Brad Markoff

Alston & Bird LLP is the latest addition to NAREIT's Board Associate program. Providing legal expertise in the areas of corporate and real estate finance, securities law, corporate governance and M&A matters, Alston & Bird is one of the leading law firms in the real estate industry. Alston & Bird will be represented by partner Brad Markoff.

"This is a challenging time for our industry and our country. The real estate industry will need to address many difficult issues arising from the economic repercussions of September 11 and the Enron bankruptcy, which has led to heightened public and congressional scrutiny of the way public companies conduct their business and disclose their dealings," Markoff says. "As in the past, NAREIT will play a leading role in helping our industry meet these challenges, and I look forward to participating in these efforts as a board associate member."

Associate membership is available to industry professionals not employed by either a REIT or publicly traded real estate operating company. The associate member category is intended for, but not limited to, professional investors, analysts, bankers, accountants, attorneys, academics, property managers, developers, technology providers and other professionals engaged in offering services and products to the commercial real estate industry.