Wichita
1551 N Waterfront Pkwy #100
Wichita,
KS
67206
T: 316.291.9779
F: 866.347.5159
Wichita
1551 N Waterfront Pkwy #100
Wichita,
KS
67206
T: 316.291.9779
F: 866.347.5159
Robert Smith, a Foulston Siefkin partner, provides skilled legal counsel on complex real estate and business transactions, entity formations, and day-to-day client operational issues. Based in Wichita, Robert’s clients include property owners, developers/managers, landlords, tenants, hospitality companies, agricultural entities, joint ventures, retailers, and manufacturers. Robert’s law partners and clients value the balance of thoroughness and practicality that he brings to each project.
Real estate law is a significant aspect of Robert’s practice. He regularly closes property sales and purchases; structures commercial leasing arrangements; performs due diligence; negotiates easement agreements; successfully works through title and zoning issues; and resolves landlord/tenant disputes as well as conflicts between neighboring landowners. Robert is well-versed on the Oklahoma and Kansas corporate farming laws and enjoys helping clients navigate the unique ownership and leasing issues involved with agricultural properties.
Robert heads up the firm’s representation of a large convenience store/gasoline retailer – one of the largest privately held companies in the country – in its acquisition and liquidation of real estate holdings in Wichita. Additionally, as a member of the Foulston Siefkin team working with the developer of a “corporate living concept,” he plays a key role in crafting franchise, management, and occupancy agreements; acquiring sites throughout the U.S.; paving the way for site construction and operations; and supporting the brand’s expansion and franchising. Robert also assisted the Wichita State Innovation Alliance with the development of a 120-acre, mixed-use property that is poised to double the size of Wichita State University’s campus while positioning it on the cutting edge of “applied learning” for its ability to deliver comprehensive educational and life experiences to students.
In addition to his real estate practice, Robert’s broader business transactional practice experience includes working with partnerships, LLCs, public and private companies, and small businesses to complete strategic mergers and acquisitions for clients ranging from hospitality and candy companies to fish farms and heavy equipment dealers. He also frequently advises on e-commerce and software licensing arrangements, reviews and drafts contracts, guides clients on business entity formation and financing, and resolves operational issues.
Clients praise Robert for delivering “constant assistance they can count on” and “sound decisions and answers they can trust.” He credits his diligence and detail-oriented approach to his work as a microbiology researcher prior to pursuing his legal career.
Robert, a descendent of California’s Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, clerked at the California Indian Legal Services and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice. He now leads the firm’s Native American Law Practice Group. In addition to spending time with his wife and three children, he enjoys hunting and fishing.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate Development
Leasing / Landlord / Tenants
General Business
Legal Extern, Office of Tribal Justice 2006 Law Clerk, California Indian Legal Services, 2006
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