Rob Nicholas
Business Minded and Results Oriented Real Estate Attorney Serving the Needs of a Diverse Client Base.
- Role
- Special Counsel at Farella Braun + Martel LLP
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rob Nicholas
I represent a diverse clientele in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, construction and management of hotel, office, shopping center, multi-family and industrial properties. I have significant experience in negotiating third-party and \"brand\" hotel management agreements, hotel franchise agreements, office and retail leases, work letters, subleases and SNDA\'s, and design and construction documents. Sample engagements include: Represented Zarsion Holdings Group Co, Ltd, a developer from mainland China, in its investment in a $1.5 billion dollar urban infill project in Oakland, CA known as Brooklyn Basin; Represented The Carlyle Group in the purchase, sale and re-branding of its West Coast hotels; Represented the seller of the Holiday Inn Express at Fisherman\'s Wharf in S.F; Represented a N.Y. law firm as its local counsel in documenting a loan secured by multiple pieces of real estate in CA; Represented the buyer of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles, CA; Represented the buyer in connection with its acquisition of the Ilikai Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, its conversion to a Renaissance and subsequent sale; Represented Rim Hotel Group in the sale of a portfolio of seven hotels located in California; Represented the developer of the Hotel Paradox in Santa Cruz and the Shattuck Hotel in Berkeley, CA; Represented HEI Hotels and Resorts in the preparation of design, construction and FF & E procurement contracts for its West Coast hotels, and served as its local counsel in the sale of the Hollywood W Hotel; Represented Sandhill Development Co. in the negotiation of hotel franchise agreements and in the sale of a Hilton Garden Inn, a Residence Inn and a Courtyard by Marriott located in Silicon Valley; and Represented PlumpJack in connection with the negotiation of a hotel management agreement for the Carneros Inn in the Wine Country.
Experience
Special Counsel
Jun 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Representing owners and developers in the acquisition, disposition, financing, construction and leasing of commercial real property with focus on hospitality properties. Noteworthy engagements include representing the seller of the Ilikai Hotel in Honolulu, the buyer of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, and Rim Hotel Group in the disposition of a portfolio of seven hotels.
Education
Pepperdine University School of Law
J.D.
1974 — 1977
University of California, Davis
B.A.
1972 — 1974
Skills
- Brokerage
- Hotel Management
- Acquisitions
- Investments
- Finance
- Negotiation
- Corporate Real Estate
- Due Diligence
- Lease Administration
- Disposition
- Dispositions
- Location Intelligence
- Real Estate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Sales
- Hotels
- Loans
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Economics
- Real Estate Financing
- Tenant
- Shopping Centers
- Property Management
- Commercial Real Estate
- Real Estate Transactions
- Leases
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