Rachel J. Richardson
Rachel has over twenty years of experience in the negotiation and management of significant and complex real estate transactions and sponsorships. She is a trusted legal resource for her clients in a wide variety of industries, including sports, consumer products, senior living, hospitality, and food.

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Rachel represents owners, operators and managers in various industries on all aspects of their complex commercial real estate transactions. She helps these clients efficiently and effectively navigate the entire life cycle of their real estate – from acquisition and financing to development and disposition. She also assists her clients in the negotiation of joint venture partnerships and has experience with both sponsor partners and money partners. In addition to her real estate practice, Rachel negotiates sponsorship and licensing agreements for clients in the sports and food industries.
With her broad base of experience, Rachel provides a wide array of essential services to her clients.
Representative Transactions
Some of Rachel’s recent matters include representing:
Real Estate
- A national developer and manager of senior living communities in connection with construction loans totaling over $200 million for the following projects:
- 90-unit assisted living facility in Oceanside, California
- an 85-unit assisted living facility in Vienna, Virginia
- a 92-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Orange, CA Accordion Toggle
- A prominent New York real estate developer in connection with the put/call financing through i-Star of a $120 million, 233,000 square-foot build-to-suit office building in New Hyde Park for Dealertrack.
- A prominent DC real estate developer in the $167 million sale of a major event venue in Washington, DC Accordion Toggle
- Buccini-Pollin Group in connection with the acquisition and financing of its office portfolio, containing approximately six million square feet of office (and some retail) space located predominately in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Corporate & Commercial
- A global management company in connection with corporate sponsorship agreements spanning over 350 venues.
- Mars, Incorporated in connection with its sponsorship agreement with NASCAR.
- Mars Petcare in connection with its sponsorship of the Flying Fur event at the Flying Pig Marathon. Accordion Toggle
Previous Work
Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Rachel negotiated construction contracts and provided cost engineering services for a national construction company. This work included analyzing the financial performance of large construction projects, including FedEx Field and Capital One Arena (formerly, MCI Center).
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Education
American University, Washington College of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 2003University of Michigan, BS, 1993