Robert Dewar Bio

Bob Dewar focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital, private equity, secured lending, and general corporate and commercial transactions, with a concentration in senior housing and international transactions. For over 20 years, Bob has advised private equity firms and other investors on the acquisition or disposition of portfolios of skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living facilities throughout the United States with an aggregate value exceeding $8 billion. He calls upon his in-depth knowledge of financing, which includes senior secured loans, preferred equity, mezzanine loans, and revolving facilities gained while negotiating loan agreements totaling over $6 billion, to help clients. In addition to loans extended by commercial lenders, Bob has a wealth of experience with agency debt, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), often referred to as “Fannie Mae;” and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), also known as “Freddie Mac.” He is also adept at negotiating and documenting joint venture agreements among investors and institutional equity providers, having advised on senior housing deals in which the equity sources contributed over $2 billion, cumulatively. Bob has provided counsel to clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance, venture capital, and private equity throughout Europe and the United States. Before joining the firm’s office in Richmond, Virginia, Bob practiced in Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England; and Warsaw, Poland. Bob is an active member of the Globalscot network and has assisted a large number of companies from his home country of Scotland to establish and develop their business interests in the United States. In addition to his extensive senior housing and international transactions practices, Bob has advised on transactions involving software, cable television, telecommunications, food production, and tobacco companies. The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized Bob as a top attorney in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2009-present), Corporate Law (2023-present), and he was listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine in Business/Corporate Law (2012). He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar, as well as the Law Society of Scotland and the Law Society of England and Wales and the International Bar Association. He is fluent in French and Italian. Following the completion of an Honours degree in law at Edinburgh University in 1984, Bob completed his legal training in Edinburgh and qualified as a solicitor in Scotland in 1986. He completed a stage training course with the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels, Belgium, before being awarded his Master of Comparative Law degree by the George Washington University. In 1990, he was admitted to practice law in Virginia. He was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1995 and as a member of the District of Columbia Bar in 2002.