Matthew W. Markovich

• Represented a building materials company in its phased acquisition of over 500 acres of rural land, including negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, leaseback, and option agreements.
• Represented a real estate investment firm in the preparation of form construction contracts for the development of self-storage projects in multiple states.
• Represented major professional sports team in the negotiation of long-term leases for its new team headquarters and training facility.
• Represented institutional asset manager in purchase of $89M logistics center in Austin, Texas.
• Represented multifamily developer in the sale of two projects in Seattle within weeks of project completion.
• Represented family-owned concrete mold manufacturing business in the sale and leaseback of its manufacturing facility.
• Pro bono representation of overnight shelter in modification of loan on shelter house.
• Represented the ownership group of a major professional sports franchise in the long-term lease of a 43,000+ square foot commercial property and commercially significant parking rights in Seattle’s stadium district, including the negotiation of a right of first refusal to purchase the building.
• Represented a regional healthcare facility restructure its portfolio of off-campus emergency-departments, including negotiating and drafting a complex suite of ground lease, leaseback, purchase-and-sale, and financing documents.
• Represented a California public pension fund in the formation of a joint venture with a national developer for the development of a 22-story luxury apartment building with ground floor retail in downtown Los Angeles with a total project cost exceeding $200M.
• Represented a California public pension fund in obtaining a $990M portfolio loan that was secured by 17 different commercial properties, including multi-family, industrial and office properties.
• Represented a California public pension fund in the formation of a joint venture with a national developer for a multi-phase development of a large parcel of land in a fast-growing corporate center in the Dallas area, including the construction of an office building on a build-to-suit basis for a pharmaceutical company while also providing flexibility for the developer to pursue other opportunities on the remainder of the parcel.
• Represented one of the largest hospital systems in Los Angeles in connection with numerous medical office leasing matters during a period of rapid expansion.
• Represented a large multi-family developer in connection with its acquisition of a $43M parcel of land and its development of a 650-unit apartment building within a mixed-use development in the Seattle area.
• Experienced in negotiating long-term ground leases and financing leases for a variety of projects, including experience with public-private partnerships.

• Moderator, “Developments & Investments Giving Life to the Waterfront," Bisnow’s The Future of Seattle's Waterfront Event, 2023
• Speaker, “Documenting and Mitigating Entitlements Issues in Purchase and Sale Agreements,” Seminar Group conference on Permitting Strategies in the Northwest, December 2021
• Author, "'Why property ownsers should review construction design contract modifications to reduce risk", Puget Sound Business Journal, August 2022

• King County Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust section
• ROOTS Young Adult Shelter, Board member

• Repeatedly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America^®: Ones to Watch in the field of Real Estate Law, most recently for 2025.
• Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Super Lawyers in 2024.
• Associate, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, 2018 - 2020
• Associate, Kennerly Lamishaw & Rossi LLP, 2015 - 2018
• Judicial Extern, Judge Stephen J. Hillman, United States District Court, Central District of California

J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2015

• Moot Court Honors, 2013-2014 Academic Year
• Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Articles Editor
• Landlord-Tenant Clinic, Volunteer

B.A., Bucknell University, 2008, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

I am happy to be back home in the PNW after spending a number of years away. I spend almost all of my free time with my wife and two sons, and I try to squeeze in a hike or a long ride on my road bike whenever possible.

• English
• Conversational Spanish