Overview

Clients rely on Robert Baker to get complex real estate deals across the finish line. He brings more than 20 years of experience structuring and negotiating high-value transactions with a clear focus on execution, risk management and results.

Robert Baker is a member of Dilworth Paxson’s Real Estate Department, where he advises real estate investors, private equity firms and corporate clients on complex transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing and leasing. He focuses on structuring and executing high-value deals efficiently while managing risk and protecting client interests. Known for his practical, business-first approach, Rob works closely with clients and counterparties to keep transactions moving and deliver results.

Rob focuses on helping clients solve business challenges through thoughtful structuring and negotiation. He regularly represents both landlords and tenants in large-scale industrial leasing matters, including sale-leaseback transactions and build-to-suit projects. Clients rely on him to identify risks early, develop creative solutions and maintain momentum through closing. His approach is defined by clear communication, responsiveness and a focus on achieving outcomes that support both immediate transaction goals and long-term business strategy.

Rob’s experience spans a broad range of real estate matters, giving him a strong understanding of how developers, investors and lenders evaluate opportunities and manage risk. He is particularly effective in complex, multi-party transactions where competing interests must be balanced and aligned. Whether advising on portfolio-wide leasing strategies or individual transactions, he brings a steady, solutions-oriented approach that helps clients move forward with confidence.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a commercial property holding company in all lease-related matters involving a national portfolio of approximately 9,000,000 square feet of industrial space.
  • Served as leasing counsel for a national real estate investment firm with more than 550 industrial locations, overseeing lease-related matters across the region.
  • Represented real estate investment companies in sale-leaseback transactions involving the acquisition and leaseback of industrial facilities.
  • Provided outside leasing counsel to an international medical device company with approximately 800 leased locations across the United States.
  • Represented an international publicly traded company in lease negotiations for multiple U.S. sites totaling more than 1,000,000 square feet of industrial space.
  • Acted as local counsel to an international financial institution in the sale of light industrial property.
  • Represented commercial lenders in securing deeds in lieu of foreclosure for non-performing loans and in subsequent real estate sales.
  • Represented companies in the acquisition and disposition of diverse real estate assets, including shopping centers, medical office buildings and industrial sites.
  • Advised a real estate investment company in the acquisition of a single-tenant office building leased to an international pharmaceutical company.

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