Shareholder, Real Estate Group Chair
Blake D. Royal

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Blake Royal is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group and is also a member of the Executive Committee. Over the course of his career, which has been entirely at BoyarMiller, Blake has represented clients in the development, financing and leasing of all asset classes of commercial real estate.
Areas of Focus
- Commercial real estate
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Capital formation, strategy & structure
- Corporate & real estate financing
Quick Facts
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas Law School
- Urban Land Institute
Awards & Recognitions
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2014-2021)
- US News & World Report – Best Lawyers – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Houstonia Magazine's Top Lawyer (2019)
Blake Royal is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group and is also a member of the Executive Committee. Over the course of his career, which has been entirely at BoyarMiller, Blake has represented clients in the development, financing and leasing of all asset classes of commercial real estate.
Blake's interest in property issues began in college while working for the House of Representatives, where he researched public-private partnership investment for the renovation of underutilized federal buildings. During law school he researched and worked on the development of commercial and residential projects in tax-increment finance zones.
With a background in both real estate law and corporate transactional law, Blake Royal provides well-rounded, strategic advice beyond traditional property issues. Blake’s practice includes all facets of real estate development and he has represented land owners, developers, investors, and municipalities in their joint ventures, development and property management agreements, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and financing. He has worked on a variety of projects in all asset classes not only in the Houston region, but in markets through Texas and nationwide. Blake's interest in property issues began in college while working for the House of Representatives, where he researched public-private partnership investment for the renovation of underutilized federal buildings.
Blake currently serves as the co-chair of the ULI NEXT program for Urban Land Institute-Houston and on the Executive Advisory Board of the Stanford Alexander Center for Excellence in Real Estate at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. Outside of the office, Blake and his wife are the tired but proud parents of four young sons.
Education
- JD, University of Texas (with honors)
- BA, Baylor University (magna cum laude)
Affiliations
- Houston Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Section
- Texas Bar Association
- Urban Land Institute
Blake is a fourth-generation Texan and looks forward to being involved in the Houston community for years to come.
- 01.10.23
Houstonia Magazine Names 12 BoyarMiller Attorneys to 2022-2023 Top Lawyers List - 08.18.22
The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 13 BoyarMiller Attorneys - 04.04.22
Firm Growth Leads to Creation of Dedicated Real Estate Group at BoyarMiller - 12.16.21
Houstonia Magazine Names 12 BoyarMiller Attorneys to 2021 Top Lawyers List - 08.18.21
Thirteen BoyarMiller Attorneys Recognized By Best Lawyers in America© in 2022 Edition - 04.27.21
ACG Names BoyarMiller Client Amtel Partners’ Acquisition of Personal Communications Center, Inc. as Deal of the Year 2020 Winner - 04.20.21
BoyarMiller Client Blackline Cold Storage Enters Houston Market By Building New Facility at the Port of Houston - 01.01.21
BoyarMiller Shareholder Blake Royal Joins Executive Committee - 03.04.19
Texas Super Lawyers Selects Five BoyarMiller Attorneys as 2019 Rising Stars - 02.06.19
Houston Evolves as a Gateway Market and Regional Industrial Hub; Real Estate Experts at BoyarMiller Forum Cite Changes in Consumer Behavior, Mobility as Key Future Issues - 07.31.18
BoyarMiller Attorneys Selected to 2018 Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars Lists - 03.16.18
Three BoyarMiller Attorneys Selected to 2018 Texas Rising Stars List - 01.30.18
Available Capital, Market Growth Boost Houston’s Commercial Real Estate Industry; Experts at BoyarMiller Real Estate Forum Reflect Optimism - 12.15.17
Midway’s Buffalo Heights Development Included in HBJ’s 2017 Deals of the Year: Commercial Real Estate - 12.01.17
BoyarMiller Secures Financing for Pontikes Development’s New Port 10 Logistics Center near Port Houston in Baytown - 07.27.17
Clients Honor BoyarMiller in BTI Power Rankings 2017 Independent Report; Cites Firm as Having “Strongest Client Relationships” in Energy Industry, Again - 04.06.17
BoyarMiller Represented Oiltanking in Texas City Land Acquisition Deal - 03.13.17
Texas Super Lawyers selects six BoyarMiller attorneys as 2017 Rising Stars - 12.20.16
Experts Share Market Perspectives at BoyarMiller Real Estate Forum: Retail and Industrial Sectors Drive Houston’s Commercial Real Estate Activity as Office Market Suffers High Vacancy Rate - 07.16.16
BTI Power Rankings 2016 Names BoyarMiller as a “go to” Firm for Clients in the Energy Industy - 04.04.16
Strong Demand, Excess Capacity Fuels Uncertainty in Oil and Gas Industry Cites Expert Panel at BoyarMiller Energy Forum - 02.11.16
Attorney Blake Royal Elected Fellow by Texas Bar Foundation - 12.14.15
Houston Real Estate Market Takes a Healthy Pause as Industrial, Retail Sectors Shine – Say Experts at BoyarMiller Annual Real Estate Forum - 06.01.15
BoyarMiller Announces Election of Two Shareholders - 12.18.14
Houston’s Commercial Real Estate Market Should Weather Declining Oil Prices Say Experts at BoyarMiller Real Estate Forum - 01.14.14
GulfStar Group Announces The Majority Recapitalization of L.F. Manufacturing, Inc. by Dos Rios Partners, L.P. - 01.03.14
BoyarMiller Promotes Two Attorneys To Senior Associate - 02.27.13
Aker Solutions Acquires Managed Pressure Drilling Specialist Managed Pressure Operations - 10.09.12
Kanaly Trust to Enter Partnership with Lovell Minnick - 05.30.12
Water Standard Sells Minority Stake to Mitsui as Mitsui makes its First Investment in EOR - 10.05.11
BoyarMiller Represents GSL Welcome Group In The Purchase Of Tuscan Technology Center, Building 4, Austin, Texas - 05.11.11
Gulfstar Group Announces the Sale of Lone Star Overnight - 03.21.11
Gulfstar Group Announces the Sale of Delcor USA, Inc. - 01.21.11
Austin Ventures invests $30million in Emerus Hospitals - 08.19.10
Managed Pressure Operations Raises Growth Capital - 02.24.10
BoyarMiller Represents Blackhawk Specialty Tools in Private Equity Investment - 01.20.10
Beta International, Inc. Acquired in a Majority Recapitalization by Corinthian Capital Group, LLC
- 03.26.20
Is COVID-19 Affecting Your Commercial Lease? - 02.21.19
Houston’s Growing Pains - 02.09.18
Houston — A Tale of Two Cities: Through the Looking Glass of Residents and Outside Investors - 01.14.15
Houston Has Familiar Real Estate Outlook, Cautious Optimism - 04.03.13
Space City: Houston City Council Approves a New Parking Ordinance - 03.29.12
Texas Becomes 34th State to Prohibit Private Transfer Fees on Real Property
Articles
- 02.09.18
BoyarMiller’s “Houston Commercial Real Estate 2018 Outlook” eBook - 12.21.16
BoyarMiller’s “Houston Commercial Real Estate 2017 Outlook” eBook - 12.21.15
BoyarMiller’s “Houston Commercial Real Estate Markets in 2016” eBook - 01.14.15
BoyarMiller’s “Houston Commercial Real Estate Markets in 2015” eBook - 10.09.14
BoyarMiller State of the Capital Markets eBook 2014 - 09.13.13
BoyarMiller State of the Capital Markets eBook 2013
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Blake Royal was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 for Real Estate Law