Boston partner John Balboni will join a panel discussion on “Realizing Opportunity in Opportunity Zones” during the 7th Annual Real Estate Family Office and Private Wealth Management Forum (East) sponsored by Information Management Network, a global organizer of institutional finance and investment conferences.

The panel will discuss the current environment and state of the opportunity market. Specifically:

• What has been the most popular opportunity zone investments?
• Early in the cycle, but what have been the general returns?
• Due diligence What do family offices need to know? Or, any other investors?
• Family office investment: – Best structure to invest? Funds versus direct investment, is there a better way to go? What are the traps: How do you know if your fund is structured correctly?
• Best property types suited for opportunity zone investment
• How to protect your long-term OZ investments?

Balboni is a real estate and corporate partner who focuses his practice on real estate, private equity, and opportunity zone transactions. Additionally, he handles other general real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and debt transactions. Balboni’s client base is wide-ranging and he routinely advises real estate start-ups to global institutions and everything in-between. Throughout his legal career he has had leadership positions in his organizations ranging from Executive Team Member to running multiple practice groups.