25 Feb 2026
Greenberg Traurig Adds Real Estate Tax Shareholder Robert J. Brown in San Diego
"Greenberg Traurig has added Robert J. Brown as a Shareholder in its San Diego office. He will join the firm’s real estate tax practice, focusing on tax structuring and transactional work for multifamily, mixed‑use and office/retail deals."
Brown joins from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch and brings more than 30 years of experience helping real estate industry clients navigate complex transactional tax issues across the United States. His practice centers on tax structuring and deal‑making for multifamily, mixed‑use, and office/retail real estate transactions.
He advises on major multifamily portfolio acquisitions and related financing, equity, and joint venture matters, including structuring complex Section 1031 and tenant‑in‑common exchange co‑investments. He also serves as outside general counsel to institutional real estate investors on joint ventures, partnership and LLC agreements, private placements, investment funds, and mortgage and preferred equity transactions.
Brown joins Greenberg Traurig as a Shareholder. Over the past five years he has served as lead counsel on transactions totaling about $15 billion, including a multibillion‑dollar portfolio sale of more than 60 institutional‑grade multifamily assets spanning over 10 states. His arrival follows the recent addition of San Francisco Shareholders Eric Hieber and Ann (Seung‑Eun) Lee to the firm’s California real estate team.
Brown received his J.D. and LL.M. from the University of San Diego School of Law and holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Supreme Court.