Key Takeaways
- • Goodwin has elevated Rebecca Lock to partner in its Real Estate and Investment Funds and Capital groups in Philadelphia, bolstering the firm's fund formation and private capital advisory capabilities.
- • Lock brings specialized expertise in structuring and negotiating real estate and private equity fund formations, including open-end and closed-end funds, joint ventures, co-investment structures, secondary transactions, and seed capital arrangements.
- • Goodwin's Investment Funds and Capital platform now represents more than 1,000 investment managers globally, managing funds ranging from under $10 million to over $25 billion in size.
- • The addition of Lock follows recent partner hires in New York (Julia Kolovarsky, Olya Kurilovich, and Daniel Mencaroni), reflecting strategic expansion of the firm's real estate funds market position.
- • Goodwin counts 71 of PERE's top 100 private equity real estate investment managers among its client base, underscoring its market-leading position in the sector.
Summary
Goodwin has strengthened its real estate funds platform by adding Rebecca "Becca" Lock as a partner in Philadelphia, effective August 2026. Lock joins the firm's Real Estate and Investment Funds and Capital groups, where she will advise global real estate and private equity sponsors on fund structuring, negotiation, and formation activities. Her practice encompasses a broad range of capital structures, including open-end and closed-end funds, programmatic joint ventures, co-investment arrangements, separate accounts, and secondary transactions.
Lock's appointment extends Goodwin's recent expansion efforts in the investment funds space. The firm has simultaneously onboarded partners Julia Kolovarsky, Olya Kurilovich, and Daniel Mencaroni in its New York office, signaling a coordinated build-out of its fund formation and capital advisory capabilities. According to John Ferguson, Leader of Goodwin's Investment Funds and Capital Industry Group, Lock's addition will "further strengthen our market-leading position in the real estate funds market and enhance our ability to advise sponsors and investors on sophisticated transactions."
The firm's platform now serves more than 1,000 investment managers globally across funds ranging in size from less than $10 million to over $25 billion. Goodwin's client roster includes 71 of PERE's top 100 private equity real estate investment managers, reflecting deep penetration in the institutional real estate investment community. Lock's expertise in complex structures—including key person events, strategic sponsor investments, minority stake sales, and anchor investor arrangements—positions her to address the evolving capital needs of real estate fund sponsors navigating an increasingly sophisticated transaction environment.
Lock's appointment extends Goodwin's recent expansion efforts in the investment funds space. The firm has simultaneously onboarded partners Julia Kolovarsky, Olya Kurilovich, and Daniel Mencaroni in its New York office, signaling a coordinated build-out of its fund formation and capital advisory capabilities. According to John Ferguson, Leader of Goodwin's Investment Funds and Capital Industry Group, Lock's addition will "further strengthen our market-leading position in the real estate funds market and enhance our ability to advise sponsors and investors on sophisticated transactions."
The firm's platform now serves more than 1,000 investment managers globally across funds ranging in size from less than $10 million to over $25 billion. Goodwin's client roster includes 71 of PERE's top 100 private equity real estate investment managers, reflecting deep penetration in the institutional real estate investment community. Lock's expertise in complex structures—including key person events, strategic sponsor investments, minority stake sales, and anchor investor arrangements—positions her to address the evolving capital needs of real estate fund sponsors navigating an increasingly sophisticated transaction environment.
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