Former Washington Prime Group general counsel Robert Demchak spoke to Law360 regarding his new role as a partner in McCarter & English’s real estate practice group and said the “strength of the real estate and corporate practices, coupled with its significant presence in the Northeast” and the firm’s “untapped opportunity” to grow in Indiana is what drew him to the firm.
Rob’s return to private practice reunites him with his former Simon Property Group colleague James Barkley, who joined the firm’s Indiana office in July 2023 and was general counsel of Simon Property while Rob was there before Rob moved to help spin off Washington Prime. “I look forward to working with Jim again, building on our national REIT and overall real estate experience and helping the firm broaden its Midwest presence,” Rob said.
Rob will use his general counsel experience and business acumen to help firm clients in areas of his greatest experience, including real estate transactions, capital markets, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.