William H.T. Rice
Associate
Prior to joining Venable, Will was an associate attorney in a commercial real estate law firm in Baltimore, where he drafted primary and ancillary deal documents, negotiated with businesses and lenders to facilitate transactions, and conducted due diligence review of real estate agreements, title and survey matters, and land records.
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
Acquisitions & Dispositions
- Represented a prominent Los Angeles-based media conglomerate in connection with the simultaneous sale of a $175,000,000 property and the acquisition of a $300,000,000 replacement property
- Represented a real estate investment company in connection with the acquisition of a $260,000,000 multifamily apartment complex in Howard County, Maryland
- Represented one of the world’s largest investment management firms in connection with the disposition of a $166,900,000 shopping center in Mill Valley, California
- Represented one of the world’s largest investment management firms in connection with the acquisition of two biotech facilities in Fremont, California for $80,500,000
- Represented one of the world’s largest investment management firms in connection with the disposition of two industrial properties in Los Angeles, California for $73,000,000
- Represented a client in connection with the acquisition of a $400,000,000 portfolio of automobile dealerships located throughout Maryland
- Represented a prominent international toy manufacturer in connection with the acquisition of nearly $30,000,000 in real estate assets across California, Minnesota, and Arkansas
Joint Ventures & Structured Investments
- Represented one of the world’s largest investment management firms in connection with the joint venture acquisition of a $149,000,000 trophy research and development facility in San Diego, California
Financing & Refinancing Transactions
- Advised an international investment conglomerate in connection with a $12,000,000,000 multi-state portfolio financing
- Advised an international investment conglomerate in connection with a $730,000,000 multi-state portfolio financing
- Represented a prominent gasoline and service station operator in connection with a $290,000,000 refinancing
- Represented a private equity firm in connection with a $25,000,000 refinancing
Development & Land Use
- Represented a national affordable housing developer in connection with the preliminary phases of multiple ground-up development projects in Baltimore County, Howard County, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Represented one of the largest home builders in the United States in connection with multiple land acquisition matters
- Represented an international developer in connection with the acquisition of a $35,000,000 tract of land in Hawaii for future development
Leasing & Operational Matters
- Represented a Las Vegas-based shopping center owner in connection with multiple sublease negotiations and related operational matters
- Represented one of Virginia’s largest private landowners in connection with leasing and ongoing operational matters across its portfolio of retail and mixed-use properties
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. University of Maryland School of Law 2019
- Articles editor, Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
- President, Business Law Society
- Member, Written and Oral Advocacy Committee, Moot Court Board
- Member, National Trial Team
- Joseph Bernstein Prize
- William P. Cunningham Award
- Judicial intern, the Honorable Andrea Leahy, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 2017
- Business Law Concentration Certificate
- B.A. Economics cum laude University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2016
- Scholar, The Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- Virginia