Mr. Victor J. Roehm III

Victor Roehm III focuses his practice on commercial and public finance transactions as well as other corporate and real estate transactional matters.

Victor has extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured loan transactions. His finance experience includes syndicated credit facilities, borrowing base financings, mezzanine loans, real estate secured term and construction loans for office buildings, retail centers, housing developments, hotels and health care facilities, lines of credit and factoring agreements. He advises his clients in connection with loan workouts, restructurings, foreclosures, discounted payoffs and deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure. Victor also has substantial public finance experience including acting as bond counsel, underwriting’s counsel, letter of credit bank counsel, borrower’s counsel and issuer’s counsel on a variety of tax-exempt bond financings.

Victor has also represented corporate and business clients in connection with a variety of transactional matters from entity formation and restructuring to complex mergers and acquisitions. He also regularly represents clients in connection with the acquisition, sale and leasing of real property. Victor has experience representing clients in the highly-regulated healthcare, cannabis and hemp industries.

Victor previously counseled clients on commercial finance and real estate transactions as an associate at Snell & Wilmer from 2005-2012. Just prior to his return to the firm, Victor was a Partner and Co-Chair of the Banking and Finance practice group at Sussman & Shank LLP.

Representative Presentations and Publications

• Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program; New Affiliate Rules May Impact Some Borrowers, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (May 1, 2020)
•“OP-ED: Industrial hemp, interstate sales and other cannabis legal issues,” Author, Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon (February 7, 2019)
•“Bankruptcy Issues for the Commercial Real Estate Lawyer,” Presenter, Oregon State Bar Seminar (December 2018)
•“Exploring Legalized Adult-Use Cannabis in Oregon,” Presenter, 2-18 Annual Educational Symposium (October 2018)
•“State and Federal Law Conflicts & Real Estate and Land Use Issues, Up in Smoke? Hoe Spots for Cannabis Businesses,” Presenter, Oregon State Bar Seminar (October 2018)
•“The Changing Landscape of Real Estate: Golf Courses, Retail, Shopping Centers, Hospitals and Repurposing the Space,” Presenter, American Bar Association (September 2018)
•“Help! My Borrower Abandoned My Collateral! A Case Study,” Presenter, IMN Midwest Bankers Conference (September 2018)
•“Cannabis in Oregon - A Legal Overview,” Presenter (2018)
•“Fear, Loathing and Legal Marijuana in the Pacific Northwest,” Author, National Association of Credit Management Business Credit Journal (November 2017)
•“Legalization of Marijuana and the Challenges it Poses to Real Estate Lenders,” Presenter (September 2017)
• Dazed and Confused: The Changing Legal and Business Landscape for Marijuana in Oregon,” Presenter (May 2017)
•“What to Expect When You Are Expecting a SARE Bankruptcy,” Presenter, ABA Real Estate Finance Subcommittee Meeting (April 2017)
•“Business Law Basics: Commercial Real Estate Financing,” Moderator, American Bar Association (March 2017)
•“Marijuana is Legal: Now What?” Presenter (February 2017)
•“Basics of Swaps for Real Estate Financing,” Presenter, ABA Real Estate Financing Subcommittee (September 2016)
•“OP-ED: What will happen when pot businesses go up in smoke?” Author, Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon (January 7, 2015)
•National Business Institute (NBI) Winery and Vineyard Law CLE, Presenter (October 2014)
•“OP-ED: Uncertainty for banks and marijuana-related businesses,” Author, Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon (March 12, 2014)
•“Risky business: Landlords need to exercise caution with weed tenants,” Author, Portland Business Journal (2014)

Professional Recognition and Awards

•Oregon Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2013-2016)
•The Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California (2010)

Community Involvement

•Ohio University Alumni Association
•Oregon Chapter, Board member (2015-Present)
•Columbia Corridor Association
•Board member

Related News & Events

• Apr 06
Victor J. Roehm III Returns to Snell & Wilmer as Partner in New Portland Office

Related Publications

• May 18
SBA Publishes Loan Forgiveness Application for Paycheck Protection Program

• May 01
Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program; New Affiliate Rules May Impact Some Borrowers

• Apr 09
Federal Reserve Announces $600B Loan Terms Under New Main Street Loan Facility

• Apr 03
SBA Issues Interim Final Rule for Paycheck Protection Program Loans

• Mar 27
COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Includes Small Business Loan Programs