Arnold & Porter Named Law Firm of the Year by Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors

Washington, DC, May 3, 2012 -- Arnold & Porter LLP has received the Law Firm of the Year award from the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors (GWCAR) at its 30th Anniversary Commercial Awards Dinner. Arnold & Porter received the award for its performance during 2011. “The award is based on nominations and voting by our members,”  said 2012 GWCAR President Moe Hamilton.   “We are proud to honor Arnold & Porter for excellence in their industry.” GWCAR is a trade organization that serves commercial real estate interests in Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia. GWCAR is comprised of more than 500 commercial brokers and affiliated professionals. The group is affiliated with the National Association of Realtors.

In other real estate news, CityCenter DC won the Washington Business Journal’s Best Financing Deal for 2011 at a recent event noting the Best Real Estate Deals of the Year. Arnold & Porter represented The First Investor of Qatar in that deal. Center for Strategic and International Studies, another financing deal that the firm’s real estate group worked on, was a runner-up in this category.