Shannon McNulty

Special Counsel

  • Shannon McNulty
  • Phone: +1 404 253 6943

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3929
    USA

Shannon McNulty practices corporate law with concentrations in securities law, real estate capital markets and corporate finance.  She has more than 10 years of experience advising public and private companies, particularly real estate companies and REITs, on fund formation, public offerings, private placements, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.  Ms. McNulty has represented real estate funds in private offerings totaling more than $1 billion.

Ms. McNulty counsels clients on complex regulatory matters, including compliance with applicable federal securities laws, FINRA rules and blue sky requirements.  She has significant experience with private placements and Regulation A offerings. 

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. McNulty served as the law clerk for Judge John J. Goger, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, GA.

Ms. McNulty is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Georgia State University College of Law and magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University.

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Securities Law
  • Real Estate Capital Markets
  • Corporate Governance

Admissions

  • Georgia

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Special Counsel, 2025-present
  • Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
    - Partner, 2022-2025
    - Associate, 2012-2021
  • Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia
    - Law Clerk to the Hon. John J. Goger, 2010-2012

Education

  • Georgia State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2010
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1999

Professional Activities

  • Atlanta Bar Association
  • Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA)
  • Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association (ADISA)

Honors and Awards

  • Selected, The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021

Representative Matters

  • Served as counsel to the issuer in the $3.5 billion initial public offering of common stock by Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT III), Inc.

  • Represented RealtyMogul Income REIT, LLC and RealtyMogul Apartment Growth REIT, Inc. in non-listed REIT offerings under Regulation A totaling over $200 million.

  • Represented a special committee of the board of directors of Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc. in connection with the stock-for-stock merger with Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT II, Inc. and related self-administration transaction, resulting in a combined company with a gross real estate value of $2.7 billion.

  • Represented a special committee of the board of directors of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc. in connection with the stock-for-stock merger with Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc., and a related self-administration transaction, resulting in a combined company with gross real estate value of $4.75 billion.

  • Represented the issuer in the $1.5 billion follow-on public offering of common stock by Cole Credit Property Trust V, Inc.

  • Represented the issuer in the $3.15 billion initial public offering of common stock by Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc.

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, “Regulatory and Legislative Hot Topics,” IPA Connect Due Diligence Symposium – Dallas, TX (June 2022)