023
King & Spalding Advises Rotomaster on its Sale to Cloyes
Shopping center owners in acquisitions and dispositions, leases, ground leases, and financings, including spearheading redevelopment strategies and projects.
Data center-focused developer on its acquisitions, financings, and developments of data centers in the United States as well as the leasing of those data centers to hyper-scale users.
Private equity fund sponsor in acquisitions and financings of hundreds of industrial and manufactured housing real estate properties throughout the United States.
See moreDecember 10, 2024
King & Spalding Elects 37 New Partners and Five Counsel in Record Promotion Round
December 10, 2024
K&S elects 37 new partners and promotes five counsel across 14 cities
October 27, 2023
King & Spalding Advises Rotomaster on its Sale to Cloyes
Shopping center owners in acquisitions and dispositions, leases, ground leases, and financings, including spearheading redevelopment strategies and projects.
Data center-focused developer on its acquisitions, financings, and developments of data centers in the United States as well as the leasing of those data centers to hyper-scale users.
Private equity fund sponsor in acquisitions and financings of hundreds of industrial and manufactured housing real estate properties throughout the United States.
See moreDecember 10, 2024
King & Spalding Elects 37 New Partners and Five Counsel in Record Promotion Round
December 10, 2024
K&S elects 37 new partners and promotes five counsel across 14 cities
October 27, 2023
King & Spalding Advises Rotomaster on its Sale to Cloyes
LL.M. in Taxation, Loyola Law School, with academic distinction
J.D., Loyola Law School
B.A. Political Science, University of Southern California, cum laude
California
District of Columbia
French