Irene Pyun Kim focuses her practice on working with real estate investment trusts (REITs), real estate funds and their advisors, and banks in connection with the purchase and sale and financing of commercial properties, as well as the origination, acquisition, structuring, and restructuring of mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and other subordinate debt financings. Additionally, her practice includes representation of real estate funds in connection with the formation and negotiation of joint ventures.
Irene's practice also includes representation of commercial banks and real estate developers in connection with the origination of construction loans, permanent loans, and multi-phase residential projects.
Concentrations
• Commercial real estate
• Real estate financing
• REITs
• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Loan restructuring - mezzanine, mortgage and subordinate debt
• Joint ventures
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
• Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018 and 2022
• Selected, LA TimesOC, 'OC Visionaries,' 2022
• Recipient, Bisnow, “ Orange County's Leading Women in Commercial Real Estate,” 2019
• Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers, 'Law Firm of the Year' in Real Estate Law, 2015
• Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2013, 2015, and 2022-2023
• Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, 'Top Tier' Firm in Real Estate, 2014