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I focus my practice on land use and development matters, including associated environmental review. I secure and defend land use entitlements and counsel clients in preparing development applications, throughout the approval process, and in due diligence. I have significant experience with general plan and zoning interpretation and amendments, use permits, variances, development agreements, the Density Bonus Law, the Housing Accountability Act, other state housing legislation, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).In my practice, I strive to identify innovative solutions to complex and politically sensitive development challenges. I routinely interact with public agency staff and regularly represent clients before city councils and boards of supervisors, planning commissions, and local appellate boards. I also represent property owners in zoning enforcement actions.Among my clients are developers, landowners, educational and financial institutions, and public agencies. My experience includes representing clients in securing entitlements to develop hundreds of new residential units in the San Francisco Bay Area, to redevelop property into three life sciences buildings totaling 595,000 square feet in Foster City, and to redevelop over 500,000 square feet of office and R&D space in Mountain View. I also have experience with preparing a citizens' initiative for a major project in the South Bay and analyzing multifamily residential development options on numerous properties between San Francisco and San Jose.I co-chair CLE International’s conference on California land use law, have lectured at Stanford University on CEQA, and speak elsewhere on various issues, including state housing law. I served as chair of the Program Committee for the Association of Environmental Professionals 2017 state conference and also actively participate in Bay Area Council and Urban Land Institute initiatives.

Listed skills include Zoning, Appeals, Environmental Law, Due Diligence, and 10 others.