Our Practice
Representative Transactions
General Business Representation
Organized and formed numerous corporations, joint ventures, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, non-profit corporations, professional corporations, and limited liability partnerships (for lawyers, architects, and accountants);
Represented major companies, including $100 million real estate developer, $80 million defense contractor, and $60 million construction contractor, on a general counsel basis;
Represented mid-sized to small companies, including a marketing firm, law firms, architecture firms, engineering firms, an aluminum products fabricator, an Internet mortgage firm, software developers, construction contractors, real estate brokerage and management firms, a transfer and relocation company, medical offices, restaurants, a process-serving company, and for-profit and not-for-profit theater and arts organizations, on a general counsel basis;
Assisted in restructuring of $30 million construction contractor;
Represented energy industry software developer in $1.3 million sale of company (plus stock and earn-outs);
Drafted purchase documents and represented buyer in acquisition of German-owned US product distributor;
Negotiated acquisition of construction materials fabricator;
Represented purchaser of airplane hangar at regional airport;
Advised law firm in retirement buy-out of founding senior partner;
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Real Estate Representation
Advised buyer in $7.5 million acquisition of downtown San Diego office building;
Organized and negotiated sale of commercial property to condemning agency and subsequent acquisition of, and relocation of client’s $60 million business to, two replacement properties, totaling $14 million in transactions;
Represented property management company in preparation of its form retail, industrial and ground leases;
Assisted property owner in construction and sale of $25 million Hawaii residence;
Represented youth hostel owner/operator in acquisition of hostel sites in western United States;
Represented purchaser in financing of multi-million dollar portfolio of downtown San Diego residential buildings;
Represented plant operator in negotiating and documenting construction and operation of chilled water cooling plant in San Diego Ballpark District;
Negotiated $25 million revolving line of credit and subsequent project construction loans for developer of seven senior care communities;
Represented property owner in negotiating ground lease for high-rise office building;
Represented self-storage developer in $5.3 million re-financing;
Represented purchaser of 464-unit apartment project in acquisition financing;
Represented public and private property owners in cell tower lease negotiations;
Advised low-income multi-family housing investor on $5.4 million bond-financed borrowing;
Performed due diligence review for numerous business acquisitions and real property purchases, including review of legal records, property-entitlements, title matters, existing leases, zoning, and other matters;
Assisted clients and litigation counsel in business and real estate aspects of litigation, including structuring and implementing litigation settlements (including settlements of complex family law dissolution matters).