Partner
Lewis Kneib, Global Co-Chair of the firm's REIT Industry Group, focuses on corporate finance and company representation. Lewis is particularly skilled with transactions in the real estate, hospitality, gaming, and alternative asset management industries. He previously served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Los Angeles Corporate Department.
His practice includes:
In the corporate finance area, Lewis has represented issuers and investment banks in connection with numerous recent IPO and first-time issuer transactions, including those for:
Lewis continues to be active on equity and debt offerings for many of the above companies. Representative capital markets transactions also include those for numerous other real estate, hospitality, gaming, alternative asset management, and technology companies, including:
Prior to joining Latham in 2007, Lewis served as a law clerk to Judge John M. Walker, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Prior to attending law school, Lewis was a Certified Public Accountant in the assurance practice of KPMG LLP.
Capital Markets partner and Global Co-Chair of the REIT Industry Group named a 2025 Capital Markets MVP for steering the blockbuster IPOs of Voyager, SmartStop Self Storage REIT, and Lineage, the largest IPO of 2024 and the largest IPO of a real estate company or REIT in history.
Firm captures the top honor and earns commendations for three individual practitioners, as well as for its excellence in the practice of law, pro bono matters, and business of law initiatives.
The most of any law firm, the honorees were recognized for their work on market-leading transactions and high-stakes litigation and trial victories.