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Scott L. Weber Partner

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Scott represents clients in the sale, acquisition, leasing, development, financing and refinancing of all types of commercial property across the United States and in Mexico. His clients include sellers, buyers, landlords, tenants, developers, borrowers and lenders.

He has significant experience in particular representing landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions, including the leasing and subleasing of office, warehouse, industrial and retail properties, and including in ground leases and leasehold financing transactions.

Another major component of Scott’s practice is managing the real estate components of complex mergers and acquisitions, including asset sales/purchases and equity transactions, on behalf of both sellers and buyers. He assists clients in all aspects of the transaction, including contract negotiation, due diligence, closing, and post-closing asset management.

Scott’s practice also includes the representation of high-net-worth clients, trusts, and family offices and partnerships in connection with the administration of their real estate portfolios. His experience in this area includes the transfer, distribution, sale, leasing and management of farmland, timber, hunting properties, and other specialized asset classes.

Scott also has experience representing redevelopment and housing authorities, economic development authorities, and other local government entities with respect to the acquisition, disposition and leasing of their real property. He has also assisted local authorities in their management of public procurement matters, conflicts of interest, and fielding and responding to requests under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Finally, Scott is very proud of his significant pro bono efforts. He routinely provides pro bono legal representation to non-profits, foundations, and other charitable organizations in connection with their real estate and other business needs. He is a member of the firm’s Richmond Office Pro Bono Committee, and also co-leads the housing team of the firm’s nationally-recognized pro bono medical-legal partnership with VCU Health System, Dominion Energy, and Truist, which offers free legal advice and representation to eligible patients and their families.

Experience

  • Representation of a series of family trusts in connection with their management of a multi-billion dollar portfolio of multi-family properties and other real estate assets, including acting as lead counsel in connection with all acquisitions, dispositions, financings and refinancings.
  • Representation of a publicly traded national furniture manufacturer in the management of its real estate portfolio, including sales, acquisitions, and office, warehouse and manufacturing facility leases.
  • Representation of a leading regional wood treatment and processing company in connection with the real estate components of multiple asset purchases across the eastern seaboard.
  • Representation of an ownership group in connection with its acquisition, construction and management of a major regional sports and entertainment facility, and multiple satellite locations.
  • Representation of a national banking association in the leasing of elements of its portfolio of office and retail banking space, and in the acquisition and disposition of its retail banking, office and other assets, across the United States.
  • Representation of a real estate investment trust and its affiliates in the acquisition of residential apartment properties located across the United States, including several syndicated tenant-in-common (TIC) investment transactions.
  • Representation of a leading regional grocery store chain in the management of its portfolio of leased properties, including drafting and negotiating leases, lease amendments and financing documents, and other related matters.
  • Representation of a major retail electronics chain in the leasing and development of several of its stores across the United States.
  • Representation of a private equity group in the sale of its portfolio of more than 20 banking properties across the United States.
  • Representation of a real estate investment trust in the acquisition of numerous hotel properties across the United States.
  • Representation of a real estate investment trust in the management and leasing of its substantial portfolio of office and warehouse properties.
  • Representation of a leading regional insurance company in the acquisition, development, sale and leasing of an approximately 30-acre mixed-use development.
  • Representation of a non-profit organization in the sale of its headquarters office facility to a foreign embassy.
  • Pro bono representation of a community college real estate foundation in connection with a potential development project, including a ground lease with the Virginia State Board and a sublease with a potential developer.

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