Aäna M. Jakob | Professionals

ajakob@reedsmith.com

Philadelphia
T: +1 215 851 8124

Aana represents real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity investors, lenders, developers, and corporate clients in real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, and leasing transactions.

Aana counsels investors in joint venture agreements and purchasers/landlords in nationwide portfolio acquisitions. She focuses on retail, senior living, and medical office projects, including REITs operating under a RIDEA tax structure. She also has experience advising clients on hotel, shopping center, and energy projects.

Aana is an active mentor and pro bono advocate. She is a “Big Sister” through Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and is a member of Reed Smith’s Tangled Title Team, which helps low-income Philadelphians establish title to their homes.

Credentials

Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2013, J.D., cum laude, Note & Comment Editor, Temple Law Review; President, International Law Society; Law Faculty Scholar; Henry J. Richardson Award for the Best Paper in the Field of International Human Rights
Colgate University, 2008, B.A., International Relations, magna cum laude

Pennsylvania
New Jersey

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