Charles “Chuck” Royce is a partner in the firm's Real Estate practice. Chuck represents clients in the areas of commercial real estate transactions and leasing. His practice includes representing property owners, investors, developers, lenders, and borrowers in the acquisition and disposition of commercial and public properties, drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, and preparing covenants, easements, and financing documents. He has experience acquiring large tracts of land for development of data centers and energy projects, as well as negotiating and documenting joint venture agreements. Chuck also has experience in all aspects of commercial leasing, including office, retail, and industrial leasing and related documentation on behalf of landlords and tenants.
Chuck is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-AP), a distinction he earned through the Green Building Certification Institute. As a LEED-AP, he has a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles.
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as “Lawyer of the Year” for Banking and Finance Law in Seattle, WA, 2026
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in
Seattle, WA, 2021-2026
- Banking and Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Real Estate in Washington, 2020-2025
- Named to the Washington Rising Stars list, 2007-2009
- Member, Urban Land Institute
- Board of Directors, Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington
- Member, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
- “Advanced Commercial Real Estate Purchases & Sales: The Dance of Negotiation,” Law Seminars International, co-panelist, July 2024
- “Negotiating Survival Clauses and Holdback Provisions in Commercial Real Estate Sales Transactions: Avoiding Pitfalls of Merger Doctrine at Closing and Beyond,” Strafford webinar, co-presenter, February 2024
- “Representations and Warranties in Commercial Real Estate Sales Contracts: Buyer and Seller Perspectives,” Strafford webinar, co-presenter, February 2023
- “Negotiating Survival Clauses and Holdback Provisions in Commercial Real Estate Sales Transactions,” Strafford webinar, co-presenter, August 2022
- “Representations and Warranties in Commercial Real Estate Sales Contracts: Buyer and Seller Perspectives,” Strafford webinar, co-presenter, June 2022
- “Representations and Warranties in Commercial Real Estate Sales Contracts: Buyer and Seller Perspectives,” Strafford webinar, co-presenter, February 2022
- Law Seminars International (LSI) 2021 Advanced Real Estate Purchases & Sales, interactive Zoom broadcast, faculty member, April 2021
- “Current Sticking Points in Negotiating Reps and Warranties,” LSI Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Conference, April 2017
- Real Estate Case Law and Legislation Update", Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Midyear, co-presenter with Brian Lewis, June 2011
- "Mistakes to Avoid in Tenant Improvement Work Letters", continuing legal education seminar, December 2010
- Program Chair, "Real Estate Boot Camp", Washington State Bar Association, June 2009
- "Purchase and Sale Agreements," Washington State Bar Association, Construction Law Section Midyear, June 2008
- Washington Chapter, State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases, Mark A. Senn ed., Aspen Publishers 3d ed. 2012
- Quote, “Seattle office building managers prepare for workers return, new safety measures,” Puget Sound Business Journal, August 2020
