Michael G. Robinson

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Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions:

  • United States District Court, Central District of California
  • United States District Court, Northern District of California

Education

  • J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 1998
  • B.S., University of Southern California, 1994

Affiliations

  • Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives of Southern California, Board of Directors (2010-2024)
  • International Council of Shopping Centers, Member since 2003

Practice Areas

Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Lending & Finance

Business & Corporate

Michael G. Robinson is a partner of the firm and a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Finance and Corporate Practice Groups.


Mr. Robinson’s practice specializes in the representation of owners, developers, and retailers in connection with the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, development and redevelopment of shopping centers, stand-alone retail sites, as well as office, industrial and other commercial property. He has extensive experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of commercial real estate documents, including retail and other commercial leases, major tenant leases, purchase and sale agreements, property encumbrances including easements, CC&Rs, declarations, reciprocal access and parking easements, financing documents (including legal opinion letters), and related documents, as well as handling other complex real estate transactional matters. Mr. Robinson also has experience drafting and negotiating other commercial agreements and corporate documentation, including corporate formation documents, operating agreements and bylaws, partnership agreements, corporate resolutions and consents, transfer and assignment documents, and related agreements.


Prior to practicing law, Mr. Robinson was a practicing California commercial real estate sales agent from 1994-1995, and he obtained his California real estate broker’s license in 2003. 


Mr. Robinson earned his law degree from Pepperdine University in 1998 where he focused on real estate law. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Real Estate Finance, from the University of Southern California in 1994.



Notable Publications and Speaking Engagements:


  • Update Author: “Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease”; Continuing Education of the Bar
  • Update Author: “Office Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease”; Continuing Education of the Bar
  • Panelist/ Lecturer: “Commercial Real Estate Leases”; Law Seminars International
  • Author, Article: “Striking Back: Avoid Liability for Violent Crime on Your Property”; California Centers Magazine