Biography
Robert McPeak is a Director at Fennemore and is based in the firm’s Las Vegas office. Rob’s legal knowledge in commercial real estate, project finance, construction, and business transactions is recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, National Law Journal Trailblazers, Mountain States Super Lawyers, and Vegas Inc.’s Top Lawyers in Southern Nevada. For well over a decade, Rob has been recognized with the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, the highest rating available, from Martindale-Hubbell.
Rob’s real estate practice encompasses every phase of property acquisition, financing, development, management, leasing, and sales. His experience extends across all commercial property types, including core retail, office, industrial, multifamily, planned communities, condominiums, mixed-use developments, casinos, hotels, and time-share projects. Additionally, Robert focuses on issues related to the advanced energy transition, and the opportunities available to his clients throughout Nevada and surrounding states concerning the development of solar, wind, and geothermal resources.
Rob’s active membership in NAIOP Southern Nevada includes serving as a Board Member and on its Programs Committee and Education Committee. He graduated from NAIOP’s Developing Leaders Institute (2013-14) and the Developing Organizational Leadership Institute (2025). He also serves as a Board Member of Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (LACSN), after serving as its General Counsel from 2016-2023. Rob continues to advise LACSN on a pro bono basis with site acquisition, development matters, and the negotiation of design and construction contracts for the new campus for LACSN’s Resiliency & Justice Center (resiliencyandjustice.org), which will house comprehensive services and resources to support all survivors of violent crime in Nevada. Rob also serves as pro bono counsel to the Forever One Memorial (foreveronememorial.org), which, upon completion, will serve as a permanent memorial forever remembering the victims of the One October tragedy.
Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law, cum laude
A.B., University of Michigan, with distinction
Awards & Recognition
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Real Estate Law (Nevada), (2020-2025)
Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, 2013-present
Best Lawyers in America®
- Construction Law (2021-2026)
- Construction Litigation (2021-2026)
- Corporate Law (2025-2026)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (2025-2026)
- Real Estate Law (2021-2026)
National Law Journal – Real Estate/Construction Law Trailblazers, 2022
Vegas Inc – “Top Lawyers” in Southern Nevada in Environmental Law, 2023,
- The only lawyer on the Environmental Law list in 2022
Business Today – “Top 10 Influential Nevada Real Estate Lawyers Making Waves in 2023”
Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Star, 2012-2017
Desert Companion’s Southern Nevada’s Top Lawyers
Professional Affiliations
NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association), Southern Nevada Chapter
- Member, Board of Directors (2025 – present)
- Member, Programs Committee and Education Committees
- Graduate, Developing Leaders Institute, Class of 2014
Graduate, Developing Organizational Leadership Institute, Class of 2025
Member, American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
Member, State Bar of Nevada,
- Member, Real Property Law Section
- Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee (2005-2014)
Volunteer Experience
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
- Member, Board of Directors (2025 – present)
- General Counsel (2016-2023)
Obtained 501(c)(3) status, as pro bono counsel, for the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund, which was formed to oversee the consolidation and distribution of funds contributed in response to the October 1, 2017, shootings at the site of the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada
