About Brady R. McShane

Brady McShane provides legal advice to clients on political, regulatory, and environmental issues involved in developing property in California and Colorado. His practice focuses on securing land use approvals, regulatory permits, and environmental clearance from government agencies, directing public policy and government relations strategies and counseling clients on land use issues pertaining to the acquisition, disposition, and financing of properties.

Brady’s broad range of land use experience includes work on residential, retail, hotel/resort, office, healthcare, industrial, mining and energy projects. He also advises institutional lenders on land use and entitlement issues associated with distressed assets.

Brady has deep experience with local planning and zoning regulations, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Subdivision Map Act, the California Coastal Act and other local, state, and federal land use laws and regulations that govern the development of real property. He regularly represents clients in public hearings before agencies, boards, commissions, and legislative bodies and defends development projects in court against CEQA and other land use-related claims.

Concentrations

•Affordable and workforce housing
•California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
•Condominium and mixed-use developments
•Economic development and incentives
•Environmental and natural resources policy and regulation
•Hospitals and healthcare
•Hotels and hospitality
•Industrial leasing and development
•Infill and transit-oriented developments
•Land use and development
•Land use litigation
•Local government advocacy
•Master-planned communities and subdivisions
•Residential and multifamily development
•Retail leasing and development
•Energy projects and sustainable development

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2024-2026
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023
•Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
•Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2018 and 2022
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate - Land Use/Zoning, 2018 and 2024-2025
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California “Rising Star,” 2008, 2010-2014
•Recipient, St. Joseph Center “Everybody Shines” Community Service Award

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Other 7
    • Land Use
    • Environmental
    • American Indian Law
    • Energy Project Finance & Development
    • Mining
    • Complex Torts
    • Restaurant Industry

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Obtained discretionary entitlements
    approval under the California Environmental Quality Act from the City of Los Angeles for the development of an industrial office park in Los Angeles.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements for a 1.8 million square foot warehouse distribution
    logistics center in the County of Riverside.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in the City of Beverly Hills. The project consisted of the adaptive reuse of a 38,000-square foot historic federal post office building
    development of a new state-of-the-art, 28,000-square foot, 500-seat live performance theatre, 150-seat studio theater/rehearsal hall, theatre school, sculpture garden, cafe, gift shop,
    three-level subterranean public parking garage.
    Obtained discretionary entitlements for the major renovation
    expansion of an international luxury retail flagship store located on Rodeo Drive in the City of Beverly Hills.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements on behalf of Casden Properties to develop 340 single-family residential units in the City of Oxnard. The discretionary project approvals consisted of a development agreement, general plan
    specific plan amendments, zone changes, special use permits
    tentative tract maps.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements, including a general plan amendment, specific plan, zoning code amendment
    vesting parcel map for the development of an approximately 250,000-square-foot, regional commercial shopping center
    50 residential units in the City of Atascadero.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements, including a zoning code amendment, conditional use permit
    precise plan approval for the major remodel
    expansion of an approximately 150,000-square-foot, big box retail store in the City of Cerritos.
    Obtained CEQA clearance
    discretionary l
    use entitlements for the expansion
    major remodel of an approximately 100,000-square-foot retail membership club store in the City of Gardena.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements to exp
    a regional hospital in the City of Corona, including the addition of 200,000 square feet of medical uses
    a 120,000 square foot medical office building, for a total area of almost 500,000 square feet when combined with the existing hospital.
    Obtained discretionary entitlements
    approval under the California Environmental Quality Act for a major expansion of a regional hospital in the City of Murrieta.
    Obtained discretionary entitlements
    approval under the California Environmental Quality Act for a major expansion of a regional hospital in the City of Wildomar including extending the trauma center as well as addition of a new seven-story 290,000 square foot tower with 202 patient beds.
    Obtained certification of an EIR
    discretionary l
    use entitlements on behalf of a regional hospital for construction
    operation of helipad in the City of Temecula.
    Obtained discretionary l
    use entitlements for the construction
    operation of Raising Cane's fast food restaurant located in the City of Laguna Hills.
    Obtained discretionary l
    use entitlements for construction
    operation of Vodka micro-distillery for Pernod Ricard in the City of Los Angeles.
    Obtained discretionary conditional use permit on behalf of Health Net, Inc. for the operation of a behavioral health services medical facility located in the City of San Marcos.
    Obtained local agency approval on behalf of Health Net, Inc. for the operation of a behavioral health services medical facility located in the City of Pleasanton.
    Successfully defended development projects in Los Angeles
    other cities throughout California against CEQA
    other l
    -use related litigation.
    Advised on l
    use
    environmental issues in connection with the acquisition, development,
    ultimate operation of large solar energy projects located throughout California.
    Advised on advocacy strategies, lobbying of elected
    appointed officials
    orchestrating coalitions of businesses, not-for-profit entities, community-based organizations
    other grassroots groups to support lobbying initiatives of international retail chain.
    Advised multi-national banking firm on l
    use entitlement, CEQA, litigation,
    other development matters in connection with the City of Sacramento approval of the Sacramento Kings Arena
    1.5 million square feet of additional office, retail, hotel,
    residential units.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. McShane prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Colorado
    California
    Nebraska
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Central Association of Los Angeles
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
    •Board of Directors, Special Olympics of Southern California

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Virginia School of Law
    Class of 2001
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Arizona State University
    Class of 1997
    B.S.
    Communication

    Arizona State University
    Class of 1997
    B.A.

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