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Robert Gage is head of the firm's real estate practice and advises clients on matters including acquisitions, finance, leasing, and general commercial and non-profit organization law.
He has been counsel on transactions that include the acquisition and development of headquarter facilities for the National Academy of Sciences, the American Center for Physics and the Potomac Electric Power Company; the development of Bridgemarket in New York City; the development of the Washington Nationals’ baseball stadium on behalf of the D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission; the development of Olde Towne, Raleigh, NC; and the redevelopment of The Brookings Institution’s headquarters and property.
He has handled significant leases on behalf of American Council of Life Insurers, American Petroleum Institute, American Truckers Association, and the Government of the District of Columbia, as well as scores of trade associations, not-for-profit organizations, and law firms.
Mr. Gage serves as principal counsel to a number of organizations, including:
- Ourisman Automotive Group
- The Brookings Institution
- Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, lessee from the United States Government of Washington, DC's Union Station
Representative Matters
- Union Station Redevelopment Corporation. Act as outside general counsel, including recent negotiation of air rights development agreements with respect to the Amtrak railroad yard, and design, project management, and construction agreements and related financing for its Phase II expansion of the parking garage serving Union Station in Washington, DC. This award winning multi-year redevelopment project marked a renaissance for interstate passenger rail.
- Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. Act as outside general counsel and advise the Foundation on continuous work on more than $60 million worth of design, project management, and construction contracts for Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, constituting major capital improvement projects on the Cathedral close, including recently the Cathedral’s structured parking facility, the renovation of Beauvoir School and reconstruction of the Centennial Hall classroom building.
- GOJO Industries, Inc. Frequently represents the company in complex matters, including the design and reconstruction of the 260,000 square foot former B.F. Goodrich World Headquarters in Akron, Ohio, as GOJO’s headquarters, and other construction and development projects.
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. Represented this prominent trade association in the disposition of its previous headquarters’ properties in a series of related transactions, and as the lead tenant and joint owner in the development of an office building for its new headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
- RREEF. Represents this national institutional asset manager with respect to a portfolio of office and industrial buildings in the mid-Atlantic region.
- Ourisman Automotive Group. Serves as principal outside counsel for this group of automotive dealerships in the Washington, DC area, including acquisition of new dealerships and development of dealership facilities.
Honors and Rankings
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2004-2011)
- Best Lawyers in America (2006-2012)
- Washington DC Super Lawyers (2008-2012)
- Lawdragon 500: Leading Dealmakers in America (2008)
- Legal 500 US (2007-2008)
- Washington Business Journal: Top Washington Lawyer for Real Estate Transactions, Finalist (2007)
Pro Bono
- Latin American Youth Center
- Community Connections, Inc.
- Pyramid-Atlantic, Inc.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Urban Land Institute - NonProfit Office Relocation
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