Robert W. Blanchard Esq. - La Jolla, CA
Attorney at Blanchard, Krasner & French
Business Law Lawyers in La Jolla, CA
800 Silverado Street Second Floor La Jolla, CA 92037
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La Jolla Business Law Lawyer
Updated: 05/06/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Employment Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Robert W. Blanchard (Bob) is an attorney and co-founder of Blanchard, Krasner & French. He is also a former financial executive with more than 36 years of experience in real estate and corporate finance.
Robert’s areas of practice include complex real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and exchanges, corporate mergers and acquisitions, asset and mortgage securitization, business and real estate lending, tax credit financing, and the regulation of financial institutions and securities markets.
Bob is widely published and a frequent speaker on numerous topics, including “The Evolving Worldwide Legal and Regulatory Climate for Securitization,” for a meeting of the American Bar Association held in Brussels, Belgium; he is a contributing author of Commercial Real Estate Finance: A Current Guide to Representing Lenders and Borrowers, ABA.
Bob’s responsibilities at Blanchard, Krasner & French include advising individual investors, investment companies, and funds with complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, tax-deferred exchanges, financing, leasing, and development.
Bob also advises management and owners on corporate, limited liability company, and partnership matters, including formation, maintenance, financing, IP licensing, product distribution arrangements, business succession, mergers & acquisitions, dissolution, shareholder agreements, reorganizations, and disputes between owners.
His role also includes advising management and employees on various employment matters, such as executive employment agreements, employee benefit plans, wage disputes, harassment, and personnel policies and procedures.
Prior to founding Blanchard, Krasner & French, Bob was partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, and prior to that, a partner in the law firm of Seltzer, Caplan, Wilkins and McMahon, now known as Seltzer, Caplan, McMahon and Vitek, based in San Diego.
From 1986 to 1989. Bob was Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Imperial Corporation of America, a NYSE-listed financial services holding company with assets in excess of $10 billion. Bob managed the company’s corporate equity investment portfolio, which included private equity investments totaling approximately $80 million, and was responsible for regulatory and securities compliance. Bob has served as a director for both non-profit and for-profit corporations.
Outside of work, Bob enjoys mountain climbing, sailing, and fishing.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Appointed as Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Education
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Legal Education
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: magna cum laude
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1979
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Non Legal Education
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University of Denver,
Denver,
Colorado, 1975
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Economics -
University of Denver,
Denver,
Colorado, 1975
B.S., Bachelor of Science
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University of Denver,
Denver,
Colorado, 1975
Current Employment Position(s)
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Co-Founder
Classes and Seminars
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“Subchapter S Corporations,” CalCPA Education Foundation 13th Annual San Diego Tax and Accounting Institute
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“Fundamentals of Acquisition Transactions,” Lorman Education Services
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“A Boost from the IRS: Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges and Tenancy in Common,” ABA BLT Teleconference
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“Mexican Housing Finance and Capital Markets Workshop,” Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, Mexico D.F., Mexico
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“Prospects for Establishing Secondary Mortgage Facility in Indonesia,” Ministry of Finance, Jakarta, Indonesia
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“The Evolving Worldwide Legal and Regulatory Climate for Securitization,” American Bar Association, Brussels, Belgium
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“Beware – Dirty Money,” IBC USA Conferences, New York, NY
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“Doing Business in Mexico,” United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, La Jolla, CA
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“Developments In Securitization,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
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“Regulation of Financial Institutions,” University of Southern California, Graduate School of Business, Los Angeles, CA
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“Money Laundering Minefield,” California Bankers Association, San Francisco, CA
- Adjunct Professor, USD School of Law
Pro Bono Activities
- Co-Sponsor, Blanchard, Krasner & French Endowed Scholarship Fund, USD School of Law
- Partner and Director, San Diego Social Venture Partners
- Sponsor, Anderson-Blanchard Endowed Scholarship Fund, University of Denver
- Murals of La Jolla – Wall Sponsor
- San Diego Yacht Club
- UCSD Stuart Collection Member
Published Works
Articles
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Co-Author: “Preferential Portfolios – Tax efficiency in international real estate investment,” IR Global Virtual Round Table Series, Real Estate Working Group
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Author: “Introduction to Asset Securitization,” American Bar Association (course materials)
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Author: “Money Laundering and the Transactional Lawyer,” Probate & Property Magazine (professional article)
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Author: “FIRREA — Putting Bankers On Ice,” California Bankers Association (professional article)
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Contributing Author: “Commercial Real Estate Finance: A Current Guide to Representing Lenders and Borrowers,” American Bar Association (legal reference book)
- Co-Author: “Cleaning the Environment in the Money Laundry,” American Banker (professional article)
- Co-Author: “FSB Guidance on Client-Related Financial Reporting: Game-Changer For Voluntary Sustainability Reporting?,” ABA Section of International Law (professional article)
- Co-Author: “How will trade wars impact real estate?,” IR Global The Visionaries – 4th Edition, July 2025
Bar Admissions
- California, 1980
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- San Diego County Bar Association
- La Jolla Bar Association
- IR Global
- Former Chairperson: San Diego County Bar Association, Corporate and Business Law Section
- Former Delegate: California Bar Association, Conference of Delegates
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Contact
800 Silverado Street
Second Floor
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 858-398-4561
Fax: 858-551-2434
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.bkflaw.com
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