Robert G. Koury II
Shareholder | Portland | 503.778.2142 | kouryr@lanepowell.com
Areas of Practice
Robert Koury represents clients in all aspects of real estate services, including development of all types of commercial and residential property, complex single-asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, financing and leasing for many clients, including Home Depot and the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. He has broad experience in real estate finance and secured lending, representing both borrowers and lenders in construction and acquisition, financing and refinancing, as well as restructuring of loans on distressed real estate and development projects.
Admitted to Practice
- Oregon
Academics
- Willamette University (J.D., 1997)
- Willamette University (M.B.A., 1997)
- University of Southern California (B.A., Political Science, 1993)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
- Affordable Housing and Community Development
- Business
- Native American Affairs
- Public/Private Partnerships
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Sustainability and Climate Change
Representative Matters and Clients
- Multiple leasing, acquisition and development transactions for Home Depot.
- Acquisition and disposition of $500 million worth of office, industrial and retail property across the country.
- Pension fund’s acquisition of $70 million hotel and office building project in Atlanta, Ga.
- Leasing of a nine building office park in Greenwich, Conn.
- Leasing of a regional shopping center in Wilsonville, Ore.
Publications
- “Governor’s ‘Green’ Agenda Will Also Impact Real Estate,” Portland Business Journal, November 2008 (Co-Author)
- “Significant Leasing Issues Facing Start-Up Tenants,” Business Connections, July 2004
Speaking Engagements
- “Commercial Foreclosures, Short Sales and Workouts,” GVA Kidder Matthews Continuing Education Program, June 10, 2010
- “Landlord and Tenant Perspectives in Commercial Leasing,” Oregon State Bar seminar, “Fundamentals of Real Estate and Land Use,” October 2008
- “The Paralegal’s Role in the Real Estate Transaction in Oregon,” NBI Paralegal seminar, February 2000
Awards and Honors
- Named as a “Rising Star,” Oregon Super Lawyers, Real Estate, 2008-2009
- Named as one of the “Forty under 40″ by Portland Business Journal
Professional and Community Activities
- Chair of the Cathedral School Advisory Council
- Oregon State Bar
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
- Board Member, REACH Community Development