Victor J. Roehm III, Partner at our Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Orange County law offices
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Victor J. Roehm III

Partner
Biography

Victor Roehm III focuses his practice on commercial and public finance transactions as well as other corporate and real estate transactional matters.

Victor has extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured loan transactions. His finance experience includes syndicated credit facilities, borrowing base financings, mezzanine loans, real estate secured term and construction loans for office buildings, retail centers, housing developments, hotels and health care facilities, lines of credit and factoring agreements. He advises his clients in connection with loan workouts, restructurings, foreclosures, discounted payoffs, and deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure. Victor also has substantial public finance experience including acting as bond counsel, underwriting’s counsel, letter of credit bank counsel, borrower’s counsel, and issuer’s counsel on a variety of tax-exempt bond financings.

Victor has also represented corporate and business clients in connection with a variety of transactional matters from entity formation and restructuring to complex mergers and acquisitions. He also regularly represents clients in connection with the acquisition, sale, and leasing of real property. Victor has experience representing clients in the highly regulated healthcare, cannabis and hemp industries.

Victor previously counseled clients on commercial finance and real estate transactions as an associate at Snell & Wilmer from 2005-2012. Just prior to his return to the firm, Victor was a Partner and Co-Chair of the Banking and Finance practice group at Sussman & Shank LLP.

Real Estate

Victor Roehm III focuses his practice on real estate and commercial finance transactional matters.

Victor represents clients in connection with complex real estate transactions including acquisition, entitlement, sale and leasing of real estate. This experience includes representing clients in highly regulated industries such as health care. This work includes working with local municipalities in connection with entitlement and public-private partnerships.

Victor has extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured loan transactions. His finance experience includes syndicated credit facilities, borrowing base financings, mezzanine loans, real estate secured term and construction loans for office buildings, retail centers, housing developments, hotels and health care facilities, lines of credit and factoring agreements. He advises his clients in connection with loan workouts, restructurings, foreclosures, discounted payoffs and deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure. Victor also has substantial public finance experience including acting as bond counsel, underwriting’s counsel, letter of credit bank counsel, borrower’s counsel and issuer’s counsel on a variety of tax-exempt bond financings.

Victor previously counseled clients on commercial finance and real estate transactions as an associate at Snell & Wilmer from 2005-2012. Just prior to his return to the firm, Victor was a Partner and Co-Chair of the Banking and Finance practice group at Sussman Shank LLP.

Representative Experience

  • Advised a large, family-owned developer in connection with development of several apartment complexes in Oregon and Washington including advice regarding the entitlement process, access agreements and addressing wetlands mitigation issues.
  • Served on a counsel team on sale and acquisition transactions totaling $300+ million for a client operating assisted living, memory care and independent care campuses in Washington, Oregon, and California. These complex transactions involved sales to a publicly traded REIT and acquisition of 11 single-tenant, triple net lease properties, and licensed senior housing facilities and 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. The triple net lease replacement properties are medical, industrial and retail properties located in Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, and Arizona. This was a high-level, complex transaction because of the relationship between the health care sales and the tax-deferred exchange acquisitions.
  • Represented a health care company in connection with the acquisition of a distressed property and navigating the land use approval process to modify and expand the facility.
  • Advised a local developer in connection with acquisition and entitlement of real property for home sites.
  • Represented a major financial institution and managed a team of lawyers in connection with the restructuring of a $100 million commercial real estate-secured loan portfolio involving real estate assets in eight different jurisdictions.
  • Advised a dairy farm in connection with the acquisition of a dairy operation out of bankruptcy and transfer of water and other rights necessary for the redevelopment of the property.
  • Ongoing representation of a Washington public port district in connection with publicly-issued and privately-held tax exempt bonds and matters related to potential public private partnerships.
  • Represented the principal of an Oregon winery in connection with the restructuring of the lease for the winery’s tasting room and related facilities.
Renewable Energy

Victor Roehm has extensive experience representing parties in the renewable energy industry on a range of transactions, including transactions related to renewable diesel and biodiesel refining, wind and solar energy. He regularly advises clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions with respect to renewable and biodiesel refineries. In addition, Victor advises clients on debt and equity transactions and workouts related to renewable energy facilities.

Representative Experience

  • Represented clients in transactions involving the solar and wind energy tax credit.
  • Advised clients on Oregon regulatory law and real estate tax programs related to wind and solar energy projects.
  • Negotiated supply contracts for diesel and biomass in connection with renewable and biodiesel refineries.
  • Negotiated real estate leases and purchases for renewable energy facilities.
Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Ohio
  • Oregon
  • Washington


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of California
  • Supreme Court of Ohio
  • Supreme Court of Oregon
  • Supreme Court of Washington


Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D.)
    • Fellow, Center for Corporate Law
  • Ohio University (B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude)
    • Phi Kappa Phi
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Oregon Super Lawyers® Rising Stars® (2013-2016)
  • The Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California (2010)

Representative Experience

  • Represented a major financial institution and managed a team of lawyers in connection with the restructuring of a $100 million commercial real estate-secured loan portfolio involving real estate assets in eight different jurisdictions.
  • Advised a regional financial institution in connection with a loan to facilitate the transition of ownership from the founder to an ESOP.
  • Ongoing representation of a Washington public port district in connection with publicly-issued and privately-held tax exempt bonds and matters related to potential public private partnerships.
  • Advised a client in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in a global agricultural company and the financing of operations.
  • Counseled client on a plan to restructure numerous family-owned farming and ranching business entities to implement a succession plan for the current owners.
  • Served on a counsel team on sale and acquisition transactions totaling $300+ million for a client operating assisted living, memory care and independent care campuses in Washington, Oregon and California. These complex transactions involved sales to a publicly-traded REIT and acquisition of 11 single-tenant, triple net lease properties, and licensed senior housing facilities and 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. The triple net lease replacement properties are medical, industrial and retail properties located in Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois and Arizona. This was a high-level, complex transaction because of the relationship between the health care sales and the tax-deferred exchange acquisitions.
  • Advised a client in connection with the sale of a vertically-integrated Oregon cannabis company.
  • Represented the principal of an Oregon winery in connection with the restructuring of the lease for the winery’s tasting room and related facilities.

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section
    • Member, Commercial Finance Committee (2014-Present)
    • Chair, Real Estate Financing Subcommittee (2019-Present)
  • Oregon State Bar, Real Estate and Land Use Section
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers

Community Involvement

  • Ohio University Alumni Association
    • Oregon Chapter, Board member (2015-Present)
  • Columbia Corridor Association
    • Board member

Representative Presentations and Publications