Richard A. Toelke represents developers, institutional property owners, real estate investment firms, real estate investment trusts (REITs), lenders, and other owners and operators of real estate in all aspects of transactional real estate practice. He works on a wide variety of transactions both regionally and nationally, including acquisitions and dispositions of office, industrial, research and development, life sciences, and multifamily properties; leasing transactions; equity and debt financing arrangements; joint ventures; and development projects.
Rich is the former co-leader of the firm's real estate practice and has been identified as one of Boston’s best real estate lawyers in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers. Before joining Morgan Lewis, Rich was a partner in the corporate practice at another international law firm, where he was deputy co-chair of their real estate practice group.
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, Boston (2008–2020, 2022–2025)
Recommended, Real estate, The Legal 500 US (2016, 2018–2021)
Top Lawyer, Boston Magazine (2021)
Ranked, Real Estate, Chambers USA (2005, 2007, 2011–2017)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Tax, Law360 (2017)
Recognized, Who’s Who Legal (2016)
Recognized, Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2005, 2011–2013)
Member, Boston Bar Association
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, National Association of Office and Industrial Properties
Member, Real Estate Finance Association