Suzanne E. Skov has broad experience obtaining, preserving and defending permits and approvals at the federal, state and local levels. Suzanne's practice includes advising clients concerning strategies and processing under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), and federal and state environmental resources laws and regulations, climate change, and green building regulations.
Suzanne's practice includes representation of clients in various real estate transactions, including purchase and sales, leases, foreclosures and REO work. She has extensive experience handling legal due diligence. Her transactional experience includes representation of buyers, sellers and lenders.
Suzanne represents landowners and developers in litigation concerning business disputes and suits brought challenging land use entitlements and approvals under CEQA and California planning and zoning laws.
Memberships
· Urban Land Institute, Orange County/Inland Empire: Program Committee member from 2006 to 2009, Edge Development Council, Vice Chair of Education 2010 and 2011.
· Association of Commercial Real Estate Executives, Inland Empire (ACRE-IE): President 2011, Vice President 2010, Board of Directors member from 2008 to the present.
· Building Industry Association
Accolades
· Selected for inclusion in Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012)
Education
Suzanne received her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2004, where she received the Irvin J. Kahn Award for Excellence in Real Property Courses, and her B.A. from California State University, Long Beach in 1996.
Representative Matters
Acquisitions & Dispositions
· Lincoln Property Company Commercial, Inc. Represented Lincoln Properties in connection with the acquisition of industrial portfolio.
· Industrial Income Trust. Represented Industrial Income Trust in connection with the acquisition of industrial portfolio.
· Mapleton RDS Real Estate. Represented client in the negotiation and processing of a disposition and development agreement with the
· Glendale Redevelopment Agency. Representation included counseling client concerning CEQA and entitlement issues.
· LBA Realty Fund. Represented client in connection with the purchase of commercial and industrial property in Carlsbad, California.
· Zelman Retail Partners, Inc. Represented client in connection with financing issues concerning hotel property in Texas.
Land use and Entitlement Matters
· AvalonBay Communities. Represented AvalonBay Communities in providing land use due diligence and analysis for the purchase of multi-family portfolio.
· Westbrook Acquisitions, LLC. Represented Westbrook Acquisitions, LLC in providing land use due diligence in connection with the potential purchase of entitled mixed-use development projects.
· Anheuser-Busch. Represented Anheuser Busch in connection with MSHCP and entitlement strategies for holdings in Riverside County.
· Watson Land Company. Represented Watson land Company in connection with entitlement issues for industrial projects in San Bernardino County.
· Pulte/Centex Homes. Represented Pulte and Centex Homes in connection with land use entitlements for projects throughout Southern California. Represented Centex in connection with acquisitions of raw land for multiple projects in Southern California.
· First Industrial Realty Trust. Represented First Industrial Realty Trust in connection with due diligence, acquisitions, and entitlements for projects in Southern California.
Litigation
· Project Proponent Landowners. Represented land owner and developer clients as defense counsel in litigation challenging entitlements and approvals.
· Private Landowners. Represented landowner clients in connection with assertion of property rights claims and challenging projects that adversely affect those property rights.
Publications
Press & Media
7/19/2012, 61 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among Super Lawyers 2012 and Rising Stars 2012
More Than 40 Percent of Firm's Partners Make the List
7/27/2011, 60 Allen Matkins Attorneys named among Super Lawyers 2011 and Rising Stars 2011
7/19/2010, 63 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among Super Lawyers 2010 and Rising Stars 2010
7/14/2009, 57 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among Super Lawyers 2009 and Rising Stars 2009
Legal Alert
2/18/2009, SCAQMD Proposes New Rule on NOx Emissions
Information in this alert directly affects developers.
7/21/2008, California is First in Nation to Adopt "Green" Building Code
Article
11/25/2006, Orange County Bar Foundation's Shortstop Program
By Suzanne E. Skov in Orange County Register
4/11/2005, A Tale of Two Approaches: The Cost of Environmental Remediation
By Suzanne E. Skov in Eminent Domain Conference
Events
9/15/2009, Alternative Use and Repositioning Strategies: Changing The Project To Something Completely Different
IMN 2nd Western Symposium On Distressed Residential & Multifamily Real Estate
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Speakers: John C. Condas and Suzanne E. Skov
