Professional Overview

Robert is a versatile commercial real estate attorney who advises developers, investors, lenders, businesses of all sizes, and nonprofit entities across a broad range of markets. Known for his practical, business‑minded approach, Robert guides clients through every phase of commercial and residential real estate projects with a focus on efficiency, clarity, and achieving results.

A significant portion of Robert’s practice centers on commercial leasing, where he is recognized as a go‑to resource for both landlords and tenants. His experience spans office, retail, industrial, and agricultural assets, including complex build‑to‑suit leases that involve coordinated development, design, and long‑term occupancy planning assets. Clients value Robert’s ability to navigate intricate deal terms, manage fast‑moving negotiations, and maintain a steady focus on closing transactions.

Beyond leasing, Robert maintains a broad commercial real estate practice involving acquisitions, dispositions, development, and financing across various asset classes. He also represents affordable‑housing developers and has extensive experience advising community land trusts that develop permanently affordable housing, helping them structure, document, and close projects that support long‑term community stewardship goals.

Dedicated to exceptional client service, Robert prioritizes responsiveness and clear communication. He understands the pace of real estate work and is committed to addressing client needs promptly and thoughtfully, with close attention to detail.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a regional healthcare network in multiple acquisitions, dispositions, and leases, including the purchase of a $135,000,000 healthcare facility.
  • Represented a large investment fund in negotiating a complex downtown Seattle office lease amendment involving a tenant‑improvement and rent‑abatement credit buyout structure that effectively created a variable base‑rent framework.
  • Represented an AI start‑up in leasing a significant portion of a Seattle pier for its headquarters operations.
  • Represented a local landlord in a build‑to‑suit lease with a national tenant.
  • Represented an aerospace manufacturing company in securing industrial space in Redmond, Washington.
  • Represented a foreign pension fund in the development of multiple mixed‑use high‑rise projects in Seattle.
  • Served as counsel to an international client in a tax‑credit investor’s equity purchase for the client’s solar energy project in Eastern Washington.
  • Represented a national affordable‑housing developer in the acquisition and development of dozens of affordable housing projects across more than twelve states.
  • Represented the largest community land trust in Washington State in the acquisition, financing, and development of permanently affordable housing projects, including mixed‑income and mixed‑use developments requiring the creation of tiered ownership structures.
  • Served as local counsel for the acquisition of a multi‑billion‑dollar medical office building portfolio.

Articles and Presentations

  • Co-author, “Running Covenants” Chapter 8 Update, Real Property Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association, 2025.

Honors / Awards / Prior Experience

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch in the field of Real Estate Law for 2026.

Education

  • J.D., University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, cum laude 
  • B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University, Political Science, cum laude 
  • Member of the Florida Gulf Coast University Hall of Fame

Personal

As a Florida native, I am continuously blown away by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. On any given weekend, you can find me hiking the Cascades, fishing the Sound, or unsuccessfully attempting to lower my golf handicap.