Transactions
•Serving as California real estate counsel for the acquisition of seventy-two quick lube service stations throughout California
•Representation of a real estate developer in a joint venture for the construction of two industrial buildings totaling approximately 400,000 sq. ft. in Los Angeles County, California
•Representation of a Mexican-based developer in a master joint venture and development management agreements for the development of two separate residential/commercial projects in Monterrey, Mexico
•Representation of a California developer in a built-to-suit lease with a Fortune 100 company for an approximately 550,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art distribution facility in Southern California, and in the subsequent sale of such facility
•Representation of a California developer in a built-to-suit lease and option to purchase with a regional grocery company for a 375,000 sq. ft. refrigerated/freezer warehouse facility in Southern California
•Representation of a California developer in the formation of a joint venture, financing, construction, leasing and sale of an approximately 300,000 sq. ft. multi-tenant retail center in Orange County, California
•Representation of a regional developer in the successful workout of multiple loans totaling approximately $20,000,000, involving six different lenders and eight different projects
•Representation of a regional lender in connection with the sale of a portfolio of loans totaling over $140,000,000, including the provision of secured financing to the buyer
•Representation of a regional lender in the workout of multiple loans to a single borrower group totaling over $100,000,000, including the restructuring of the loans into A&B notes, and cross-collateralization of over 15 security documents
•Representation of a regional lender in connection with the foreclosure of an 80 unit condominium complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, the sale of this REO property, and assistance in obtaining a seven-figure deficiency judgment against the loan guarantors and recoveries for construction defects against various project contractors
•Representation of a regional lender in connection with the foreclosure of a major planned residential development in Northern California, and the recovery of deficiency payments from one guarantor and through bankruptcy claims from another guarantor
•Representation of a regional lender in connection with the completion of an approximately 90,000 sq. ft. multi-tenant retail development in default in Orange County, California, including workouts with the tenants, the borrower, various contractors, and the eventual sale of the retail center
•Representation of a regional lender in an approximately $10,000,000 construction and mini-perm loan to an industrial user in Los Angeles County, California
•Representation of a regional lender in an approximately $6,000,000 new construction loan and loan restructure involving a retail center development and vocational school in Riverside County, California
•Successfully mediated a boundary line dispute between adjacent property owners
•Successfully mediated a landlord/tenant dispute involving the acceptance of an assignee
•Successfully mediated a landlord/tenant dispute involving the condition of leased property and return of a security deposit upon termination of a lease