Overview

Scott Rosenthal represents developers, private equity firms, institutional investors, real estate management companies, and other property owners with the acquisition, disposition, financing, and leasing of apartment buildings, office and industrial buildings, healthcare facilities, and mixed-use properties. He also counsels clients on the development of affordable housing projects using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, tax-exempt bond financing, state and local financing and equity structuring, and workforce housing initiatives. In addition, Scott represents tenants in office, retail, and industrial leasing transactions.

Scott has served as pro bono counsel representing nonprofits in real estate matters, including the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center on the ongoing sale of its historic property in Northwest Portland.

Scott was a member of the Portland Metro Chamber’s Leadership Portland Class of 2024 and serves on the Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee. In addition, he is a board member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Robison Jewish Home, a nonprofit that owns and manages hundreds of rent regulated apartments in downtown Portland, and has been a supporter and volunteer coach of Lincoln High School’s mock trial team.

Scott was selected to the Portland Business Journal’s 2025 40 Under 40 Class, and since 2023, Scott has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Real Estate Law.

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., 2016, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif

Cornell University, B.S., 2008; Dean’s List

Admissions

Oregon

New York

Experience

  • Represent one of the largest institutional multifamily owners in the country in connection with over $2 billion of acquisitions since 2025.
  • Represent a family office in connection with the development and financing of low-income housing tax credit projects across the Western U.S. Recent projects include a community that is among the first developments in California structured to use low-income housing tax credits to build housing that is set aside for public school district employees under California’s Teacher Housing Act.
  • Represented a developer in connection with the acquisition and financing of a more than 500,000 sq. ft. industrial portfolio along the Columbia River corridor in the Portland metro area.
  • Represent a large nonprofit health care company in connection with its real estate portfolio and recent transactions include negotiating both an approximately 90,000 sq. ft. sublease and an approximately 50,00 sq. ft. expansion of an existing office location.
  • Represented a large nonprofit hospital system in connection with the sale of a ground lease interest in a multitenant medical office building in Oregon and the related restructuring of the underlying ground lease.
  • Part of a team representing a developer on the negotiation of a construction loan and joint venture agreement for a new ground-up multifamily development in Sacramento, Calif.
  • Represented a developer in the sale of a portfolio of affordable housing properties across Texas, including with respect to the defeasance of the projects’ existing bond financing.
  • Represented an international institutional investor and developer with its first acquisition in Oregon.
  • Represent a Northwest-based developer with the acquisition and financing of affordable housing projects across the Western U.S.
  • Represent a major tech company in the development of data center facilities in Oregon, including tackling complex issues related to the site’s development and operation.
  • Part of team representing a public transportation agency with respect to a construction agreement and easement for the development of a 70-floor commercial office building.
  • Represented the seller in a $555 million sale of a paving business, including related sand and gravel operations.

Client Successes

Insights

Insights & Presentations

  • “Affordable Housing Solutions: Bridging the Supply and Demand Gap” (moderator), Portland Multifamily & Affordable Housing Summit, Bisnow, April 23, 2025

  • “Subleasing: Why, How, and Tips to Remember,” Chicago Title Commercial Continuing Education webinar, March 2, 2023
  • “Financing Options Affordable Housing Developers Should Consider” (co-author), Portland Business Journal, October 10, 2022
  • “Key Issues to Consider in Commercial Lease Termination Agreements” (co-author), Daily Journal of Commerce, March 4, 2022

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Recognition

  • Included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (Real Estate Law), 2023–2025
  • Selected by the Portland Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 honoree, 2025

Affiliations

Professional

  • Urban Land Institute, Member

Civic

  • Board Member, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
  • Board Member, Robison Jewish Home
  • Portland Metro Chamber (formerly known as the Portland Business Alliance), Leadership Portland Class of 2024
  • Pro bono representation of the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center in connection with the sale of its historic property in Northwest Portland
  • Pro bono representation of the former Food Front Cooperative in connection with the sale of its former location in Northwest Portland
  • Portland Metro Chamber Government Affairs Committee, Member
  • Lincoln High School mock trial team, Coach (2020-2023)
  • Pro bono representation of local nonprofits in drafting and negotiating lease agreements

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