Robert L. Baker, Jr.
PartnerBiography
Robert L. Baker, Jr. is a member of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate practice group. He represents commercial property owners, landlords, tenants, and developers in real estate transactions in various markets spanning across the country.
A large portion of Mr. Baker’s practice is focused on commercial leasing. For over twenty years, he has advised clients in diverse leasing matters, providing tailor-made solutions for countless projects on a nation-wide scale.
Throughout his career, Mr. Baker has represented small to middle-market businesses, publicly-traded companies, private equity firms, real estate investment companies, and mortgage investors and servicers, all with diversified real estate holdings and needs. He routinely negotiates and drafts a wide variety of commercial leases, ranging from large-scale retail and office leases to single-tenant industrial facilities on behalf of both landlords and tenants. In addition, he advises clients in sale/leaseback transactions and is regularly retained as local counsel to out-of-state firms to offer assistance and guidance in the sale, purchase, and leasing of commercial real estate assets in New Jersey.
Mr. Baker is a New Jersey Certified Foreclosure Mediator and has served as an instructor for numerous continuing education courses for attorneys and real estate professionals.
Mr. Baker earned his Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, PA and earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science & Government from Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT.
Representative Matters
Real Estate Transactions & Leasing
United States, multiple jurisdictions- National Commercial Property Portfolio – Lease Counsel
Represented a commercial property holding company in all lease-related matters involving a national portfolio of approximately 7,000,000 square feet of industrial space. - Real Estate Investment Firm – Regional Leasing Counsel
Served as leasing counsel for a national real estate investment firm, overseeing all lease-related matters for nearly 300 industrial properties across the region. - Sale/Leaseback Transactions – Multiple Investment Companies
Represented several real estate investment companies in sale/leaseback transactions involving the acquisition and subsequent leaseback of industrial facilities from various seller/operators. - International Medical Device Company – Outside Leasing Counsel
Provided outside leasing counsel to an international medical device company with approximately 800 leased locations across the United States. - Publicly Traded Company – Lease Negotiations
Represented an international publicly traded company in lease negotiations for multiple U.S. sites totaling over 1,000,000 square feet of industrial space. - International Financial Institution – Sale of Industrial Property
Acted as local New Jersey counsel to an international financial institution in the sale of light industrial property purchased for redevelopment by a real estate investment company. - Commercial Lenders – Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure
Represented various commercial lenders in securing deeds in lieu of foreclosure for non-performing loans and in subsequent property sales following conveyance. - Asset Class Transactions – Sales and Acquisitions
Represented numerous companies in the sale and purchase of diverse asset classes, including shopping centers, medical office buildings, and industrial sites. - Single-Tenant Office Building – Local Counsel
Provided local New Jersey counsel to a real estate investment company in the purchase of a single-tenant office building leased to an international pharmaceutical company. - COVID-19 Lease Amendments – Landlords and Tenants
Successfully represented numerous landlords and tenants in lease amendment negotiations related to COVID-19 rent deferrals, abatements, and reopening procedures.
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