Jody L. Novak
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Real Estate
- Corporate & Finance
- Project Acquisition & Disposition
- Project Development
- Indian Water Rights
- Solar
- Wind
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Transition
- Cloud Computing & Data Storage
- Projects & Energy Transition
- Focuses on real estate transactions and financing.
Jody Novak assists individuals, corporate entities, developers, sponsors and real estate investment funds in a wide variety of real property transactions throughout the United States. She has been involved in matters involving:
- Data center facilities
- Mixed-use developments
- Renewable Energy Projects
- Multi-family developments
- Senior living facilities
- Hotels
- Office and retail developments
- Industrial facilities.
Jody served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Renee Harris Toliver, Magistrate for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
In law school, Jody was a chief counsel for the Southern Methodist University Civil Clinic, helping clients on a pro bono basis. She was also a contracts tutor for the Academic Skills Assistance Program.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Jody worked for a wind farm developer assisting in all phases of the development and disposition process of wind projects.
- Supported a real estate investment fund in the sale of two data center facilities in the continental U.S. for a combined purchase price of $563 million.
- Assisted a real estate investment fund and the associated management company in the acquisition and financing of three existing data center facilities in the continental U.S. for a combined purchase price of $545 million. All three facilities are owned by a real estate investment trust (REIT).
- Provided legal advice to an investor/owner in the sale of a 15 data center portfolio with an aggregate sales price in excess of $600 million.
- Represents REITs in the drafting of data center leases and co-location master services agreements.
- Assists in drafting of design agreements and construction agreements related to multi-family developments, mixed-use developments, hotels, data centers and other office, retail and industrial facilities.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2015
B.S., Saint Cloud State University, summa cum laude, 2008
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2015
B.S., Saint Cloud State University, summa cum laude, 2008
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
- Volunteer, Attorneys Serving the Community.
- Intern, Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General for Texas.
