Thompson & Knight real estate and banking partner Ted Benn (here with the fam on Italy’s Amalfi Coast) is calling this his “second tour of duty” with the prominent law firm, rejoining in 2006 (just in time for all the industry drama and excitement). Now he works closely with developers like Hines and focuses on the always-hot multifamily market. Last year alone, the firm assisted clients with 127 purchase and sale transactions totaling over $2.2B; 359 commercial and real estate loan transactions, workouts, foreclosures and restructurings in excess of $11.8B; and 451 leasing transactions involving more than 10M SF. Thompson & Knight has been an industry leader nationwide since 1967, with more than 60 lawyers and a wealth of experience in local, regional, multi-state, and global real estate solutions. For more info on our sponsor, Thompson & Knight, click here.