Robert T. Buday

Robert Buday retired from the partnership in December 2024. He advised clients on high-end real estate transactions, including highly structured joint ventures and other investment vehicles.

Drawing on more than three decades of experience, Robert delivered pragmatic counsel to publicly traded and privately held US and global real estate operating companies, developers, real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors on:

• Real estate operating company asset and entity-level transactions, transfers, and recapitalizations 
• Joint ventures, partnerships, and other investment vehicles
• Single-asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions
• Development projects
• Borrower-side financings
• Bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings

Described as “the king of billion-dollar real estate deals,” (Law360), Robert regularly handled complex, large-scale transactions across the United States. His work spans a range of asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, multifamily, data centers, and healthcare projects.

At the time of his retirement, he maintained an active pro bono practice, including advising the Chicago Community Loan Fund on real estate loan transactions for low-income housing programs.

Robert is a former Global Co-Chair of Latham’s Real Estate Practice and a former member of the Associates Committee.