George

"Jack" Casanova, Jr.

Shareholder
Dallas
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 4000
Dallas, TX 75201
D.214.880.7693
E.jcasanova@munsch.com

Overview

As a transactional attorney, Jack specializes in joint ventures, strategic private equity fund and family office investments, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Jack represents both investors and sponsors in connection with structuring and negotiating complex real estate transactions including joint ventures, co-investment platforms and preferred equity investments. In addition, Jack regularly advises clients in connection with private securities offerings, corporate reorganizations and various corporate governance matters.

Originally from Church Point, Louisiana, Jack enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and children.

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M (Taxation)
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude
  • Millsaps College, B.B.A.

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Louisiana (inactive)

Achievements

  • Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021-2025); Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Tax Law (2021-2025); Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Trusts and Estates (2022-2025)

  • Memberships

    • State Bar of Texas
    • NAIOP (North Texas Chapter)
    • The Real Estate Council

  • Clerkships

    • The Honorable Henry Brown, Chief Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Judicial Intern)
    • The Honorable Jay Zainey, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Judicial Extern)

Overview

As a transactional attorney, Jack specializes in joint ventures, strategic private equity fund and family office investments, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Jack represents both investors and sponsors in connection with structuring and negotiating complex real estate transactions including joint ventures, co-investment platforms and preferred equity investments. In addition, Jack regularly advises clients in connection with private securities offerings, corporate reorganizations and various corporate governance matters.

Originally from Church Point, Louisiana, Jack enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and children.

Experience

  • Hotel Portfolio Disposition

    Represented a real estate investment company in the sale of its hotel portfolio to a publicly-traded REIT.

  • Joint Venture

    Represented a California-based private equity fund in the formation of a joint venture with a large real estate management 

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  • Joint Venture

    Represented a Dallas-based family office in the formation of a joint venture with one of the nation’s large institutional investors

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