Warren Koons

Partner

I enjoy collaborating to forge ideas and paths forward.

Warren Koons practices commercial real estate law, with an emphasis on purchase and sales and like-kind exchange transactions. Warren knows every client is special, and he provides them with responsive, insightful, and pragmatic legal advice. Where appropriate, he serves as their trusted counselor. He knows that the keys to adding value are communicating well and fully with clients and understanding their business, industry, and immediate and longer-term goals and concerns. Warren’s style is to thoughtfully listen to people, understand what motivates them, and provide reasonable, practical responses. He understands that it sometimes takes a team approach to effectively serve a client or solve a complex problem.

For more than 35 years, Warren has worked closely with companies, investors, and owners to structure, negotiate and close a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions. He has developed strong, long-term relationships with many clients, which helps deepen his understanding of the organizations and individuals he works with and allows him to provide informed, effective, and efficient services to them. These bonds are personally satisfying and help build loyalty, confidence, and trust.

Practice Highlights

Timber industry

Represents timber companies and timberland owners and investors in timberland purchase, sale and exchange transactions and a multiplicity of timber-related matters. Has worked with Port Blakely Tree Farms and Green Crow Corporation on their timberland transactional matters for decades. Oversees DWT's complementary strategic counseling program for select timber company clients.

Commercial real estate projects

Represents property owners, purchasers, and lessees in the acquisition, sale, exchange and leasing of commercial properties, including agricultural, industrial, office, multi-family, and mixed use projects. Represents Sumitomo Forestry America on real estate-related matters in its equity acquisition of regional real estate development and home building companies in the U.S. and Plywood Supply, Inc. on its commercial real estate and land use matters.

Nonprofit real estate transactions

Represents Performing Arts Center Eastside with respect to site-acquisition and development of a 2,000 seat performing arts center in downtown Bellevue, WA, and Congregations for the Homeless in its acquisition of a site in Bellevue for development as a permanent shelter for homeless men.

Admitted to Practice

Washington

Education

M.A., English, University of Arizona
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
B.A., English, Arizona State University
Undergraduate Studies, Middlebury College
The University of Edinburgh

Memberships & Affiliations

- Executive Committee Advisor (2009-present) – Performing Arts Center Eastside, dba Tateuchi Center
- Board Member (1999-2017) and Past Chair and Executive Committee Member (2001-2008) – Bellevue Downtown Association
- Executive Committee Member (2006-2012) and Board Member (2003-2012) – Seattle/King County Advisory Board, The Salvation Army
- Chair, Real Property Section (1992-present) – East King County Bar Association
- Past Chair and Executive Committee Member (1999-2004) – Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Washington State Bar Association

Professional Recognition

- Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Real Estate Law (Washington), 2005-2012, 2014-2021
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers, 2007-present
- Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers" in Real Estate Law, Thomson Reuters, 2011-2013
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in Seattle," Seattle Metropolitan magazine

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