Richard S. Bailey

503-796-3748 Portland Direct
360-905-1443 Vancouver Direct
rbailey@schwabe.com

Download vCard (Richard S. Bailey, Portland)
Download vCard (Vancouver)
Print Formatted Resume

Professional Experience
Rich Bailey works in both our Portland and Vancouver offices and focuses his legal practice in the areas of commercial real estate and real estate based lending, with a special emphasis on the development of condominiums, planned communities and mixed use projects. Mr. Bailey is a LEED Green Associate, accredited through the Green Building Certification Institute. 

He has a broad range of experiences in many different types of real estate transactions, including representation of:
• Developers and builders in the acquisition and development of land for residential, commercial and mixed uses, including negotiation of development agreements with municipalities and other developers
• Owners and investors in the acquisition and sale of office buildings, retail centers and industrial parks, and the leasing of space within such facilities
• Developers and builders in the creation of condominiums and planned communities and the formation of condominium and homeowners' associations
• Big-box retailers in the acquisition, leasing and development of land for retail stores (both free-standing and as part of a shopping center), including the negotiation of reciprocal easement and operation agreements and development agreements
• Borrowers and lenders in connection with construction and permanent real estate financing
• Property owners and developers in the formation of special purpose entities and private equity financing for real estate projects

Professional & Community Activities
• City of Vancouver Planning Commission (former Vice Chairman)
• Treasurer/Secretary, Clark County Titans Youth Foundation
• Participant, Leadership Clark County, Class of 2009
• Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
• Member, Oregon State Bar, Washington State Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, and American Bar Association

Previous Business and Industry Experience
• Vice President of Operations and General Counsel for Hestia Community Development (residential building industry)
• Cost Accountant and Budget Analyst for The Procter & Gamble Company (consumer products industry)
• Sales Representative for Tetra Pak, Inc. (consumer products industry)
• Served as an officer in the United States Army National Guard in the states of Oregon, Ohio and Michigan
• Licensed residential builder in the state of Michigan and Certified Graduate Builder by the National Association of Home Builders (both expired)

Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
Washington State Courts
Michigan State Courts

Publications
• Building Flexibility Into Residential Development, Vancouver Business Journal, December 26, 2008
• Home-Builder Notifications Comprise a Laundry List, The Daily Journal of Commerce, February 22, 2007
• Co-author, Real Property letters of Intent: Are they really nonbinding? Portland Business Journal, Commercial Development Insert, October 13, 2006

Education
Lewis & Clark Law School, Juris Doctor degree (1998)
Ohio State University, Master of Business Administration degree (1991)
Eastern Michigan University, Bachelor of Business Administration degree (1989)

Articles
Building Flexibility into Residential Development, December 26, 2008