Edward S West

He has worked on high-profile projects for JBG, RREEF Management, Pepco, Lockheed Martin, WMATA, Bank of America, Goodyear, the Communications Workers of America, and The Peebles Corporation, among others.

A former Co-Chair of the D.C. Bar’s Real Estate Section and frequent panelist for its CLE programs, Mr. West has been named a Super Lawyer in Washington, D.C. in Real Estate Law, a Best Lawyer in America in Real Estate Law, and a Legal 500 Recommended U.S. Real Estate Lawyer for D.C. Transactions and Finance. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

Prior to opening his own real estate practice, Mr. West was Of Counsel and Co-Manager of the Real Estate Practice Group at Covington & Burling, Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group at Beveridge & Diamond, and was an attorney with Jones Day and Rockville, MD's Miller, Miller & Canby .  He was also previously Senior Counsel at Cushman & Wakefield and Associate General Counsel and Vice President at The Kaempfer Company (a prominent D.C.-area developer which developed and managed 2.5 million SF of Class A office space and a hotel before it was acquired by Vornado REIT).  Prior to law school, he worked as an accountant for Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in New York City for several years.

He received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center where he was the Articles & Notes Editor of its American Criminal Law Review and a research assistant for a nationally-known tax law professor.   After receiving his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University, he attended Cornell University’s Business School.

Client Testimonials:

"Ed West's expansive commercial real estate knowledge, negotiating expertise, and substantive but practical legal and business advice has been invaluable to our firm and its affiliates. His ability to seamlessly guide us through every aspect of our various transactions, always keeping everyone focused on the final result (while still achieving our desired outcome), is an art."    — Ramin Bassam, President/ CEO,  PERS Development, LLC

 "In handling our matter, Ed was extremely thorough and proactive, taking the time to explain the intricacies of our lease and pointing out possible implications of different scenarios. Most importantly, his meticulous review, expert editing, and successful negotiations with the landlord and its broker were extremely beneficial in protecting the interests of our company. We learned a great deal, and are very grateful for his patience, dedication and attention to detail."  — Sherry Rockey, Chief Operating Officer,  EnCompass LLC

“When roadblocks get thrown up, Mr. West knocks them down …he is ‘the first lawyer that [client name redacted] has seen that really impressed its business team for his ability to negotiate and present the facts, while retaining the trust and respect of all parties.”   — Legal 500 Directory (2008-09)