Rachel Gold advises many of the region’s most recognizable commercial and mixed-use real estate companies in growing their businesses through acquisition, development, and sale. In addition to her broad-based experience, she regularly works with national brands, from leading retailers to large chain restaurants, on developing and implementing commercial leasing strategies that protect their interests and support their corporate goals.

Rachel has also been on the leading edge of Ohio’s emerging cannabis industry, working with pioneering businesses to establish and grow their operations. She is consistently recognized as one of the region’s most accomplished young attorneys by peer-review publications.   

Real Estate Leasing + Development
Rachel’s extensive experience with both buyer- and seller-side transactions gives her a unique perspective as she provides guidance to real estate clients dealing with a wide variety of matters, advising them on the development, acquisition, and leasing of commercial properties.

Rachel skillfully guides the development of real estate projects, bringing together the necessary team members to meet whatever needs arise and using her industry knowledge to coordinate solutions related to environmental and zoning issues, project and site planning, entitlements, and more. She also has significant experience and skill in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing lease agreements, having worked on leases for clients on both a local and national scale, including restaurants, warehouses, shopping centers, big box retailers, as well as single tenant buildings for both landlords and tenants.

Corporate
Along with leases and purchase agreements, Rachel advises businesses of all sizes regarding their contract assets and vendor services agreements. She takes the time to develop a customized understanding of her clients’ needs and priorities to best negotiate with vendors to craft agreements for shipping and transportation, credit application, technology and IT, staffing and more. Rachel also assists both buyers and sellers in the structuring and negotiation of M+A deals, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and on all other legal aspects of complex business transactions.

She also works with cross-border clients, helping to establish domestic entities for international groups looking to subcontract in the technology sector.

Cannabis
As part of our Marijuana + Hemp team, Rachel works to provide Cannabis businesses everything they need to operate.  She serves as outside general counsel for cannabis companies, including Multi-State Operators (MSO), providing them with experienced guidance on issues related to applications, regulatory compliance, appeals, real estate, employment, mergers and sale agreements, and licensing. From assisting with all three of Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) license types from start to cleanup, to handling continued compliance after submission, appeals, and requests from regulators, Rachel helps her clients meet their structuring needs, such as staffing, training, employee licensing and more, in order to be compliant with the numerous DCC regulations and legal requirements.