Founding Partner
Richard Dubin is the founding partner of Dubin Singer Phillips PC where he concentrates his practice on commercial real estate matters. His clients include owners, developers, purchasers, landlords, tenants and investors in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of all types of commercial properties, including industrial facilities, multi-family buildings and retail centers. Richard’s experience includes the representation of clients in the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, forward and reverse 1031 like-kind exchanges, and the formation and governance of business and investment entities for the ownership of real estate. In addition, he represents financial institutions in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of commercial loans. He also advises residential landlords on how to best avoid liability under the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance and in matters involving tenant disputes and evictions.
Richard also has an extensive background in advising clients on the development of commercial real estate projects, including retail centers, residential and commercial condominiums, and industrial complexes. He takes a pragmatic approach to each deal and counsels his clients on solutions to minimize development costs and procure development incentives.
Richard’s considerable commercial real estate experience, both as an attorney and as a principal in a wide array of commercial real estate ventures, provides him with a unique insight into, and practical understanding of, all aspects of real estate transactions and allows him to most efficiently and effectively represent his clients towards their desired goals.
In his time away from the office, you can find Richard at the gym, cheering on any one of his three kids from the sidelines at a sporting event, or seeking out undiscovered areas of the world.