Representative Matters

• Represent the purchaser of a portfolio of 22 senior living facilities in the Midwest
• Counsel to a private family office acquiring over 600,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space in Queens, New York
• Counsel to one of the nation’s largest physical therapy networks, handling all real estate and leasing matters for over 400 therapy clinics across the United States
• Represent a joint venture in the acquisition and related financing of ~ 650,000 square feet of commercial office space in Virginia
• Represent numerous national banks in connection with loans (ranging from $25 million to $200+ million) to finance the acquisition and development of various senior living properties throughout the United States
• Advise operator in connection with the acquisition of a $110 million senior living campus in the Bronx, New York
• Represent one of New York’s largest hospital systems with the acquisition and related leaseback of a 15-acre campus in Suffolk County, New York
• Advise a major New York hospital in connection with $130 million tax-exempt bond financing to construct a new Emergency Department

Prior Work

Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Rob was a Partner and Vice-Chair of the Real Estate practice at a major law firm and was previously the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs at the London-based software company, Metric Gaming.

Publications

• The Un-Real Estate Boom: Buying Property in the Metaverse, The Fashion Law.com, April 22, 2022
• Arent Fox Attracts Garfunkel Real Estate Team in New York, New York Law Journal,  December 21, 2021
• Co-Authors Robert Koonin and Cynthia Thomas, Ventilation and air quality: Post-pandemic considerations for property owners, New York Real Estate Journal, November 23, 2021
• Co-Authors Robert Koonin and Cynthia Thomas, Look before you lease: Landlord considerations in renting to the cannabis industry, New York Real Estate Journal, June 11, 2021

Professional Activities

• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association