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in South Africa, where she worked for Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Robyn is admitted to practice in New York and Ohio. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS: Representation of a NYSE-listed REIT in connection with a $350 million mortgage loan from a national life insurance company, which loan was secured by six shopping centers located in four states and Puerto Rico.; Representation of a NYSE-listed REIT in the $350 million acquisition of a portfolio of 36 department stores located in California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas, with lease or sublease back to the department store, plus related acquisition and lease back of additional properties in California and Utah.; Representation of private real estate investment fund with direct project investments of over $350 million.; Representation of real estate debt and equity funds in mezzanine and whole loan transactions.; Representation of NYSE-listed real estate corporation in the ground-up development of a community shopping center, including the negotiation of site development agreements with three national retailers.; Representation of joint ventures in the acquisition and financing of shopping centers, industrial parks and office buildings, including the negotiation of joint venture agreements.; Representation of developers of medical office building properties.; Representation of real estate debt and equity fund in mezzanine and whole loan transactions.; Representation of a private real estate company in connection with the redevelopment of a shopping center financed with leveraged New Markets Tax Credits.; Representation of NYSE-listed REIT in acquisitions and sales of shopping centers and outlots.; Representation of a private developer in 1031 exchange transfers of commercial properties.; Representation of owners of shopping centers in connection with the leasing of retail space and negotiation of OEA, REA and CC&R agreements.; Representation of a private developer in a $750 million sale of 9 regional shopping centers.; Representation of a private developer in the preparation of a portfolio of 34 regional shopping centers for sale.; Representation of non-profit and private developers of affordable housing and mixed-use and mixed-income projects financed with low income housing tax credits, historic tax credits and HOPE VI funds.; Representation of a NYSE-listed lodging REIT in the restructuring of its $400 million hotel lease portfolio pursuant to the REIT Modernization Act.; Representation of an institutional lender in the negotiation of the outsourcing of property management services for 400+ properties.; Representation of a landlord in the leasing and development of an entertainment/hotel complex in Times Square, New York.; Representation of lenders in the financing and disposition of major commercial properties.; Representation of both landlords and tenants in the leasing of retail space, office space, warehouses and industrial parks.; Representation of borrowers as special counsel issuing legal opinions for multi-state financings. PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Commercial Real Estate Women, Inc. (Cleveland Chapter), Member; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member; International Council of Shopping Centers, Member; New York City Bar Association, Member; Housing and Urban Development Committee, 1997-2000. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Cleveland Housing Network, Inc., Secretary and Board Member (2001-2006); Cleveland Bridge Builders, Member (Class of 2003); Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, Member, Advisory Committee to Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies; Member, Levin Chair Search Committee (2001-present); Shaker Heights City Council, Citizen Member, Economic Development Committee (2001-present); Harvard Club of Northeast Ohio, Member; Neighborhood Centers Association, Member, Planning Committee, Ethnic Extravaganza Benefit (2002); Karamu House Inc., Board Member (2001-2003). PUBLICATIONS: High Noon in Public Housing: The Showdown Between Due Process Rights and Good Management Practices,
The Urban Lawyer, Summer 1998; Remaking the Past: The Storytelling Tradition in Contemporary Black Art,
The International Review of African American Art, Fall 2000. PRESENTATIONS: "Outparcels: Basics and Beyond", ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, San Diego, California, January 2008; "The In's and Out's of Outparcels", ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 2006; "Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Gain: Selling Shopping Center Outlots and Excess Land", ICSC Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan Retail Development and Law Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, April 2005; "Basic Real Estate Transactions", Professional Education Systems Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, March 2005; "Real Estate Lending Requirements and Loan Documentation in Ohio", Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, September 2004; "Leasing Basics - Pitfalls in Boilerplate", ICSC Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan Retail Development and Law Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, March 2007. AWARDS & HONORS:
Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star, Honoree, 2007;
Kaleidoscope Magazine 40/40 Club, Member, Class of 2003; YWCA (Cleveland Chapter), Women of Professional Excellence, Honoree, 2006.
Member: Commercial Real Estate Women, Inc. (Cleveland Chapter); Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; International Council of Shopping Centers; New York City Bar Association (Housing and Urban Development Committee, 1997-2000).
