Bio
Bob Bates is engaged in all areas of real estate and data center practice, including master planning strategy; acquisitions and sales of large tracts of undeveloped property; sale-leaseback transactions; data center provider, user and vendor transactions; condominium and condominium conversion developments; municipal development agreements; development, financing and leasing of shopping centers, office buildings and industrial, warehouse and office parks; representation of major resort hotels and international clients regarding Arizona real estate.
Education
- University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., 1965)
- Miami University (B.A., Economics, 1962)
Professional Memberships and Activities
- State Bar of Arizona
- Licensed to Practice in Washington State
- Licensed to Practice (inactive) in the State of Colorado
- American Bar Association
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Arizona Bar Foundation, Founding Fellow
- Associate-Affiliate Member of International Council of Shopping Centers
- AFCOM (Data Center Management Professionals Association), Member
- NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Associate), Member
Representative Presentations and Publications
- Speaker on various real estate related topics.
Professional Recognition and Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (1995-2019)
Bar Admissions
- Arizona
- Washington
- Colorado (inactive)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States Supreme Court
