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Marco de Sa e Silva is the former chair of the firm's real estate and land use practice group and represents clients in real estate transactions and land development projects. His work includes commercial real estate purchases and sales, subdivisions, aquatic projects, wind energy projects, surface mines, timberland transactions, SEPA environmental review, land use code interpretations and zoning letters, development agreements, condominium creation, and mixed-use projects. He helps clients resolve ownership and use issues and create easements, restrictive covenants, ground leases, and licenses. In 2016 and 2017, Marco taught a course in Real Estate Transactions at the University of Washington School of Law. Marco's land use planning background includes frequent representation before government agencies and extensive work in acquisition due diligence and permitting. He has represented clients in land use hearings before more than 50 administrative agencies and courts throughout Washington.
Practice Highlights
Commercial real estate purchases and sales
Representing buyers and sellers of commercial real estate, including apartment projects, mixed-use projects, resort assets, hotels, parking garages, office property, retail property, industrial property, building lots, and mobile home parks.
Timberland transactions
Two decades representing timberland owners in timberland purchases and sales throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. Also representing timberland owners in ancillary timberland transactions, including conservation easements with conservation organizations and government agencies, surface mine leases, and access and utility easements.
Land development projects
Representing land developers in contested land use proceedings before government agencies. Projects include subdivisions, aquatic projects, resorts, retail developments, and surface mines. Extensive experience in acquisition due diligence, SEPA environmental review, development agreements, administrative hearings, appeals of land use decisions, and preparation of governing documents for condominiums and plat communities.
Commercial real estate purchases and sales
Represented buyers and sellers of major commercial properties, including:
- Voda Apartments (128 units), Kirkland, Washington
- Sparc Apartments (309 units) Bellevue, Washington
- Commercial timberlands in Washington, Oregon, and California
- Commercial and industrial condominiums
- Resort and hotel properties
- King County Airport hangar leases and subleases
- Building lots sold to commercial homebuilders
- Downtown parking garage (520 stalls), Seattle
Option agreement for sale of natural gas power plant site
Represent a timber company in the making of an option agreement for the sale of a portion of a tree farm for a natural gas-powered electric generating facility. (2011)
Option agreement for sale of Washington timberlands
Represent a timber company in the making of an option agreement for the sale to a conservation organization of approximately 6,690 acres of timberlands and 1.78 miles of shorelands located in Washington. (2011)
Sale of conservation easement
Represented a timber company in the sale to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources of a conservation easement on 6,886 acres of timberlands. (2010)
Real estate transactions for multiple condominium developers
Represented developers in creation of condominium projects in Seattle, Bellevue, Auburn, Richland, Sequim, Vancouver, and Port Ludlow, Wash. (2008)
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Admitted to Practice
- Washington
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
Education
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1989
- Member and Associate Editor, Washington Law Review
- B.A., English, Columbia University, 1982
Memberships & Affiliations
- Visiting Lecturer, Real Estate Transactions, University of Washington School of Law, 2016-2017
- Board of Trustees, Bellevue Schools Foundation, 2011-2014
- Executive Committee and Chair of Governance Committee, Bellevue Schools Foundation, 2012-2014
- Pro Bono Attorney, Habitat for Humanity, 2003-2010
- Pro Bono Attorney, Friends of Youth, 2002-2010
- Executive Committee, International School PTSA, 2004-2009
- Board of Directors, SPLASH, 2006-2016
- President, Board of Trustees, Norwood Village Corporation, 2007
- Executive Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Washington State Bar Association, 2005-2007
Professional Recognition
- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Real Estate (Washington), 2010-2024
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Real Estate Law, 2018-present; in Land Use and Zoning Law, 2019-present
- Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers" in Real Estate, Thomson Reuters, 2012-2013
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5, 1999-present
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Publications
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06.07.22
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Chambers USA Recognizes Davis Wright Tremaine for Excellence in Key Practice Areas and Industry-Leading Success With DEI Read More Publications
05.21.21
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Davis Wright Tremaine Recognized by Chambers as One of the Country’s Leading Law Firms for Business Read More Publications
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08.03.17
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05.27.16
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