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[Cousins Properties Incorporated Letterhead]

 

May 6, 2019

 

Via EDGAR and Email

 

Division of Corporation Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attention: Kim McManus

 

Re:

 

Cousins Properties Incorporated
Registration Statement on Form S-4
File No. 333-230968

 

Dear Ms. McManus:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cousins Properties Incorporated (“Cousins”) hereby requests acceleration of effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement so that it may become effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on May 8, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

 

Please direct any questions regarding this request to David E. Shapiro ((212) 403-1314; DEShapiro@wlrk.com) or Jenna E. Levine ((212) 403-1172; JELevine@wlrk.com) of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.  In addition, please notify Mr. Shapiro or Ms. Levine when this request for acceleration has been granted.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

Cousins Properties Incorporated

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Pamela F. Roper

 

 

 

Pamela F. Roper

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

cc:

 

TIER REIT, Inc.

5950 Sherry Lane, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75225

Attention:

Chief Legal Officer

Facsimile:

(214) 365-7112

Email:

tschelin@tierreit.com

 

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention:

David E. Shapiro

 


 

 

Jenna E. Levine

Facsimile:

(212) 403-2000

Email:

deshapiro@wlrk.com

 

jelevine@wlrk.com

 

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Attention:

John T. Haggerty

 

Scott Chase

Facsimile:

(617) 649-1411

Email:

jhaggerty@goodwinlaw.com

 

schase@goodwinlaw.com