Blog Post 11.13.23
Robert advises clients on complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, financings, and joint ventures.
As a member of the Real Estate Group, Robert regularly represents institutional investors, developers and other owners and operators of commercial real estate in a variety of complex commercial real estate matters, including development, acquisition, joint ventures, leasing, financing and disposition of office, alternative energy, industrial, retail, multifamily residential and mixed-use properties throughout the United States.
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Robert is also a member of Pillsbury’s PropTech team, which is focused on the application of information technology, online platforms and digitization to the real estate industry.
Representative Experience
- Represented seller in the disposition of a 1.6 million square foot office complex for $800 million.
- Represented private investment fund in joint venture with foreign equity funds manager in sale of premier office asset for $300 million.
- Represented private investment fund in purchase and financing of office complex valued at more than $160 million.
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- Represented private investment fund in disposition of office complex for $400 million.
- Represents clients in numerous acquisitions and dispositions, including hospitality assets, office and industrial holdings, and retail portfolios.
- Represents clients in leasing of Class-A office space, including construction financing, navigating planning and land use issues, and lease renewals.
- Represented a real estate developer in negotiating multiple joint ventures with investors.
- Represented numerous borrowers in construction and permanent loans.
- Represented real estate investment company in division of entity network of over 50 entities and joint ventures with over $450 million in commercial properties.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Real Estate Law (2024).
Blog Posts
- “Do Municipal Gas Bans Slow the Clean Hydrogen Transition in Real Estate?” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, May 18, 2022
- “Investing in Metaverse Real Estate: Mind the Gap Between Recognized and Realized Potential,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, April 20, 2022
- “Tension Over Municipal Gas Bans Creates Uncertainty for Real Estate Developers,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, January 18, 2022
- “Bay Area Reopening Tracker,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, June 15, 2021
- “Hydrogen Powers Its Way from Proof of Concept to Reality in Real Estate,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, April 13, 2021
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- Speaking Engagements
- Bisnow’s “Bay Area State of the Market: Shaping the City's Future Through Major Developments, Placemaking & Analyzing Demand in Today’s Market,” Moderator, June 16, 2022.
Education
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J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2014
Executive Editor, San Diego Law ReviewB.A., University of California, San Diego, 2009
Admissions
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California