Samuel Kardon

Sam Kardon is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s Capital Markets Practice. Sam focuses on representing REITs and alternative asset managers in connection with IPOs and other securities offerings, ongoing public company requirements and corporate governance. Sam also represents investment banks and other market participants, and he has significant experience in a wide range of other transactional and advisory matters (including M&A, restructurings, joint ventures, other strategic investments and conflicts of interest) and other industries (including energy and financial services).

Prior to joining Simpson Thacher, Sam was a member of Blackstone’s Real Estate and Private Wealth Legal teams, where he was responsible for corporate and securities matters related to Blackstone’s REITs and other real estate investment vehicles, as well as various cross-fund and platform-level matters.

Sam’s experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising: 

• Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. (NYSE: BXDC) in its $2.0 billion IPO

• Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) in $1.0 billion in high yield note offerings, and in connection with ongoing public company requirements, corporate governance, conflicts of interest, financings, joint ventures, other strategic investments and operational matters

• Multiple REITs in connection with IPOs and other securities offerings, ongoing public company requirements and corporate governance, as well as a wide range of other transactional and advisory matters, including non-listed REITs in connection with stock exchange listings, management internalizations and control-oriented strategic investments, and listed REITs in connection with M&A and shareholder activism

Sam received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2007 and his A.B., cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 2003. He is admitted to practice in New York.