4208 Six Forks Road Suite 1400, Raleigh, NC USA 27609
214 North Tryon Street Suite 2400, Charlotte, NC USA 28202
Ford Robertson is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Raleigh office. He practices in virtually all aspects of commercial real estate, with a focus on real estate development, investment and leasing, including industrial, retail and office leasing, sale/leaseback transactions, condominium and mixed-use developments, joint venture formation, tax-free exchanges and financing of commercial properties nationwide.
Ford is listed in the 2024 and the ten immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Real Estate. He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law in 2025 and the nine years immediately preceding. Ford was named a North Carolina "Super Lawyer" in 2025 and the four years immediately preceding and a "Rising Star" in 2009 and 2010 for Real Estate Law by Super Lawyers magazine and a North Carolina "Legal Elite" in 2012, in 2019 and the three years immediately preceding, and again in 2024 for Real Estate by Business North Carolina magazine. He was named to Business North Carolina’s "Power List" in 2024. In 2006, Ford was selected by Triangle Business Journal for its "40 Under 40" list that recognizes outstanding Research Triangle leaders under 40 years of age. He is a recipient of Business Leader magazine's "2011 Movers & Shakers" Award that honors business leaders ranging from rising stars to executives in the Triangle and Triad communities. Ford is also a 2004 graduate of Leadership Raleigh, a select program providing exposure to community issues, introductions to community leaders and development of leadership skills. While in law school, he was awarded the A.J. Fletcher Law Scholarship, was a member of the Wake Forest Law Review and the Order of the Coif, and received American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Real Property, Contracts Law, Criminal Law, Torts and Civil Procedure.
Experience
Assisted the United States Golf Association with their “Golf House Pinehurst” project, a second USGA headquarters, visitors center and equipment testing facility to be located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and expected to generate over $800 million in economic benefit to the State of North Carolina.
Assisted international, Fortune 150 biotechnology company in their acquisition and development of a new biomanufacturing facility in the Raleigh/Research Triangle Region, which will result in the creation of over 350 new jobs and represents over $380 million in total investment.
Represent developer Grubb Ventures in various in-fill and adaptive reuse real estate projects in Raleigh, North Carolina, including acquisition, redevelopment, financing and structuring of investment partnerships for Raleigh Ironworks, Budleigh East, and Glenwood Place office park.
Represent Kane Realty Corporation in multiple development and investment projects and leasing transactions, including for CAPTRUST Tower and Bank of America Tower, both 18-story Class A office projects in the North Hills area of Raleigh, North Carolina, The Dillon, an 18-story mixed-use public-private-partnership project in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District, and development and financing for Venable, a mixed-use office, retail and residential joint venture project in Durham, North Carolina.
Represent HM Partners in connection with acquisition, entitlement, development, financing and structuring of investment partnerships for 400H, a mixed use high-rise development in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, 865 Morgan, a 400+ unit residential and retail mixed-use development, as well as multiple other downtown Raleigh developments and acquisition projects.
Represented Truist Bank in a $350,000,000 revolving credit facility to Racetrac Petroleum secured by over 100 sites in 5 states.
Assisted North Carolina-based real estate firm Chartwell Property Group in connection with its acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of multiple Triangle area projects, including multifamily projects, medical office buildings, office parks and flex/warehouse projects, including negotiation of joint venture agreements with various capital partners.
Represented leading international online learning provider, Relias Learning, in its headquarters relocation to Morrisville, North Carolina, including negotiating incentives package and headquarters lease.
Represent developer Trinity Capital in acquisition, development and leasing of over 5 million square feet of industrial, flex and office space in the Southeast.
Represented leading global clinical research organization, PRA International, in its headquarters relocation to Raleigh, North Carolina, including negotiating incentives package and headquarters lease and providing labor and employment advice.
Represent 3Shape Dental, an international company specializing in digital dental and orthodontic solutions, in opening its US headquarters in North Carolina and related economic incentives.
Represent German family office Lukas Asset Management, in overseeing and coordinating their US real estate acquisition program, including structuring of international investment partnership and multifamily site acquisition work.
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Wake Forest University School of Law J.D. (1996) magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
University of Virginia B.A. (1993) Government and Economics
North Carolina (2000)
Georgia (1996)
Boys and Girls Club of Wake County, Board of Directors
Communities in Schools of Wake County, Board of Directors
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Executive Committee
Past Board of Advisors
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Board of Directors
North Carolina Bar Association Real Property Section Council, Member
Raleigh Rescue Mission, Former Board of Directors and Executive Committee
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of North Carolina, Former Real Property Section Council Member
Wake County Bar Association, Real Property Section
Wake County Economic Development, Corporate Recruitment Committee
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
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