Real Estate

Represented a management company in dispute with HOA over duty of management company to repair construction defects on decking of 84 high-end condominium units.

Represented property management company in dispute brought by tenant over failure to disclose mold remediation in unit prior to lease execution.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the refinancing of a $37.5 million loan secured by assisted living facility in Pennsylvania.

Represented a public pension fund in negotiation of two joint ventures with residential developers, each with an ongoing capital commitment in excess of $125 million.

Represented a public pension fund in the negotiation of a joint venture platform to acquire and develop medical office buildings and seniors housing facilities with a total commitment of in excess of $266 million.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the negotiation of a joint venture with a private equity fund, the concurrent acquisition of two assisted living and memory care facilities (one in Northern California, one in Southern California) with a combined purchase price of almost $32 million and the obtaining of a $23 million loan secured by the facilities.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the negotiation of a master lease platform with a major REIT which included the commitment of up to $150 million for future acquisitions. The transaction also included the concurrent closing of the initial acquisition under the platform (a four-property portfolio which included independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing located in Iowa) for a purchase price of almost $41 million. Additionally, represented the client in the concurrent negotiation of an option to purchase two additional properties for an additional $20.6 million as well as a related management agreement for the management of the two option properties.

Represented a REIT in acquisition of portfolio of sixteen medical office buildings in the Greenville, South Carolina area for a total purchase price of almost $163 million.

Represented a pension fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with an operating company to invest in high-quality, stabilized office and industrial properties in Brazil, and negotiated related property management agreement and operator guaranty.

Defended a property management company and homeowners association in a unique federal court disability access case in which the plaintiff/homeowner asserted the right to a dedicated common area parking space.

Assisted Living Facility, Los Angeles. Represented operator of 116-room assisted living facility in entitlement of site; was the first project in the City of Los Angeles to be approved under the City's elder care facility ordinance.

Legal adviser to various visitor serving and commercial recreation sites.

Entitled major expansion of large solid waste landfill for national waste disposal company.

Processed successful expansion of essential gasoline distribution center for major oil company.

Drafted new zoning standards subsequently approved for oil production at large urban oil field.

Obtained approvals for major rail-haul facility in transit corridor.

Assisted a large private homebuilder in over $100 million in land acquisitions ranging from unentitled parcels to finished lots in master planned communities in California.

Assisted in the formation of a $500 million fund, coordinating due diligence efforts for over 600 properties located in several different states.

Represented a privately held homebuilder in an over $100 million sale to a New York Stock Exchange listed company.

Represented a pension fund in its acquisition of a one million square foot regional mall.

Represented a private investor in the disposition of a portfolio of net leased single-tenant retail properties located across the United States.

Represented a public homebuilder in negotiating a joint venture for the entitlement and development of a 1900 acre Southern California master development.

Represented a commercial developer in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and ownership of a 300,000 square foot California office building.

Represented a public pension fund in its $175 million investment in a commingled private equity fund.

Represented a commercial developer in the negotiation of a joint venture for the development of a 750,000 square foot California regional mall.

Represented an institutional investor in negotiating a nationwide platform joint venture for commercial investment and development.

Negotiated the disposition of 110 finished lots in Southern California location for a purchase price in excess of $45 million.

Advised an equity provider in connection with its acquisition of a partially constructed tax exempt bond-financed mixed-use project with an affordable housing component through an indirect multi-stage acquisition of the ownership interest in the project-owning entity, which acquisition included assumption of existing construction and conversion to permanent financing.

Advised a non-profit organization in the acquisition of a planning area in a master planned community for construction of seniors housing.

For several years, negotiated option and construction agreements for a land banker in connection with its financing of the acquisition of lots in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida totaling over $150 million.

Represented a large private homebuilder in over $250 million in land acquisitions ranging from unentitled parcels to finished lots in master planned communities in California.

Counsel to a joint venture comprised of a consortium of builders who have teamed up to coordinate the construction of infrastructure for a new residential development in the Inland Empire.

Represented an equity provider in connection with the formation of a joint venture and concurrent acquisition of three planning areas in a "broken" master development in Southern California.

Represented a developer of multi-building office campus, including negotiation of land purchase agreement, entitlement agreements with city, venture agreements with equity partner, loan documentation, construction contract, and office leases.

Represented a developer of 1.2 million square foot distribution facility, including negotiation of land purchase agreement, master developer site work agreement, single tenant lease, development management agreement, and construction contract.

Represented a publicly traded multi-family REIT in real estate acquisition, disposition, ground lease, and development matters.

Represented a developer of mixed-use office, retail, and residential condominium project, including preparation of master project covenants, conditions and restrictions, and negotiation of office and retail leases and loan documentation.

Represented a national chain grocery store operator/developer in sale of multi-project portfolio of shopping centers with lease back of anchor grocery store locations.

Represented a national food service retail tenant in all leasing and real estate related matters.

Represented a regional "big box" retail tenant in all leasing and real estate related matters.

Represented Alameda County with respect to acquisition of 102,400 square foot County Social Services building and associated parking located at 2000 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California.

Represent one of the world's largest international container transportation, logistics, and terminal companies with respect to their United States commercial office leasing portfolio.

Represented prominent private and public Northern California health care providers with respect to a variety of real estate purchase and sale and leasing transactions, including $50 million acquisition of hospital facilities as well as medical office building acquisition, leasing, and development projects.

Represented a data center operator in $71.6 million acquisition of data center properties in Santa Clara County.

Represented a special district in successfully addressing issues raised in contentious service review and audit by Local Agency Formation Commission.

Serve as legal counsel to a master developer with respect to real estate transactional issues related to redevelopment of 11,000- acre mixed-use project, including single and multi-family housing projects.

Represent both municipalities and developers in connection with structuring and implementing commercial transactions where projected sales tax revenues are used to offset project costs.

Counsel developers and telecommunications providers with respect to broad range of development, permitting, and siting issues for wireless communications facilities.

Lead transactional attorney for private and publicly traded developer clients with respect to hundreds of millions of dollars in acquisitions and dispositions of various mixed-use residential and commercial development projects throughout Northern and Central California. Projects typically involve thousands of residential dwelling units, together with a variety of retail, health care, education, employment center, community service, and public facilities, in addition to golf courses, recreational, and other uses.

Coordinated the legal efforts and facilitated discussions among policy makers and industry leaders to implement HUD's LIHTC Pilot Program on behalf of the Los Angeles multi-family Hub.

Served as lead counsel to develop and implement the $2.25 billion Tax Credit Assistance Program.

Directed all legal matters involving the management and disposition of HUD's portfolio of single family assets in eight states and three U.S. territories, including: loan origination, condominium approvals, loan quality assurance, asset management, oversight of outside counsel, and resolving title disputes.

Structured, negotiated, documented, and closed the financing of a $160 million transit-oriented mixed-used project involving public and private financing, federal loan guarantees, new market tax credits, and multiple ground and air rights leases.

Negotiated, documented, and closed the financing of a $190 million historic redevelopment of a blighted property involving substantial rehabilitation and new construction using FHA mortgage insurance and national historic tax credits.

Managed the negotiation and closing for the multi-institution financing of a $35 million residential development using a mix of public and private secured loans, tax credit, and new issue bonds.

Documented and closed a $25 million portfolio of Section 108 loan guarantees for commercial development projects by state and local governments.

Managed the negotiation, documentation, and closing of mortgage financing for a $27 million portfolio of four Healthcare Facility, involving a multi-tiered operating lease structure and a $3 million secured revolving-credit loan.

Represented HUD and a mortgage lender in the negotiation and documentation of a $9 million revolving-credit facility secured by 18 Healthcare Facility.

Cupertino, CA. Drafted and negotiated a lease with a major computer company for approximately 380,000 rentable square feet of space at Results Way Corporate Park in Cupertino, California.

Pasadena, CA. Drafted and negotiated a restaurant lease for approximately 10,000 square feet of rentable space with a national restaurant chain. The process took almost two years and often involved contentious lease negotiations.

Hess Winery. Negotiated and drafted the ground lease for this winery with the Christian Brothers that included rights to continued use of the land by the Christian Brothers for retreats.

Concar Offices: Negotiated and drafted (for over a year) a ground lease for development of a 200,000 square foot office project in the City of San Mateo. The ground lease incorporated joint venture-type provisions that enabled the landowner to keep its land while giving our developer client the joint venture rewards it expected.

Rancho Encantado. Completed the ground-up development of the Encantado Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which opened in 2008. Worked on all aspects of this project: the formation of the ownership entities and negotiation and preparation of operating agreements among different owner groups one of which contributed the land; the construction and permanent financing; the drafting and negotiation of construction, architecture, and other design professional contracts; the negotiation of the Resort Management Agreement with Auberge Resorts and later with Four Seasons; and the later workout negotiations and documentation with the lender and several of the owner groups.

Amangiri Resort. Completed the ground-up development of the Amangiri Resort in southern Utah near Page, Arizona, which opened in 2009. Worked on all aspects of this project: the formation of the ownership entity; the equity raise to bring in new members; the construction and permanent financing; the drafting and negotiation of construction, architecture, and other design professional contracts; the negotiation of the Resort Management Agreement with Amanresorts; the drafting of the CC&R's, Rules & Regulations, and purchase documents for the luxury villa products; and the later workout negotiations and documentation with the lender.

Tamarack Resort. This was a brand new year-round ski resort located an hour north of Boise, Idaho. Handled the take over of ownership from the prior developer, including the squeeze-down of their ownership interests and restructuring of the ownership agreement to take control. This work also included capital raising efforts, negotiation of a ground lease with the State of Idaho, resolution of entitlements issues, executive compensation, negotiation and structuring of strategic joint ventures, $250 million financing, numerous other development efforts and advice, and finally advice on how to restructure debt and equity stacks and raise new funds to avoid bankruptcy.

St. Kitts Resort. This project was for the development of a new town on the island of St. Kitts that was to include four luxury resorts (including an Auberge Resorts and a Mandarin Oriental), a mega-yacht marina, 1300+ residential units and all the related resort amenities and required infrastructure. Negotiated and drafted (i) a Development Agreement with the Government of St. Kitts that provided a broad range of tax relief measures and development benefits, (ii) the Joint Venture Agreement between our developer client and its finance partner, (iii) the Purchase Agreements with a variety of foreign owners to aggregate the 2,010 acres of land for the resort project, and (iv) the CC&R's, reciprocal easements and many other development, marketing and sale documents. Provided the client with strategic advice on many development and joint venture issues.

Le Melezin. Negotiated the purchase agreement and financing documents for the acquisition of Le Melezin in Courchevel 1850 in the French Alps and the amendment of the existing Hotel Management Agreement with Amanresorts.

Fiji Islands Resort. Negotiated the purchase agreement and financing documents for the acquisition of the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort in Fiji and negotiated and drafted the Resort Management Agreement with Passport Resorts and later negotiated and drafted the buyout agreement with Passport Resorts.

Holiday Inn at Fisherman's Wharf. Negotiated the purchase agreement for the acquisition of a ground lease for the Holiday Inn at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, California and also drafted the ownership entity's operating agreement and the subscription agreement and related documents to raise the required equity.

400 Post St. Provided strategic advice to the owners on the development of this project at Union Square in San Francisco, which included drafting and negotiating the acquisition contracts, the joint venture agreement and later buy-out of one of the founding partners, and the anchor retail lease with Borders Books and the restaurant lease with Morton's.

Oracle Campus. Negotiated and drafted the acquisition agreement for this 65 acre campus, which was the former Marine World site, and the Development Agreement for the Oracle improvements with Redwood City.

Opportunity Funds. Provided strategic, partnership, and securities advice on this client's participation as one of the general partners of three opportunity funds that raised over $1 billion and that were formed to develop and acquire multi-family properties throughout the western states. Negotiated and revised the subscription agreement, partnership and operating agreements, and private placement memorandum with the lead general partner's counsel.

Frog's Leap Winery. Negotiated the buy-out of one of the founding partners, which was much like a divorce settlement, and the private equity raise required to fund that purchase. A few years later, did this all again with another founding partner. Generally handled all corporate, financing, and other operational and real estate matters for the winery.

California Street. Handled the acquisition of this office building in the financial district of San Francisco, CA, which required a series of coordinated transactions starting with the formation of a joint venture to provide the required funding, acquisition of the senior mezzanine debt, formation of another joint venture with one of the parent entities of the property owner, and concluding with the collapse of the ownership and debt structure so that our client controlled the property. Offered strategic advice throughout all the steps in this transaction, negotiated and drafted both joint venture agreements, led the team that closed the debt acquisition, and provided critical tax advice.

Foundry Square. This is a state of the art, four-building project in San Francisco. Worked on virtually every aspect of this project: the formation of the ownership entities; the conceptualization and negotiation of complex purchase, joint venture, ground lease, and operating agreements in connection with the acquisition of the underlying land; and the drafting and negotiation of construction, architecture, and other design professional contracts.

Represented a comingled investment fund in the acquisition and financing of a $50 million portfolio of office buildings in Santa Clara County, California.

Represented a comingled investment fund in the sale of a $160 million office building in Denver, Colorado.

Represented a comingled investment fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with an operating company in relation to the acquisition and ownership of a $50 million portfolio of West Coast retail, industrial, and residential properties, and negotiated related property management agreements.

Represented an operating company in the negotiation of a joint venture with a comingled investment fund in relation to the acquisition and ownership of a $110 million portfolio of apartment buildings in San Francisco, California, and negotiated related asset management agreements.

Represented a developer in the negotiation of a joint venture with a preferred equity investor in relation to the development and ownership of a 100,000 square foot office building in Santa Clara County, California, and negotiated related development management, asset management, and property management agreements.

Represented a comingled investment fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with an operating company and another comingled fund in relation to the acquisition and ownership of a $122 million office building in Denver, Colorado, and negotiated a related asset management agreement.

Represented a comingled investment fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with a developer for the development of a 400,000 square foot industrial complex in Pomona, California.

Represented a publicly traded real estate investment trust in obtaining a $120 million loan secured by a portfolio of office/laboratory buildings in California, Virginia, and Washington.

Represented a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the assumption of a $21 million loan secured by a medical office building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Represented a comingled investment fund in obtaining a $185 million loan secured by a luxury hotel in Southern California.

Represented the borrower in the deed in lieu of foreclosure conveyance of a high-rise condominium project in Los Angeles, California, secured by a $130 million loan.

Represented a comingled investment fund in the restructure of a $45 million real estate secured loan involving the write down of loan principal, the investment of additional capital by the borrower, and the grant of a contingent backend interest to the lender.

Represented the non-profit managing general partner in over a dozen new joint venture low- and mixed-income development projects in California over a one year span.

Represented the developer in the financing and construction of an affordable housing project in Hawaii, involving multiple layers of debt and equity, including tax exempt multi-family housing bonds, low-income housing tax credits, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan funds, HOME loan funds, Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation loan funds, a Rental Housing Trust Fund loan from the Hawaii Housing Development and Finance Corporation, and Department of Housing and Urban Development loan funds.

Represented the borrower in the simultaneous refinancing with Fannie Mac of 11 affordable housing projects in various regions of California.

Represented the developer in the financing of a three-property scattered site affordable housing project in New Mexico, involving tax exempt multi-family housing bonds, low-income housing tax credits, and United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan funds.

Raymond Renaissance, Pasadena. Negotiated and closed the complex acquisition of the Raymond Renaissance, a high profile, distressed adaptive re-use condominium project in Pasadena, California, then in receivership.

Affordable Housing Condominium Projects. Provided planning/risk management counsel, constituent documents, and regulatory assistance to major non-profit builder for the development of affordable housing condominium projects in San Francisco and Oakland, including housing developments at Mission Walk (Berry Street) and 3rd & Armstrong in San Francisco and Mandela Parkway in Oakland.

Capitol Station, Sacramento. Provided key legal assistance for the pension fund lender in connection with the ongoing structured finance of the infrastructure of this high profile, privately and publicly financed redevelopment of a key district of Sacramento, including negotiation of loan amendments, intercreditor provisions in public grant documents, and sale of key affordable housing components. Represented lender in foreclosure of the loan and sale of the development project as REO to new Sacramento development entity.

221 Warren Avenue. Represented a respected real estate owner/investor in eminent domain negotiations with the City of Fremont relating to the re-grading of Warren Avenue for a new rail underpass, resulting in a favorable pre-litigation settlement for the owner, where others similarly situated invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation costs for the same result.

Rancho Mirage Professional Center. Represented a large pension fund in purchase of medical centers in Rancho Mirage, Huntington Beach, and Los Angeles County.

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco. Prepared governing documents for the seminal phase of the massive Hunters Point Naval Shipyard master planned community.

Discovery Bay. Planned and prepared governing documents for master planned communities such as the Discovery Bay, Discovery Bay West, Lakeshore, and Lakes communities in Byron, California.

Cedar Gateway, San Diego. Represented the private developer in the preparation of easement agreements and CC&R's for this public/private mixed-use podium development, including both city and privately owned vertical subdivision interests.

Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Redevelopment. Represented a major public/private housing authority in preparing CC&R's and joint development agreements for development of new affordable and for-profit housing within the former Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.

Sheraton Palace Hotel. Represented international hotel owner in retail leasing matters for the hotel, including comprehensive lease workouts and renegotiations in the course of the major renovation of the historic hotel.

Bridgeport and Crossings at Eden Shores. Represented a national builder in the preparation and negotiation of all management and constituent documents, shepherding the DRE public report process, and negotiating affordable housing agreements with the City of Hayward for this multi-phased, mixed planned development and condominium project.

CityPlace, San Francisco. Successfully negotiated the joint venture, and later the financial workout, for the mid-Market Street development known as CityPlace, San Francisco.

One Montgomery Street. Formed and represented a multi-national joint venture in the acquisition and later disposition of this historic San Francisco office building and original San Francisco headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank.

San Mateo Police Site Redevelopment. Represented MidPen Housing Corp., a non-profit affordable housing builder, in structuring and negotiating the terms of a joint development and use agreement for a podium apartment project in San Mateo, California.

Represented the developer of the required affordable housing component of a large master-planned community in connection with the acquisition and financing of that property, which representation included advice regarding utilization of master planned community facilities fee credits in a low-income housing tax credit financed deal.

Represented the developer in the financing of a five-property scattered site affordable housing project, involving tax exempt multi-family housing bonds, low-income housing tax credits, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan funds, and Tax Credit Assistance Program grant funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, in a first-of-its-kind financing transaction in New Mexico.

Represented the developer of a hotel project in a unique construction financing transaction involving a loan of proceeds from the sale of tax-exempt Recovery Zone Facility Bonds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Represented two San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit schools in tax-exempt bond loans for the construction of new school campus facilities.

Represented the borrower in a loan transaction secured by a pledge of equity interests in a handful of entities that indirectly owned controlling partnership interests in a portfolio of dozens of existing, fully-financed, and operating low-income restricted apartment communities.

Negotiated a global settlement between an equity investor and one of its developer partners pursuant to which the developer partner agreed to withdraw from a portfolio of low-income restricted project-owning partnerships.

Advised an equity provider in connection with its acquisition of a high profile, partially constructed tax exempt bond-financed mixed-use project with an affordable housing component through a multi-stage acquisition of the ownership interest in the project-owning entity, which acquisition included (i) assumption of existing construction and conversion to permanent financing, and (ii) structuring a low-income unit master lease arrangement to facilitate low-income housing tax credit delivery and utilization.

Represented resort operator in $63 million acquisition of a ski resort in Lake Tahoe.

Represented investor in $57 million acquisition and financing of a portfolio of 17 multi-family apartment buildings in San Francisco.

Represented a regional landlord in the single-tenant lease of a 486,000 square foot industrial building in Irwindale, California.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 105,000 square foot cold-storage industrial facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 240,000 square foot single-tenant industrial building in Ontario, California.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of approximately 200,000 square feet of headquarters office space in Irvine, California.

Represented a national, institutional landlord in the lease of 65,000 square feet of headquarters office space in San Diego, California.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 132,000 square foot single-tenant office building in Irvine, California.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 137,000 square foot single-tenant office building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of an 82,000 square foot low-rise office space in Irvine, California.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 120,000 regional headquarters office space in Irvine, California.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 31,000 square foot single-tenant low-rise office building and lease of a 16,000 square foot space in an adjacent multi-tenant office building in Denver, Colorado.

Represented a national, institutional landlord in the lease of a 11,500 square foot law firm office space in a downtown Los Angeles high-rise.

Represented a regional landlord in the lease of a 55,000 square foot office and industrial mixed-use space in Seattle, Washington.

Represented a major Southern California retail developer in connection with over 750,000 square feet of retail leasing in the Western United States. Continue to represent the developer in connection with all of it leasing transactions.

Represented the developer in connection with the acquisition of 55 acres of land in Northern California. Represented the same developer in connection with the sale of a portion of the land to Target (which involved the negotiation of a Purchase Agreement, Reciprocal Easement Agreement and Development Agreement, and the sale of a portion of the land to a multi-family developer (which also involved the negotiation of an Agreement of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Grants of Easements)).

Represented the developer in connection with the approximately $100 million acquisition of an existing shopping center in Oregon containing approximately 660 thousand square feet of retail space.

Represented the developer in connection with the approximately $90 million acquisition of land aggregating approximately 62 acres in Mira Mesa, California, which was developed as a shopping center. Involvement also included representation in connection with acquisition of mitigation properties and negotiation and preparation of City reimbursement agreements relating to infrastructure improvements. Prior to (and following) closing, representation included negotiating leases and parcel sales for the shopping center on behalf of the landowner, including leases and sales with national and regional retailers such as The Home Depot, Edward's Cinema's, Albertson's, and Ross Dress For Less.

Represented the developer in connection with the acquisition of raw land in Northern California for approximately $80 million and the subsequent development and leasing of the what is now an approximately 500,000 square foot Target-anchored shopping center.

Represented the developer in connection with the disposition of a 50% interest in a major regional mall in Southern California and the negotiation of a related joint venture and property management agreement.

Represented office developers and office tenants in the leasing of over 500,000 square feet of office space.

Represented a major Southern California retail developer in connection with over 500,000 square feet of retail leasing in the Inland Empire. Continue to represent the developer in connection numerous of its leasing transactions.

Represents a major Southern California luxury retail, hospitality and residential developer in connection with nearly all of its retail leasing and development transactions for several of the highest-profile projects in Southern California.

Represented a major Southern California retail developer in connection with the acquisition and disposition of retail developments in California valued at $500 million. Continue to represent the developer in connection with a substantial number of its acquisitions and dispositions.

Represented the developer in connection with the approximately $100 million disposition of a retail project in Northern California.

Represented the developer in connection with all documents required in connection with the development of a Target/Lowe's-anchored shopping center in Southern California.

Represented the developer in connection with the approximately $50 million disposition of a retail/commercial project in Northern California.

Represented the developer in connection with the approximately $10 million disposition of a master ground leased retail/commercial project in Northern California.

Represented the developer in connection with the approximately $9 million acquisition of land for the construction of an office building and multi-family housing units in Northern California.

Represented the developer in connection with the acquisition of an existing lifestyle shopping center in Northern California containing approximately 100,000 square feet of retail space. Also assisted in the subsequent leasing of the shopping center.

Represented the developer in connection with the sale and acquisition of numerous unimproved properties in the Central Valley of California for the development of approximately 10 shopping centers. Assisting in the development and leasing of all of the shopping centers.

Represent a significant Southern California landowner and developer of major lifestyle and neighborhood shopping centers in Orange County, California. Representation has included negotiation of numerous major tenant leases, including 24 Hour Fitness, Chick's Sporting Goods, PGA Tour Superstore, and many lifestyle tenants.

Represented the owner of an enclosed regional mall in Southern California containing approximately 1.5 million square feet of floor area. During the time of such representation (approximately 10 years), negotiated all leases and similar transactions relating to this mall. Such representation involved negotiating leases with virtually every national and regional mall and entertainment/lifestyle center tenant.

Represented the owner/manager of an enclosed regional mall in Southern California containing approximately 1.2 million square feet of floor area. During the time of such representation, negotiated all leases and similar transactions relating to this mall.

Represented various developers in connection with major tenant leases and parcel sales (which included reciprocal easement agreements, site development agreements and other related ancillary agreements), including multiple transactions with national and regional discount and other department stores (such as Target, Wal-Mart, Kohl's, JC Penney, and Old Navy), supermarkets (such as Whole Foods, Safeway, and Von's), home improvement superstores (such as Home Depot and Lowe's), home furnishings stores (such as Bed, Bath & Beyond), physical fitness operators (such as 24 Hour Fitness and LA Fitness), sporting goods stores (such as The Sports Authority), and motion picture theatres (such as Regal and Lowe's).

Represented the purchaser of an assemblage of parcels aggregating approximately 22 acres in San Jose, California, which was developed as a shopping center. Prior to (and following) closing, representation included negotiating leases and parcel sales for the shopping center on behalf of the landowner, including leases and sales with national retailers such as Target, Lowe's, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Staples, Old Navy, Cost Plus, PetSmart, Marshalls, Michaels, and Office Depot.

Represented the purchaser of a regional mall in Whittier, California, which was redeveloped as an open air shopping center. Representation included negotiating of an Operation and Easement Agreement with Target, Sears, JC Penney, Mervyn's, and the developer and the negotiation of numerous leases with national and regional operators. Subsequently represented this client in connection with its disposition of the shopping center.

Represents a major Southern California luxury retail, hospitality and residential developer in connection with nearly all of its retail, office and commercial development transactions for several of the highest-profile projects in Southern California. This representation has been ongoing for over 20 years and includes negotiating leases with significant retailers, such as Amazon, Nike, Apple, Chanel, Erewhon and Coach.

Represented a developer/borrower in connection with $150 million acquisition and development loan for multi-phase industrial condominium project.

Represented a developer/owner in connection with the leasing and redevelopment of Triangle Square retail/entertainment center in Costa Mesa, California.

Represented a developer in the development of mixed-use apartment/retail project, including negotiation of French 75 lease as anchor tenant.

Represented a developer/owner in connection with leasing and development of Pacific City, a high-end mixed-use project consisting of a W-Hotel Resort & Spa, high-end retail, office, condo-hotel, and multi-family residential components being constructed on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.

Represented a developer in connection with the negotiation and documentation of one of largest land acquisitions in Southern California (according to Costar Realty Information), including representation in connection with acquisition, end user option and leaseback, financing, and joint venture/equity aspects of the transaction.

Represented a developer in connection with the negotiation and documentation of the largest ground lease transaction in U.S. history at the time (according to Wall Street Journal and Greenstreet), including representation in connection with ground lease, acquisition, financing, and joint venture/equity aspects of transaction.

Represented a borrower in connection with negotiation and documentation of joint venture/debt transaction involving numerous properties in multiple states, as well as new $200 million unsecured credit facility and restructuring of existing $500 million secured credit facility.

Represented a developer in connection with acquisition and construction financing for industrial projects in Tijuana, Mexico, the first development project and financing of a non-US. asset for both client and lender.

Represented a developer in connection with negotiation and documentation of unique secured credit-facility involving multiple investment fund joint venture partners and mezzanine financing components.

Represented a borrower in connection with bifurcated $500 million credit facility.

Represented a developer in connection with $500 million revolving credit facility.

Represented a developer/owner in connection with $250 million municipal bond/letter of credit financial restructuring and redevelopment of 500 unit affordable housing project.

Represented a buyer/borrower in connection with acquisition and financing of large industrial project, which financing involved five separate secured and mezzanine loans which were secured by three separate properties located in different states.

Represented a borrower in connection with $500 million secured line of credit facility and $300 million unsecured credit facility for acquisition of multiple properties in numerous states, as well as several large off balance sheet and letter of credit based financing transactions.

Represented a developer in connection with the acquisition and development of multi-phase industrial project, including negotiation of all acquisition, financing, and joint venture/equity documents where entire transaction was required to be completed in a 14-day period.

Represented a major private residential developer in connection with the acquisition of land from a California redevelopment agency and subsequent disposition to a merchant builder and big box retailer.

Represented a major public residential developer with its acquisition of assets from private residential developers in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Acted as outside counsel, on a pro bono basis, to a government not-for-profit entity in its financing of low-income housing projects and landlord rental subsidy program.

Represented a regional landlord in connection with office, retail and industrial projects in Northern and Southern California.

Represented a national landlord in connection with office projects and buildings located in Chicago, Boston, New York City, and Southfield, Michigan.

Represented a group of private investors in the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of three hospitals and ancillary healthcare-related assets in Southern California.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a $196 million portfolio of nine medical office buildings in New York, Florida, and Massachusetts. The transaction also included seven separate loan assumptions totaling more than $100 million.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a $161 million portfolio of sixteen medical office buildings located in South Carolina.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a majority interest in a partnership that owns a medical office building located in Houston. The transaction was structured so that the seller group (consisting of more than 20 physicians) was provided the right to remain in the partnership that owns the building, receive limited partnership units in the REIT's operating partnership ("UPREIT" structure), and/or receive cash.

Represented a public REIT in obtaining a $200 million unsecured credit facility.

Represented a public company in the sale of a 92 unit adaptive reuse shelf condo project located in Los Angeles.

Advised a pension plan in the disposition of several assets in the restructuring of a $500 million fund.

Negotiated and structured a $500 million joint venture between a public pension plan and an advisor to acquire single-family residences at foreclosure sales nationally.

Counsel to an insurance company in the formation, development, and sale of a $50 million industrial project in Southern California.

Represented two public pension plans in restructuring a $1 billion opportunistic fund.

Represented several public pension plans investing more than $1 billion in opportunistic funds focused on debt instruments, distressed real estate, core real estate, and other real estate assets.

Represented a public pension plan in acquiring and financing a $125 million multi-family asset in Northern California.

Represented a large fund in acquiring and financing more than $250 million in multi-family acquisitions throughout Southern California.

Represented a healthcare REIT in connection with the acquisition of a three property portfolio of medical office buildings located in Phoenix, Arizona for an aggregate purchase price of $36 million, and negotiation of related acquisition financing and loan assumption.

Represented a healthcare REIT in connection with the acquisition of a ten property portfolio of medical office buildings located in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida for an aggregate purchase price of $187 million, and negotiation of related acquisition financing and loan assumption.

Represented a REIT in connection with a $10 million term loan secured by borrower's ground lease interest located in Long Beach, California.

Represented a REIT in connection with a $35 million term loan secured by property located in Burbank, California.

Represented a preferred equity investor in connection with a joint venture to acquire and renovate hotels located in Kansas City, Missouri and San Antonio, Texas.

Represented a healthcare REIT in connection with a joint venture to acquire and operate a rehabilitation hospital located in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Negotiated numerous commercial lease agreements for one of California's largest privately held real estate investment company and master planner for their portfolio of high-end shopping centers in Southern California.

Represented a Fortune 500 company's expanding network of communication sites, retail stores, and offices in California and other Western states.

Development projects ranged from a 39 lot single-family subdivision in San Bernardino to a 1,000+ single family and condominium resort development along the Colorado River.

Fund of funds formation and representation of the placement of investments.

Domestic and international joint venture agreements, infrastructure investments, commingled funds and separate managed accounts for core, value added and opportunistic real estate investments focusing on all areas of real estate, including infrastructure, office, multi-family, hospitality, and distressed debt.

Negotiated separate managed accounts for co-investment opportunities side by side with a publicly listed real estate/private equity platform.

Infrastructure investments with domestic and international infrastructure contractors and investment companies.

Represented equity (and loan) providers in connection with various multi-family residential development projects in and outside of California.

Representation in over 1,000 affordable housing transactions as primary or principal counsel.

Represented a leading affordable housing developer in portfolio acquisition of GP Interests in 78 projects from national public company.

Represented a national real estate sponsor in the syndication and development of multi-family affordable housing projects valued in excess of $350 million.

Represented California's second largest independent mortgage lender in its public syndication activities with investor equity of approximately $200 million.

Representation in hundreds of bond financings valued in the many billions of dollars.

Representation in some of California's most notable Historic Tax Credit developments, including the Napa Valley Opera House; Oakland's historic landmark, The Rotunda Building; and the historic renovation of the original Bank of America building.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of sixteen medical office buildings and Healthcare Facility located in South Carolina on fee simple and ground lease properties for an aggregate purchase price of $161 million and negotiation of related ground leases.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of five medical office buildings located in New York, Florida, Arizona, Missouri, and Nevada on ground lease properties for an aggregate purchase price of $36 million and negotiation of a loan assumption.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of seventeen medical office buildings and Healthcare Facility located on ground lease properties in Arizona for an aggregate purchase price of $107 million and negotiation of a loan assumption.

Represented a REIT in the acquisition of a $55 million office building in Pennsylvania.

Represented a borrower in obtaining a $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility and an amendment increasing the value of the facility to $575 million.

Represented a borrower in obtaining a $125 million term loan secured by seventeen properties in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Represented a borrower in obtaining a $540 million loan secured by mixed-use residential and commercial properties in Nevada.

Represented a borrower in obtaining a $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility.

Represented a developer of medical office condominium complex in connection with structuring and documentation of commercial condominiums for individual buildings within medical office campus.

Represented a developer/buyer in connection with acquisition and development of medical office facilities, real estate and equipment leasing for medical offices, drafting and negotiation of medical supervision contracts, and consultation with owner regarding franchising issues.

Represented a national lending companies in connection with negotiation and documentation of acquisition and development, inventory and receivables financings for vacation ownership projects located within the Untied States, Mexico, and the Bahamas.

Represented the owner of mid-rise downtown San Francisco hotel in connection with structuring and documentation of conversion of a hotel to condominium ownership, and refinancing of first trust deed financing on project.

Represented a hotel management company in connection with negotiation and drafting of hotel operating agreements for multiple hotel properties located in California, Cabo San Lucas, Punta Mita, and the Riviera Maya in Mexico. Negotiation and drafting of pre-opening services agreements.

Represented developers in connection with the structuring and documentation of a mixed-use destination resort project in Redmond, Oregon and Napa, California. Creation of master development and sub-development documents for hotel, condominium hotel, residential, timeshare, fractional ownership, and equestrian and golf amenities.

Represented a branded hotel company in connection with due diligence for acquisition of Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California.

Represented a developer of hotels in Henderson, Nevada, in connection with negotiation and documentation of license agreements for branding of hotels with national chain. Represented developer in connection with negotiation and documentation of hotel management agreements with national hotel operating company.

Represented a developer in connection with the structuring and documentation of a mixed-use destination resort project near Pacific Harbour, Viti Levu, Fiji.

Represented a national hotel company in connection with the legal due diligence for acquisition through foreclosure of hotel in Anaheim, California.

Represented a hotel development company in connection with development of a mixed-use hotel in Anaheim, California as a commercial condominium allowing for separate ownership of hotel and retail components.

Represented a developer in connection with acquisition of hotel in San Diego, California and conversion of hotel to a commercial condominium for conversion of use to timeshare vacation club component site.

Represented the developers in connection with the structuring and documentation of multi-site vacations clubs, including the Carefree Vacation Club, the Conrad Vacation Club, the Disney Vacation Club, the Fiesta Americana Vacation Club, the Fleetwood Vacation Club, the Shell Vacations Club, and the World-Wide Vacation Club.

Represented developers in connection with the creation, documentation, and registration of approximately 100 timeshare and fractional ownership projects located in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, as well as in British Columbia, Canada, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and Bali, Indonesia, and the Republic of the Fiji Islands.

Represented a motor home coach manufacturer in connection with the structuring and documentation of a points-based, multi-location recreational vehicle vacation club.

Represented an investment company in the acquisition, financing, and sale of multi-family residential properties totaling over 1,000 units.

Represented a developer in land acquisition, financing, development, and sale of a 380,000 square foot mixed-use office complex, consisting of one six-story office building, two three-story office buildings, one single-story office building, and a self-storage facility in the City of Corona.

Represented a purchaser in acquisition and financing for a 1.4 million square foot office and industrial project adjacent to the Hawthorne Airport in the City of Hawthorne, California.

Represented a developer in land acquisition, development and leasing of a 96,000 square foot office complex, consisting of one three-story office building and seven single-story office buildings on 9 acres of land adjacent the Ontario International Airport, Ontario, California.

Represented a developer in land acquisition, development, and leasing of two three-story office buildings totaling 130,000 square feet, located adjacent the intersection of the 91 Freeway and Interstate 15 in the City of Corona.

Represented a developer in property acquisition, development, sale, and leasing of a 123,000 square foot property, consisting of 22 buildings, mixed-use retail, automobile service, and an industrial business park, located at the intersection of Jamboree and Edinger Avenue in the City of Tustin.

Developed form "green" lease for a LEED certified office building in San Francisco, California.

Represented a full service real estate investment and management company in the leasing of a diverse portfolio of office and industrial properties in the Pacific Northwest.

Ongoing representation of a developer of over 2.5 million square feet of shopping centers, in substantially all leases transactions.

Completed leases with numerous national and regional retail tenants, including Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Lowe's Home Improvement, Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, Petsmart, Kohl's, Ross Dress for Less, Vons, Ralphs, Whole Foods, Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax, L.A. Fitness, Regal Cinemas, AMC Theatres, HomeGoods, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, and buybuy Baby.

Represented a major retail tenant in the lease of a 750,000 square foot distribution facility in Mira Loma, California.

Represented the owners of 400,000 square foot shopping center and adjacent undeveloped parcels in the negotiation of joint venture agreements and sale of limited liability company interests to a national real estate investment trust in a transaction valued at over $220 million.

Represented a developer in the negotiation of Disposition and Development Agreement for the redevelopment of a 270,000 square foot shopping center in the City of Anaheim, California.

Ongoing representation of an owner of over 70 retail properties, totaling in excess of 10 million square feet in the Western United States, in substantially all lease transactions.

Prepared commercial CC&R's for numerous shopping center, office, and industrial properties.

Represented owners and developers in numerous construction contracts and architects agreements for shopping center, office, and industrial properties.

Represented developers in the negotiation of Disposition and Development Agreements for mixed-use redevelopment projects in the Cities of Vista, Modesto, and Stockton, California.

Represented the developer in the leasing of a high-end lifestyle center in North San Diego County containing approximately 450,000 square feet.

Represented a developer with the ground leasing of raw land in Palm Springs and the subsequent leasing of approximately 150,000 square feet in what is now a neighborhood shopping center.

Represented a developer with the acquisition of an existing neighborhood shopping center in Central California containing approximately 300,000 square feet of retail space. Also assisted in the subsequent leasing at the center.

Represented a developer with the acquisition of raw land in Southern California and the subsequent leasing of the majority of what is now an approximately 730,000 square foot power center.

Represented the developer in the acquisition and subsequent leasing of a power center in Oregon containing approximately 660,000 square feet of retail space.

Represented the developer in the acquisition and subsequent leasing of an existing neighborhood shopping center in Southern California containing approximately 240,000 square feet.

Represented a major retail tenant in connection with the acquisition of real property in Southern California, including related site development agreement and operation and easement agreement.

Represented the developer of the required inclusionary affordable housing component of a large master-planned community in connection with the acquisition and financing of that property, which representation included advice regarding (i) utilization of master planned community facilities fee credits in a low-income housing tax credit financed deal, (ii) exemptions from California's prevailing wage rules, and (iii) structuring land donations in a low-income housing tax credit financed deal.

Represented a large institutional property owner for the disposition of property in connection with an affordable housing project. Drafted all disposition and subordinate financing documents.

Represented a developer in the first successful closing utilizing the New Issue Bond Program (NIBP) financing with Freddie Mac in California. Negotiated subordinate credit enhanced bonds, financing from a local public agency and the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Federal Affordable Housing Program and conformed all requirements to allow the project to be completed and operate successfully.

Represented multiple owners acquiring or refinancing projects with tax exempt bonds and low income housing tax credits, which included negotiating the repayment and retirement of tax exempt bonds and interfacing with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to obtain all necessary consents for the transfer.

Negotiated a global settlement between a nonprofit general partner and the other partners in which the nonprofit partner agreed to withdraw from a portfolio of low-income restricted project-owning partnerships.

Represented a major U.S. arm of an international car manufacturer in the purchase and finance of their headquarters facility in California.

On-going representation of a national retail health club operator in the acquisition and leasing of health club facilities across the U.S.

Represented a portfolio of office and industrial properties in several states for several regional and national institutional owners including first class high rise office towers in major markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco, Seattle, and Phoenix.

Represented several different California industrial developers in the development, sale, and leasing of several master-planned, multi acre industrial projects, including development of master covenants, conditions and restrictions for the projects, parcel sales, build-to-suit leases, and ground leases.

Handled approvals, formation, and operation documentation for several industrial, office and medical office condominium projects including development of sale materials and closing of sales of over 60 office condominium units in a single project.

Represented a developer of residential project in Mexico including preparation of CC&Rs for gated residential single family home and condominium project.

Represented several shopping center developers in the development and leasing of multiple major "big box" local and regional shopping centers including development of CC&Rs and REAs, ground leases, anchor leases, shop space leases, and on-going property management

Represented a large opportunity fund in the acquisition of seven multi-family properties throughout Southern California totaling over $200 million in acquisitions.

Represented a national insurance company in the acquisition and development of 400,000 square feet of industrial buildings in Southern California.

Represented a public homebuilder in the acquisition of improved entitled and unentitled properties throughout all of California totaling over $130 million in 2012 and $210 million in the first six months of 2013.

Represented the seller of a portfolio of multiple affordable housing projects in several states.

Represented the buyer of 100% of the ownership interests in several entities that owned, directly or indirectly, a portfolio of existing, fully-financed affordable housing projects in several states.

Represented the developer of a transit-oriented project involving multi-family low-income restricted family and senior rental housing, parking facilities serving residential and retail uses, and integration into a regional mass-transit station, financed with a combination of tax-exempt bonds, low-income housing tax credits, and both TOD and IIG funds.

Represented the developer in an affordable apartment rehabilitation deal utilizing (i) short-term tax-exempt bonds that were cash collateralized with the proceeds of the sale of taxable GNMA securities, with a mortgage loan under HUD's 223(f) program, (ii) low-income housing tax credits, and (iii) seller financing.

Represented a developer in a year 15 tax credit resyndication transaction, including refinancing the existing tax-exempt bond loan for the project and structuring the ownership of the buyer entity to comply with buyer/seller disaffiliation requirements under Internal Revenue Code Section 42.

Coordinated subdivision and developed CC&R's and sale documentation and completed sale and lease transactions for two master planned industrial parks in Oxnard, California comprising over 300 acres.

Represented a landlord in the lease of a 950,000+ square foot logistics distribution center in Inland Empire, California with total lease consideration in excess of $21 million.

Represented a tenant in the lease of 750,000+ square foot industrial warehouse/distribution center lease in Rancho Cucamonga, California with total lease consideration in excess of $15 million.

Represented a landlord in the lease of a 150,000+ square foot build-to-suit cold storage facility in Los Angeles, California.

Represented a landlord in the lease of a 130,000+ square foot data center lease for 15 years in Northern California with total lease consideration in excess of $35 million.

Represented a purchaser of a 65,000 square foot industrial building in San Diego, California with concurrent lease of building at closing to new industrial user with total consideration of approximately $13 million.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of four long-term acute care hospitals located in Georgia, Texas, and Florida for an aggregate purchase price of $10 million.

Represented a public pension fund in the negotiation and documentation of a $267 million medical office/seniors housing joint venture platform, inclusive of both stabilized and development projects.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the negotiation of a joint venture with a private equity fund, the concurrent acquisition of two assisted living and memory care facilities (one in Northern California, one in Southern California) with a combined purchase price of $31,985,000 and the obtaining of a $23 million acquisition loan.

Represented a national healthcare and senior living services provider to apply for and obtain licenses for 5 separate adult day care and residential care facilities for the elderly totaling approximately 527 beds in California in connection with the provider's acquisition of the existing facility operators. The licensing was conducted as part of the concurrent acquisition of the underlying real estate assets by a large healthcare REIT.

Represented an investment partner in connection with a $33.5 million acquisition of an assisted living and independent living portfolio located in the Pacific Northwest.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the negotiation of a master lease platform with a large healthcare REIT which included the commitment of up to $150 million for future acquisitions. The transaction also included the concurrent closing of the initial acquisition under the platform (a four-property portfolio which included independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing located in the Midwestern United States) for a purchase price of $40,850,000.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the negotiation of a joint venture with a major life insurance company investment partner, together with the concurrent acquisition of an assisted living facility in Oregon for $39,450,000 and associated HUD financing.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the negotiation of an option to purchase two assisted living facilities for $20.6 million, together with related management agreements for the management of the communities, inclusive of operating benchmarks which trigger the related option rights.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a seniors housing portfolio in Florida for an aggregate purchase price of $52 million.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a seniors housing portfolio with facilities located in Texas and California on fee simple and ground lease properties for an aggregate purchase price of $39.6 million and negotiation of related acquisition financing.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of medical office buildings and surgery centers located in Kansas and Florida for an aggregate purchase price of $61,350,000 and negotiation of related acquisition financing.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a thirteen-building portfolio in Indiana for an aggregate purchase price of $90.1 million and negotiation of related acquisition financing.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of five medical office buildings located in Texas, Ohio, and Arizona for an aggregate purchase price of $59 million and negotiation of related acquisition financing.

Represented a healthcare REIT in the acquisition of a $54 million medical office building in Michigan on ground lease property.

Coordinated subdivision and developed CC&R's and sale documentation and completed all sales transactions for 120 acre master planned industrial development in Orange County, California.

Developed an industrial condominium subdivision including CC&R's and owners association formation documentation and sale documentation and completed sales for approximately 60 industrial and office condominium units with an aggregate value of over $63 million in Orange County, California.

Represented a national automotive industry client in sale of approximately 250,000+ square foot industrial building in Inland Empire, California for a purchase price of approximately $12.5 million.

Represented a developer as to acquisition of land from government agency, subdivision, and sale of over 300 acre master planned industrial park in Riverside, California.

Represented a REIT in the acquisition of a $610 million office building portfolio in Southern California.

Represented a REIT in the acquisition of a $111 million office building in Southern California.

Represented a REIT in connection with a $530 million syndicated loan secured by a 2 million square foot portfolio of Class A office, creative office, retail, and medical office properties located in Southern California.

Represented a REIT in connection with separate $55 million and $35 million syndicated credit facilities used to finance development and construction of two phases of a pharmaceutical research & development project in the Bay Area.

Represented a country club in connection with the establishment of new club amenities and related membership program.

Represented a country club in establishing a cutting edge deferred-equity program and the subsequent transfer of the club facilities to the equity members.

Represented a private developer in connection with the entitlement, development, construction and operation of a destination resort, consisting of hotels, golf courses, and residential units, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Represented equity members of a country club along with private investors in connection with the entitlement of a new golf course, clubhouse, and residential community.

Represented a country club developer in connection with the early transfer of the club to the members and the sale of the remaining membership interests to the club.

Represented a group of developers in the entitlement of a hotel project in Palm Desert, California.

Represented a country club owner in connection with the sale of a private, non-equity club in Northern California.

Represented the developer of an adaptive reuse project in Downtown Los Angeles that transformed an empty office building into a mixed-use project.

Represented a hotel REIT in connection with the purchase of numerous hotel properties in Southern and Northern California.

Represented a hotel REIT in connection with the subdivision and sale of an underutilized portion of an existing hotel site for condominium development.

Represented a public company in connection with the establishment of a condominium regime in an adaptive reuse project in Downtown Los Angeles and the subsequent sale of such project.

Represented a private residential developer in connection with the development and sale of a multi-phased master-planned community in Orange County, California.

Represented a regional landlord in connection with retail projects throughout Southern California.

Represented a seniors housing operator in the acquisition of an assisted living facility in the Pacific Northwest for $39,450,000 and the borrowing of associated agency financing.

Marina del Rey Hotel and Anchorage. Represented a developer in the renegotiation of a ground lease with County of Los Angeles for redevelopment of a historic Marina del Rey Hotel, and negotiation of bifurcation of ground lease in order to separate anchorage parcels and sell the anchorage for redevelopment.

Livermore Valley Premium Outlets. Represented a national shopping center developer in connection with the acquisition and financing of 512,000 square foot premium outlet mall.

Hamilton Landing, Novato. Represented a developer in the development and financing of various phases of the redevelopment of the old Air Force Base Hangars at Hamilton Landing.

Fine Arts Building. Represented a purchaser of the historic Fine Arts Building in downtown Los Angeles, including financing to accommodate acquisition and the subsequent sale of the project.

Represented a large privately-held real estate company in connection with the sale of numerous office and retail properties in Southern California.

Represented a country club in connection with the establishment of new club amenities and related membership program.

Represented a country club developer in connection with a major restructuring of the club's membership program.

Represented a country club owner in connection with the sale of a private, non-equity club in Northern California.

Represented the developer of an adaptive reuse project in downtown Los Angeles that transformed an empty office building into a mixed-use project.

Represented the developer of an adaptive reuse project in Koreatown that transformed an empty office building into a mixed-use project.

Represented a country club developer in connection with the early transfer of the club to the members and the sale of the remaining membership interests to the club.

Represented a hotel REIT in connection with the purchase of numerous hotel properties in Southern and Northern California.

Represented a hotel REIT in connection with the purchase of a large hotel in San Francisco.

Represented a hotel REIT in connection with the subdivision and sale of an underutilized portion of an existing hotel site for condominium development.

Represented multiple affiliated joint venture funds in the acquisition of various portfolios of distressed industrial property loans from financial institutions (aggregating over $200 million), and continuing representation of joint ventures in the disposition of loan assets through bankruptcy, receivership, loan modification, foreclosure, and sale.

Represented an owner partnership in a $225 million sale of apartment project in Marina Del Rey, California.

Represented a general partner of a California real estate limited partnership in partner dispute/reorganization transaction involving lengthy arbitration proceedings and multiple buy-out transactions concerning $275 million of partnership assets.

Represented multiple tenancy-in-common funds in the acquisition of various portfolios of distressed multi-family property loans (Las Vegas property) from financial institutions, including the financing thereof (senior debt and mezzanine debt) and securing, in connection therewith, Section 1031 reverse exchanges.

Represented an owner partnership in the $115 million construction financing of a 430 unit apartment project in Southern California and subsequent $150 million permanent financing.

Represented a national apartment developer in an over $100 million sale of a 300 unit apartment project in Los Angeles, California.

Represented a national apartment developer in an over $90 million sale of a 270 unit apartment project in Orange, California.

Represented a national apartment developer in the $56 million sale of a 138 unit apartment project in Southern California.

Represented a national apartment developer in the $44 million sale of a 118 unit apartment project in Los Angeles, California.

Represented a national apartment developer in the $43 million sale of a 131 unit apartment project in Los Angeles, California.

Represented a joint venture fund in the acquisition of a portfolio of multiple distressed loans from a financial institution, and continuing representation of the joint venture in the disposition of loan assets through bankruptcy, receivership, loan modification, foreclosure, and sale.

Represented several separate joint venture funds in the acquisition of a portfolio of multiple distressed loans from the RTC/FDIC, and continuing representation of the joint ventures in the disposition of loan assets through bankruptcy, receivership, loan modification, foreclosure, entitlement, master developments and sale.

Represented a master investor in the development and disposition of an over 1,000 unit development in Chula Vista, California containing single family, multi-family, and commercial developments product involving sales to national home builders, retail developers, and apartment developers.

Represented an industrial developer in the joint venture for development of 480 acres of rural land in Visalia, California into industrial development product.

Represented several healthcare operator and lender clients in connection with multiple acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, sale-and-leaseback arrangements and third-party financing of skilled healthcare and assisted living facilities across the nation (with loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)), including portfolios of such facilities in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New York and Wisconsin.

Represented a privately held real estate developer in the parcel-by-parcel acquisition, development and financing of a portfolio of residential properties in East Palo Alta, California (including negotiations with lenders for a working capital line of over $200 million), that grew to encompass over 100 single family residences and multifamily properties.

Represented institution equity investors and privately held real estate developers for joint venture agreements in connection with the acquisition and development of several complex projects, including high-rise condominium towers in San Diego, California and Atlanta, Georgia and a five-star luxury hotel in Aspen, Colorado.

Represented an institutional investor in the acquisition of a controlling interest in a portfolio of 3 hotels and a hotel development site in San Francisco, California, in a structured transaction involving, among other things, entity restructuring, the purchase of interests from a bankruptcy estate and the assumption of a securitized loan.

Represented Ridge Capital Investors, LLC, in the acquisition and financing of Saratoga Downs Apartments, a 124-unit apartment community, and Sheveland Ranch Townhomes, a 54-unit townhome development, in Napa, California, for a combined price of $39.5M, and the negotiation of related joint ventures with institutional investment partners.

Represented an institutional investor in the acquisition of a $50M, 100-unit apartment project in San Francisco, California.

Represented a commingled investment fund in the acquisition and financing of a portfolio of office buildings in Santa Clara County, California.

Represented a commingled investment fund in the sale of a $160M office building in Denver, Colorado.

Represented Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., in the negotiation of a joint venture with Uber Technologies, Inc., for the development of approximately 422,980 RSF in the Mission Bay submarket of San Francisco for Uber and the negotiation of related management agreements.

Represented Four Corners Properties in the negotiation of a joint venture with Rockwood Capital for the acquisition and redevelopment of a vacant 500,000 square foot office campus located on the border of Mountain View and Palo Alto, California, the negotiation of a related asset management agreement and the negotiation of related loan documents.

Represented an operating company in the negotiation of a joint venture with an institutional investor for the acquisition and repositioning of a $50M hotel in San Francisco, California, and the negotiation of related loan documents.

Represented an operating company in the negotiation of a joint venture with a commingled investment fund for the acquisition and ownership of a $110M portfolio of apartment buildings in San Francisco, California, and the negotiation of related asset management agreements.

Represented Four Corners Properties in the negotiation of a joint venture with a preferred equity investor for the development and ownership of a 100,000 square foot office building in Mountain View, California, the negotiation of related development management, asset management and property management agreements, and the eventual sale of such asset.

Represented a commingled investment fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with an operating company and another commingled fund for the acquisition and ownership of a $122M office building in Denver, Colorado, and the negotiation of a related asset management agreement.

Represented a commingled investment fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with a developer for the development of a 400,000 square foot industrial complex in Pomona, California.

Represented a publicly traded REIT in obtaining a $120M loan secured by a portfolio of office/laboratory buildings in California, Virginia and Washington.

Represented a commingled investment fund in obtaining a $185M loan secured by a luxury hotel in Southern California.

Represented a publicly traded REIT in the assumption of a loan secured by a medical office building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Represented the borrower in the deed in lieu of foreclosure conveyance of a high-rise condominium project in Los Angeles, California, secured by a $130M loan.

Represented a commingled investment fund in the restructure of a $45M real estate secured loan involving the write down of loan principal, the investment of additional capital by the borrower and the grant of a contingent back-end interest to the lender.

La Bahia Hotel. Represented developer in obtaining land use entitlements for construction of a 165-room hotel on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, including successful denial of appeal to Coastal Commission.

Previously real estate and leasing counsel for rapidly growing 30+ store national women’s fashion retailer.

Previously real estate and leasing counsel for 600+ store national menswear retailer.

Negotiated and documented lease transaction for major regional restaurant client in 8,000 square foot space in high profile Orange County lifestyle center.

Negotiated and documented lease transaction for large pharmaceutical company in 6,000 square foot office space in high profile Orange County medical office plaza.

Assisted in representation of a lender in connection with a $220 million loan secured by an office building in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

Assisted in representation of mezzanine lender in connection with mezzanine loans throughout the United States.

Broadcom affiliate CMK LLC (Broadcom), Innovation Place, North San Jose. Represented Broadcom in negotiating entitlements-contingent $207 million acquisition and securing entitlements for 1 million-square-foot office/research and development campus in North San Jose.

REIT, Western SOMA, San Francisco. Represented developer in securing entitlements for a 270,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco’s Western SOMA neighborhood, including an office space allocation under San Francisco’s Proposition M. Building is 100 % pre-leased to a technology tenant.

(Other Jurisdictions)-Representation of Broadcom affiliate in negotiating entitlements-contingent acquisition and securing entitlements for 2 million-square-foot office/research and development campus at Heritage Fields in the City of Irvine.

(Other Jurisdictions)-Represented developer in securing entitlements for 485,000-square-foot office campus in Los Gatos, including defending litigation challenges and drafting successful ballot measure in support of project. Project has been leased to Netflix for its headquarters.

Joint Venture, North Coyote Valley. Represented venture between developers and Fortune 100 company in securing entitlements for a 6.6 million-square-foot office/research and development complex in San Jose’s North Coyote Valley, including a Development Agreement providing vested rights to develop the project over 20 years. Environmental Impact Report was upheld by the California Court of Appeals.

Medical Office Building, San Francisco. Representation of medical office building developer in the assignment of entitlements to construct a medical office building within a larger hospital development in San Francisco.

Warm Springs, Fremont. Represented major residential developer in the entitlement of its transit-oriented, mixed-use project in Fremont’s Warm Springs Innovation District. The project will include 2,200 residential units and up to 1.4 million square feet of commercial and industrial space, as well as a new school and urban park.

(Alameda)-Representation of a developer in acquisition and entitlement of a portion of the former Alameda Naval Air Station and Fleet Industrial Supply Center in Alameda. The first phase of the project consisted of 485 single-family residential units (including affordable duplexes) and 100 affordable apartments, as well as a school and park. The second phase consisted of up to 300 residential units and a 285,000-square-foot shopping center. The final phase includes the redevelopment of the waterfront. The project is a public-private partnership with the City's former redevelopment agency.

Obtained summary judgment in favor of national renewable energy company, causing dismissal of plaintiff’s suit relating to our client’s energy transmission rights in Solano County.

Represented multifamily housing operator in arbitration proceedings against partner/investor concerning client’s option rights to purchase the partnership asset. Secured client’s purchase of the partnership asset.

Defended national asset management company in suit involving sale of multi-unit residential housing complex in Lassen County. Obtained favorable ruling on cross-claims against plaintiff which resulted in plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of suit against client.

Defended national renewable energy company in multi-million dollar suit concerning its energy transmission line easement rights in Solano County. Obtained summary judgement in favor of client, causing dismissal of plaintiff's suit and exposure to attorney's fees and costs.

Represented shopping center developers in the Northen District of California in ADA disability-access suits. Secured settlements through mediation.

Represented Gaw Capital Partners (Gaw Capital), a private equity fund management company, in the acquisition and financing of Columbia Center in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest’s tallest skyscraper, from Beacon Capital Partners for $711 million. The transaction is the third-largest real estate transaction in the region’s history.

Represented Harbert United States Real Estate Fund V, L.P. and a joint venture between it and Cypress Office Properties in the acquisition of Fountainhead Corporate Park, a five building, 476,000 square foot, Class A office campus in Phoenix, Arizona, the concurrent sale of three of those buildings to Allegis, and in obtaining the related acquisition financing.

Represented an institutional investor in the sale of a $175M portfolio of hotels.

Represented a commingled investment fund in the negotiation of a joint venture with an operating company for the acquisition and ownership of a $50M portfolio of West Coast retail, industrial and residential properties, and the negotiation of related property management agreements.

Represented a developer in the formation and restructuring of syndicated investment joint ventures for the development of a 76,000 square foot Class A office building in Redwood City, California.

Represented Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. (the “REIT”) in a transaction whereby the REIT and certain of its subsidiaries entered into credit facilities totaling $500 Million, which may be increased up to $1 Billion in the aggregate subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The credit facilities may be used to acquire, finance or re-finance properties. The REIT has acquired a diverse portfolio of approximately 176 buildings comprised of medical office buildings, hospitals, seniors housing, and senior care campuses.

Represented El Camino Hospital in its acquisition of approximately 16 acres on Santa Teresa Boulevard between San Ignacio Avenue and Great Oaks Boulevard in San Jose, California, from Equinix affiliate SV1, LLC. El Camino Hospital purchased the undeveloped site for $23.4 million and will undertake an assessment as to future plans for the site based upon the needs of the community. El Camino Hospital’s proactive purchase in a market with limited land supply represents the largest recent health care real-estate deal in the immediate area.

Represented Douglas Emmett in obtaining a $580M syndicated loan to finance the acquisition of a $1.34 billion commercial real estate portfolio.

Represented an institutional investor in the acquisition of a 350,000 square foot, Class A office property in Santa Clara County, California.

Advised a non-profit organization in the acquisition of a planning area in a master planned community for construction of seniors housing.