Partner
Ryan P. Rivera
Practice Areas
- Commercial Development & Leasing
Ryan Rivera is a seasoned commercial real estate lawyer, adept at handling a wide range of acquisition, disposition, development and lease transactions. He represents both local and national firms and retailers who have projects located throughout the United States.
Representative Experience
- Clients include developers, landlords, tenants and retailers
- Lease transactions for all categories of CRE: retail, office, industrial, ground, mixed-use and multifamily housing
- Handles acquisitions, disposition, development and lease transactions
- Represented developers in leasing of numerous power centers, lifestyle and mixed-use projects in major markets, including Chicago, Miami, Dallas and Orlando
- Represented lease transactions for national retailers ranging from small shop tenants to junior anchor and big box retailers
- Represented a national restaurant chain in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of multiple locations nationwide
- Represented national operators for headquarter office space leasing
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2004
- University of Iowa, B.B.A., Accounting, 2001
- Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Georgia
Publications
- Quoted in Atlanta Journal Constitution; Shopping Centers Today; Bloomberg; The Real Deal; National Real Estate Developer; Long Short Report; Crain’s Chicago Business; Daily Business Review’ Independent.IE
- Author of “Homestead Exemptions and their Effect on Federal Bankruptcy Laws,” 39 Real Prop. Prob. & Tr. J. 71 (2004)
- Co-author, “The Bankrupt Tenant: Creative Solutions for Preserving the Tenant Mix,” Retail Law Strategist (2005)
- Discussed negotiating leases on The Commercial Real Estate Show
Industry Engagement
- ICSC committee memberships: Add the following to the beginning of the list: ICSC+U.S. LAW Conference Program Planning Committee (2023–present)
- Speaker: Replace the first entry with: ICSC+U.S. LAW (2016–2020, 2025, 2026)
Fun Stuff
Ryan is the author of two children’s books, I is for Iowa, about the University of Iowa, and A is for Atlanta, about the city of Atlanta. In his free time, he runs marathons, coaches youth basketball and baseball, and cheers on his alma mater, the Iowa Hawkeyes.