Rob represents financial institutions, owners, and developers in the acquisition, development, financing, and management of commercial properties, including office towers, hotels, industrial projects, and multifamily housing located in Louisiana and adjoining states.

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Rob is heavily involved in the acquisition, disposition, and financing of cellular tower sites throughout the U.S., and he leverages this experience to provide real estate acquisition and land use counsel to solar farms located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas.

Rob handles the real estate aspects of numerous mortgage securitizations for properties located throughout the U.S. He is also listed in the Red Book of municipal finance attorneys and has represented developers and lenders in connection with private activity bond financings. Rob is the co-founder of Tulane University’s Freeman Venture Capital Forum and past president of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni. New Orleans CityBusiness, New Orleans Magazine, and Gambit Weekly have all recognized him as one of the top real estate attorneys in New Orleans, and he is listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America® and recognized by Super Lawyers® for real estate matters.

Rob also serves as an expert witness in real estate litigation and arbitration matters.

  • Represented an institutional investor in connection with the acquisition and financing of more than 7,000 cellular tower sites.
  • Represented a Fortune 50 company in connection with the securitization of several thousand cell tower sites across the U.S.
  • Represented an institutional investor in connection with the acquisition of hundreds of macro and rooftop cell tower sites.
  • Represented renewable energy developers in connection with the acquisition, development, and permitting of various solar and wind energy projects in the southeastern U.S. of condominium buildings and other high-profile properties.
  • Super Lawyers® Louisiana, Real Estate (2011-2024)
  • Corporate International Magazine, Commercial Real Estate Attorney of the Year, Louisiana (2014)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Public Finance Law (2020-2023), Real Estate Law (2020-2026)

Rob is heavily involved in the acquisition, disposition, and financing of cellular tower sites throughout the U.S., and he leverages this experience to provide real estate acquisition and land use counsel to solar farms located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas.

Rob handles the real estate aspects of numerous mortgage securitizations for properties located throughout the U.S. He is also listed in the Red Book of municipal finance attorneys and has represented developers and lenders in connection with private activity bond financings. Rob is the co-founder of Tulane University’s Freeman Venture Capital Forum and past president of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni. New Orleans CityBusiness, New Orleans Magazine, and Gambit Weekly have all recognized him as one of the top real estate attorneys in New Orleans, and he is listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America® and recognized by Super Lawyers® for real estate matters.

Rob also serves as an expert witness in real estate litigation and arbitration matters.

  • Represented an institutional investor in connection with the acquisition and financing of more than 7,000 cellular tower sites.
  • Represented a Fortune 50 company in connection with the securitization of several thousand cell tower sites across the U.S.
  • Represented an institutional investor in connection with the acquisition of hundreds of macro and rooftop cell tower sites.
  • Represented renewable energy developers in connection with the acquisition, development, and permitting of various solar and wind energy projects in the southeastern U.S. of condominium buildings and other high-profile properties.
  • Super Lawyers® Louisiana, Real Estate (2011-2024)
  • Corporate International Magazine, Commercial Real Estate Attorney of the Year, Louisiana (2014)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Public Finance Law (2020-2023), Real Estate Law (2020-2026)
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, New Orleans Bar Association
  • Adjunct professor, Business Computing, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University (Fall 1995)
  • President, secretary and treasurer, Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business Association of Business Alumni
  • Past member, New Orleans Council Executive Committee, New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Tulane Business Council
  • Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Member, International Association of Real Estate Attorneys and Executives

Education

  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1989
  • Tulane University, M.B.A., 1989
  • Tulane University, B.S., 1985, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • Frequent speaker, Continuing Legal Education programs on real estate law and professional responsibility.
  • Co-author, “The Controlling Interest Transfer Tax,” The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, July 2013.