{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-25/womble-bond-dickinson-robert-bello-houston","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-25/womble-bond-dickinson-robert-bello-houston.md","title":"Womble Bond Dickinson Adds Robert Bello as Houston Partner","headline":"Womble Bond Dickinson Hires Robert J. Bello as Real Estate Partner in Houston","description":"Womble Bond Dickinson added Robert J. Bello as a partner in Houston, extending a year in which the firm hired 12 attorneys in the market.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-10-25T15:13:43+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-25T15:13:43+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Robert J. Bello joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its Houston real estate practice and will also work from San Diego.","Bello brings nearly two decades of commercial real estate experience and was previously with Porter Hedges.","Womble Bond Dickinson has added 12 attorneys in Houston over the past 12 months, including partners Tyler Bridegan, Eric Munoz, Kat Smith and David Tallman."],"companies":[{"name":"Womble Bond Dickinson","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000cni/womble-bond-dickinson","website":"https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us"}],"source":{"publisher":"Pulse 2.0","title":"Womble Bond Dickinson Adds Real Estate Partner Robert Bello In Houston","url":"https://pulse2.com/womble-bond-dickinson-adds-real-estate-partner-robert-bello-in-houston/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Womble Bond Dickinson"],"body_markdown":"Womble Bond Dickinson has added Robert J. Bello as a partner in its Real Estate practice in Houston, with work also from the firm's San Diego office. [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/womble-bond-dickinson-adds-real-estate-partner-robert-bello-in-houston/) reported the hire on October 25, 2026. Bello brings nearly two decades of legal experience and was previously with Porter Hedges.\n\n## Bello's Real Estate Practice and Prior Roles\n\nBello advises owners, investors, landlords and tenants across commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, financing, development, leasing and dispositions. His practice also covers renewable energy, oil and gas, and data center transactions. On leasing matters, he represents both landlords and tenants across mixed-use, office, industrial, retail, manufacturing and multifamily properties, and he handles select mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters.\n\nBefore joining [Womble Bond Dickinson](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000cni/womble-bond-dickinson), Bello was with Porter Hedges. He previously served as general counsel of a global corporate real estate advisory company, experience the firm said gives him additional perspective on commercial objectives, transaction structuring and risk management. He is licensed to practice in Texas, California and Illinois, and has held real estate brokerage licenses in California, Georgia, Illinois and Utah.\n\nKarthika Perumal, Houston Office Managing Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson, said: \"Our investment in Houston is driven by the sectors in which our clients are growing and what they need from us. Real estate is a significant part of that equation. Rob Bello brings a broad transactional practice and a distinctive business perspective from his experience as general counsel of a global corporate real estate advisory company. His arrival expands what we can deliver in Houston and advances the firm's continued investment in its national real estate practice.\"\n\nBello said: \"Houston is home, but I spent a large part of my career in Southern California and Illinois, and I have longstanding relationships and clients in those markets and across the country. Those clients and relationships remain central to my practice. With 34 U.S. offices and more than 1,300 attorneys on both sides of the Atlantic, Womble gives me the platform to serve them from Houston and the capacity to grow throughout Texas and beyond. I look forward to showing clients what Womble can do for their next transaction.\"\n\n## Womble Bond Dickinson's Houston Hiring Run\n\nBello's arrival extends a period of significant hiring for the firm's Houston office. The firm has added 12 attorneys over the past 12 months, including partners Tyler Bridegan, Eric Munoz, Kat Smith and David Tallman, as well as of counsel Amy Castell and Louis Rossitto. Womble Bond Dickinson has 34 U.S. offices and more than 1,300 attorneys across the United States and the United Kingdom.\n\n## Womble Bond Dickinson's Scale and Revenue\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Womble Bond Dickinson completed a significant transatlantic merger in January 2025 that bolstered firm revenue to $828 million for the year. The same records list 40 offices, split into 20 UK offices and 20 US offices, and a platform of over 1,300 attorneys across US and UK operations. The firm reported £128 million or more in UK revenues with 4% year-over-year growth alongside the launch of a new AI growth hub in October 2025.\n\n## Earlier Womble Bond Dickinson Hires\n\nIn October 2026, the firm's Boston office hired five financial services litigation lawyers from K&L Gates, bringing it to 22 attorneys in Boston, American City Business Journals reported. In September 2026, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP added an intellectual property attorney who co-founded Womble Bond Dickinson's AI and machine learning practice and led two of his former firm's San Francisco-area offices, Law360 reported. In August 2026, Womble Bond Dickinson added Mark Eckard as a partner in its Finance, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group in Wilmington, Delaware, Pulse 2.0 reported.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}