Acquisitions and Dispositions

• Documentation and negotiation of sale documents for residential master planned communities, consisting of multiple neighborhoods, including purchase and sale agreement, development CC&Rs, profit participation agreement, cost-sharing agreements, and all other related documents, on behalf of both master plan developer and homebuilder clients.
• Purchase and sale of apartment, retail and office portfolios involving over $100,000,000 throughout California and in neighboring states (with and in support of local counsel).
• Purchase and sale of hundreds of other parcels of land, both improved and unimproved, for development, as finished lots, blue top, raw land, ground leases, etc., involving purchase prices between $500,000 and over $100,000,000.

Leasing

• Lease negotiation and documentation of leases for retail, office and industrial tenants, involving national chains as well as local tenants.
• Lease of assisted living facility to national operator of senior housing for annual lease payments of $1,800,000 per year, in Contra Costa County.
• Ground lease of hotel site in Monterey.
• Ground lease of residential development sites involving UC and CSU and related entity-owned property.

Financing

• Negotiation and documentation of all acquisition and replacement loans for individual and portfolios of apartment and commercial properties. Negotiation and documentation of development loans and letters of credit.

Joint Venture/Entity Formation/Corporate and Partnership Issues

• Joint Venture documentation with institutional capital partners for ground up development of major residential development in Sunnyvale, with retail component.
• Create, merge, terminate and maintain corporate, LLC and partnership entities for various real estate businesses.

Project Development and Entitlements

• Negotiation and documentation of Conservation Easement with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife to provide offsite mitigation for development project in Alameda County.
• Negotiation and documentation of affordable housing agreements, development agreements, subdivision improvement agreements, fee waivers, and similar agreements

Construction and Contracting

• Drafting and implementation of standard construction subcontract for all trade subcontractors performing services for home building and apartment portfolio.
• Negotiation of contracts for general contracted building projects.

Publications

• Author, "Real Property Taxes and Assessments," Chapter in CEB book, Real Property Ownership and Taxation, January 2017
• Author, “Office Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease,” Update Contributor, CEB, December 2013 Update Contributor, CEB, December 2013
• Author, “Case Alert: In Cyr v.McGovran, Court Rejects Three Year Statute of Limitations for Title Claim by Option Holder, Finding No Real Property Interest,” State Bar Real Property Law Section E-Bulletin, May 2012
• Author, “Ten Year Anniversary of SB 800: Mission Accomplished or Missed Opportunity,” California Real Property Journal, Vol. 30, No.4, 2012
• Author, “Black Hills Revisited,” California Real Property Journal, Vol. 28, No.3, 2010
• Author, “Rethinking Regulations,” Rental Housing of Northern Alameda County Magazine, February 2010
• Author, “Back to School: Educate Yourself on the Latest Legal Challenges,” Rental Housing of Northern Alameda County Magazine, June 2009
• Author, “Avoid the Trap,” California Real Estate Journal, April 1998
• Author, "Attorneys' Fees For Contractual Non-Signatories Under California Civil Code Section 1717: A Remedy in Search of a Rationale," 32:2 San Diego Law Review 535, Spring 1995

Speaking Engagements

• PLI, Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, San Francisco
• Lubin Olson, “California Residential Update”, 2017, 2018, 2019
• BisNow, East Bay Multi-Family Conference, August, 2019
• BisNow, East Bay 880 Corridor Conference, August, 2018
• RINA Accountancy Corporation / Boilerplate Real Estate Contracts: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, September 20, 2016
• “Variations on 1031 Exchanges in an Imperfect World," State Bar Real Property Law Section Annual Retreat, May 2016
• “Transfer Tax and Reassessment – When Are They Due and How Can you Structure Your Transaction to Avoid Them,” State Bar Real Property Law Section Annual Retreat, May 2015
• "Ethical Issues in Real Estate Transactions," State Bar Real Property Law Section Annual Retreat, May 2014
• “Avoiding Pitfalls in Real Estate Transactions” State Bar Real Property Law Section Annual Retreat, April 2013
• "Year in Review," Real Property Law Central Coast Roundtable, Santa Barbara, February 2013
• “Transactional Dos and Don’ts," State Bar Real Property Law Section Annual Retreat, May 2012
• “Affordable Housing Programs After the Crash: What Next?," State Bar Real Property Law Section Annual Retreat, May 2011