Brian Atherton

Brian S. Atherton is a real estate attorney in Holland & Knight's Seattle and Boston offices. Mr. Atherton focuses his practice on commercial real estate, primarily representing tenants in connection with the leasing and development of retail, restaurant, office and warehouse locations, as well as buyer-sided acquisitions. Mr. Atherton brings value to his clients by optimizing leasing processes and best practices.

Mr. Atherton also has experience working on the landlord and seller sides of negotiations, which provides him with a valuable perspective into how they handle key issues that arise.

Ultimately, Mr. Atherton enjoys getting his clients to the goal line, on time and on budget, and relishes the opportunity to tackle complications that can arise during a deal.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Atherton was an attorney at international law firms in Seattle and Boston.

Representative Experience

• Represented a leading national bank in connection with its new market expansion program; drafted and negotiated leases and purchase and sale agreements
• Represented a regional gas station/convenience store chain and its developer in connection with its market expansion; drafted and negotiated purchase and sale agreements and led title and survey diligence
• Represented a national fitness chain in connection with its market expansion; drafted and negotiated leases
• Represented a food app in connection with its rapid expansion of brick-and-mortar locations; drafted and negotiated leases
• Represented an international e-commerce retailer in connection with the buildout of its domestic distribution network; drafted and negotiated leases and development agreements for sort centers and last-mile delivery facilities
• Represented a national grocer in connection with its rollout of new concept stores
• Represented a national pharmacy chain in connection with its real estate acquisition, disposition, leasing, construction and development and sale/leaseback program