PASADENA, CA – Lagerlof, LLP Partner, Richard Rasmussen, has been named a 2025 Commercial Real Estate Visionary in the Commercial Real Estate: Updates, Trends & Visionaries Magazine by L.A. Times Studios. 

All commercial real estate visionaries highlighted in the magazine have demonstrated noteworthy successes and accomplishments during the last 24 months, strong leadership throughout the span of their career, and community involvement that contributes beyond their company. 

“We are proud to see Richard Rasmussen honored as a 2025 Real Estate Visionary by L.A. Times Studios,” Lagerlof, LLP Managing Partner, Joshua Driskell, shared. “This recognition is a testament to his exceptional legal expertise, innovative approach to complex real estate matters, and unwavering dedication to serving his clients.” 

Richard Rasmussen is a Partner at Lagerlof, LLP focusing his practice on corporate, real estate, and business law. 

Richard represents local and national clients in a variety of industry sectors, including automobile dealerships, manufacturing and distribution companies, shopping center owners and mixed-use developers, universities and non-profit entities, restaurant and retail establishments, commercial landlords and tenants, and real estate brokerage companies. He is often called upon to serve in the role of outside general counsel for clients. 

Richard possesses broad experience in representing clients in commercial real estate transactions, including commercial property acquisitions and dispositions, secured financing, leasing (ground, office, industrial, and retail), 1031 exchanges, and complex title issues. 

Richard has received the highest rating (AV) for professional competence and ethics awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys. He has been repeatedly selected as a Southern California “Super Lawyer,” an honor reserved for less than 5% of attorneys in the State, and he has been recognized as one of “Southern California’s Top-Rated Lawyers” by the Los Angeles Times since 2013. 

Richard is a frequent author and speaker on transactional matters. Recently he was a co-author and presenter at the National Business Institute’s “Ultimate Guide to Commercial Real Estate Law,” as well as “The Attorney’s Guide to Real Estate Closings.” He also assists a variety of non-profit public benefit and religious corporations with their legal needs and is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), the National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC), and the California, Los Angeles County and Pasadena Bar Associations.