Colton Addy is an associate in the Irvine office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher located in Orange County, California. Colton is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group where he represents private equity funds, REITs, institutional and non-institutional real estate investors, developers, operators, lenders and borrowers in all aspects of real estate transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, developments, financings, and real property secured transactions involving hotels/hospitality, income producing properties, multifamily, mixed use, retail and shopping centers, residential, industrial, vacant and raw land, and other real estate assets of all sizes.
Selected representative matters include:
- Acquisition and financing of a $835 million hotel in Hollywood Beach, Florida, known as The Diplomat Beach Resort, which was the largest hospitality transaction since the Covid-19 pandemic (Florida).
- Disposition of a $150+ million multifamily apartment complex via a REIT share sale.
- Multiple Joint Ventures and Acquisition of a $200+ million portfolio of student housing facilities via membership interest purchases.
- Acquisition of a $200+ million industrial complex in Fargo, North Dakota.
- Acquisition and ground lease financing of a $275 million portfolio of multi-family properties in Hermosa Beach, California.
Additional relevant information about Colton includes:
- Colton graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law and is a member of the Order of the Coif. While at the University of San Diego School of Law, he was a member of the San Diego Law Review and a three year grad school intramural softball champion.
- During law school, Colton served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
- Colton enjoys doing Pro Bono work, including for the Innocence Project, the San Juan Capistrano Eco Center, and the Orange County Public Law Center.
- Colton is a member of NAIOP and previously served as a Board Member of the Orange County Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division.
- Prior to attending law school, Colton obtained a B.A. degree in English Literature and a minor in Political Theory from San Diego State University and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
- Colton lives in Orange County with his wife, Angela, where they enjoy trying new restaurants and spending time with their two pugs, Pip and Ash. When not spending time with his wife and pugs, Colton enjoys playing fantasy football.
Capabilities
- Real Estate
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Finance
- Financial Institutions
- Land Use and Development
- Private Equity
Credentials
Education:
- University of San Diego - 2017 Juris Doctor
- San Diego State University - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar