First Potomac Realty Trust Announces Appointment of Samantha Sacks Gallagher as Executive Vice President And General Counsel

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO), a leading owner and operator of office and business park properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region, today announced the appointment of Samantha Sacks Gallagher as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective mid-October 2014. 

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In her new position, Ms. Gallagher will be the Company's chief legal officer and will lead the Company's corporate legal function. In her role, Ms. Gallagher will have leadership responsibility for corporate governance matters, SEC and NYSE compliance, structuring of corporate-level transactions, overseeing litigation, as well as managing outside counsel.

"We are excited to welcome Samantha to First Potomac's executive team," said Douglas J. Donatelli, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Potomac Realty Trust.  "Samantha has been a trusted adviser to First Potomac for several years and has extensive REIT and capital markets expertise.  Her legal and analytical skills, and significant REIT experience, will be a great asset to the Company and I look forward to working with her as we continue to position First Potomac as a market leader in commercial real estate."

Ms. Gallagher is currently a partner at Arnold & Porter LLP in the firm's Corporate and Securities Group in Washington, D.C. Ms. Gallagher's practice has focused on the representation of issuers and underwriters in public and private securities offerings, as well as advising companies in a variety of corporate and securities law matters, including public company reporting obligations, corporate governance issues, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. In particular, she has extensive experience representing REITs and other real estate companies and financial institutions. During her career, Ms. Gallagher has represented issuers and underwriters in equity offerings totaling more than $4 billion in proceeds and debt offerings exceeding $5 billion in proceeds.  Earlier in her career, Ms. Gallagher was a partner at Hogan Lovells US LLP in the firm's Equity and US Debt Capital Markets practice. 

Ms. Gallagher is ranked by Chambers USA as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2014) for REITs - Nationwide. Ms. Gallagher received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, and her A.B. from Princeton University, summa cum laude.  Ms. Gallagher currently serves on the Board of Directors for Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, as well as serving on its Governance Committee.   

About First Potomac Realty Trust

First Potomac Realty Trust is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and business park properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region.  As of June 30, 2014, our consolidated portfolio totaled 8.7 million square feet.  Based on annualized cash basis rent, our portfolio consists of 57% office properties and 43% business park and industrial properties. A key element of First Potomac's overarching strategy is its dedication to sustainability. Over one million square feet of First Potomac property is LEED Certified, with the potential for another 700,000 square feet in future development projects.  Approximately half of the portfolio's multi-story office square footage is LEED or Energy Star Certified.  FPO common shares (NYSE: FPO) and preferred shares (NYSE: FPO-PA) are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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SOURCE First Potomac Realty Trust

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