William (Chip) T. Cavanaugh, Jr.
Shareholder
Overview
Chip is the Section Head of the firm’s Real Estate group, which consists of over 25 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas. His practice focuses on real estate, hospitality and health care companies with respect to a variety of real estate, corporate/securities and general business matters. In his career, Chip has represented investors, developers, private equity funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), management companies, lenders and corporations in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management and sale of office, retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, health care, seniors' housing and residential properties. Chip has particular experience in the formation of partnerships, joint ventures and funds for the investment of capital in real estate opportunities.
In 1999, Chip joined one of the firm’s private equity clients as a Principal. While there, he handled public and private mergers and acquisitions and securities transactions from both the business and the legal perspective. Chip also handled the formation of the firm’s investment funds and many of the firm’s administrative functions. Chip rejoined Munsch Hardt in 2002. The time Chip spent as a client focused on a broad spectrum of financial, investment, operational and other business concerns, in addition to complex legal issues, has given him a unique perspective about how to serve client needs.
Memberships & Affiliations
- Dallas Bar Association, Corporate Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Property Law and Securities Sections
- State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- The Real Estate Council, Vice Chairman, 2009; Chairman of Education Committee, 2010-2011; and Sustaining Member
- Urban Land Institute
Awards & Honors
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate Law, Woodward/White, Inc., 2007-2012
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007-2009, 2011
- Leaders in Their Field, Chambers USA, 2008-2011
- Real Estate Super Lawyers — Business Edition and Corporate Counsel Edition, Thomson Reuters, 2009-2010
- Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2011
Admissions
- Texas
Articles & Speeches
- November 8, 2010 — Acquisitions and Dispositions of Non-Performing and Sub-Performing Mortgage Loans
- October 2009 — Scattershooting ... While Wondering Whatever Happened to the Real Estate Development Industry
- April 28, 2009 — It's Deja Vu All Over Again, Only Different
- March 4, 2009 — Nothing is Over Until We Say It Is!
