Richard R. Goldberg

Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Tax, Distressed Real Estate, Insurance, Resort and Hotel, Transactional Finance

Richard R. Goldberg is senior counsel in the Real Estate Department. His practice concentrates on real estate development, financing, leasing, and acquisition.

Mr. Goldberg has been counsel to hotel managers and lenders, as well as hotel owners. He has served as lender's counsel for the financing and refinancing of office buildings, apartment complexes, and shopping centers, including the largest mall in New Jersey. Another hallmark representation was his serving as counsel to the Loews Corporation in connection with the development and financing of the conversion of the historic PSFS office building in Philadelphia into a state-of-the-art hotel. Mr. Goldberg has also represented lenders in providing secured credit lines to real estate investment trusts with properties located in multiple states, and in mezzanine loans and complex preferred equity structures.

Before joining Ballard Spahr, Mr. Goldberg served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of The Rouse Company for 23 years.

Pro Bono Experience

Mr. Goldberg is counsel to the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia, a nationally recognized museum and exhibitor in wood arts and crafts. He also served as counsel to Philadelphia's Magic Garden, a showcase for mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Member, Section of Real Property, Trust and Probate; Section liaison to Drafting Committee for Revision of Articles 1 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code

American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow

American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow, past President

The American Law Institute, adviser to the Restatement of Property (Mortgages)

Anglo-American Real Property Institute, past Chair

International Council of Shopping Centers
Past Chair, Law Conference

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, real estate, 2003-2010

The Best Lawyers in America Philadelphia Real Estate Lawyer of the Year 2010

The Best Lawyers in America, real estate law and structured finance law, 2006-2010

Who's Who in America

Who's Who in American Law

Who's Who in the World

Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, among the top 12 real estate lawyers in the world

Publications

Mr. Goldberg has written at length on real estate issues, including articles on the economics of commercial leasing for lawyers; commercial financing, including credit enhancement; and participating financing. He is the co-author of a handbook on downtown development for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.

"The Future of Real Estate Financing: What to Expect After the Crash," Real Estate Law & Industry Report, February 10, 2009

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, "Financing Real Estate Projects Today Using Tax Credits and Governmental Incentives," ALI-ABA video webcast, June 22, 2009

Planning chair and speaker, ALI-ABA Commercial Real Estate Finance, winter 2008

"Capital Markets," American College of Real Estate Lawyers, spring 2008

"Capital Markets," American Bar Association, spring 2008

Planning chair and speaker, ALI-ABA Commercial Real Estate Leases, spring 2008

Planning chair and speaker, "Capital Markets and the Liquidity Crunch," American College of Mortgage Attorneys, fall 2008

Planning chair and speaker, "Deconstructing the Capital Stack,"  American College of Real Estate Lawyers, fall 2008

Community Activities

Old City Civic Association

Board Memberships

Wood Turning Center

York Square Condominium Association, President

University of Maryland School of Law (LL.B. 1964)

Pennsylvania State University (B.A. 1961)

Maryland 1964

New Jersey 1994

Pennsylvania 1994