Profile
Robert Fortuno is a business lawyer based in Tucson, Arizona. He represents entrepreneurs, investors, business owners, and their companies, with a focus on complex transactions. His specific areas of practice include:
- Business and corporate law.
- Formation, operation, and financing of business organizations, including LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures.
- Mergers, acquisitions, and sales of privately-owned companies.
- Venture capital and private equity investment.
- Commercial real estate law, transactions, and development, including acquisitions, sales, exchanges, private placements, leasing, financing, workouts, and foreclosures.
Robert has been practicing law since 1979. He has been a partner in a leading Tucson law firm, general counsel of several real estate development firms, and a director of several software and technology companies. He has been awarded the top Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He is a graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, California, and the University of Arizona College of Law.
Robert's assistant, Joani Yingling, is a professional paralegal who has been certified by the National Association of Legal Assistants as a specialist in real estate and corporate law. To our knowledge, Joani is the only paralegal in Arizona who has earned both certifications.
Representative Clients
- Acquarella — manufacturer of water-based nail polish
- Arbico Organics — online retailer of natural and organic products
- Brake Masters — chain of 75+ auto repair shops headquartered in Tucson
- Diamond Ventures — business and real estate investments
- Mortex — manufacturer of Kool Deck® concrete pool decking
- Murphey Investment Trusts — business and real estate investments
- Tucson Realty & Trust Co. — Arizona's oldest real estate firm