Notable accomplishments:Represented one of San Francisco’s largest commercial and multi-family developers on corporate structuring matters in connection with several $200M+ loans.Represent assemblage of landowners in connection with the sale/ground lease option for a biotech redevelopment project in South San Francisco.Represent prominent San Francisco landlord in connection with leasing of commercial properties.Represent hotel owner in connection with the renegotiation of a ground lease for a multi-family redevelopment project on the Peninsula. Represent residential developer on acquisition of 100+ acre acquisition for redevelopment.Represent multi-unit grocery store operator on leasing and other real estate requirements.Negotiated joint venture for contribution of land in connection with development of a multi-family redevelopment project located in San Bruno

Represented developers, builders and investors in the acquisition, sale, development and financing of mixed-use infill projects and general corporate governanceNotable accomplishments:Negotiated several construction and permanent loans, including, $50M construction loan for mixed-use hotel project.Negotiated and structured multiple joint ventures for the development and construction of residential projects. Represented developer in the sale of master planned community.

Lead in-house counsel for SRGNC in a joint Operations and Legal role for a prominent Bay Area developerNotable Accomplishments:Recruited to the firm as its first corporate General Counsel to capitalize on a diverse real estate and residential development background. Provided expert senior level supervision, with an emphasis on legal matters, across all departments of the company, including residential development, commercial and construction groups. Provided strategic legal advice in connection with and responsible for the negotiation and review of all legal matters relating to the acquisition, financing, development, entitlement, leasing, and sale of ground-up mixed-use residential communities. Provided valuable insight to Executive Management at all acquisitions and investment committee meetings.Demonstrated expert negotiating skills during the structuring and review of 5 complex and successful Joint Ventures with institutional and private investors for multi-family, mixed use projects valued at well over $500M including a 25 acre, multi-phased, complex, broken mixed-used tri-party project known as Sunnyvale Town Center.Negotiated and closed four construction and permanent loans with three different lenders for over $125 million in connection with two multi-family and two condominium projects.Participated in the conceptualization and negotiation of creative deal structures, including two public/private partnerships for mixed use communities and master lease and option to purchase for a 160-unit apartment project in Los Altos. Assigned lead role in marketing and leasing of retail space based on proven business acumen and insight. Responsible for insurance program and litigation management. Prevailed in significant coverage dispute with Zurich/Steadfast.

Lead counsel for two Northern California divisions of KB Home, a national publicly traded homebuilderNotable Accomplishments:Spearheaded the acquisition of staggering total of over 2000 lots and condominium units in more than 20 communities in just a two-year period, including successfully negotiating and drafting purchase and related agreements.Leveraged years of experience in legally underwriting and performing physical, environmental, legal, entitlement and title due diligence, for a multitude of homebuilding projects. Together with the acquisitions team, exploited the opportunity to develop a new mid and high rise condominium portfolio, including two San Francisco projects (across from AT&T Park and Lower Pacific Heights) and Wheeler Plaza in San Carlos, involving a complicated assumption of development obligations under DDA.Exceeded the performance of peers by performing all legal work without using outside counsel and without administrative or paralegal assistance.Responsible for legal documentation to launch each for sale community, including CC&RS, disclosures and warranty.

Vice President and Associate General Counsel of this privately held residential real estate investment fund and registered investment advisorNotable Accomplishments:Trusted advisor to the founder/CEO and part of the high-performance team that acquired and provided financing for a $2 Billion portfolio of residential assets.Skillfully represented Hearthstone in the review and analysis of purchase and sale agreements, entitlements, and complex title matters for the acquisition of over $1 Billion of homebuilding (both attached and detached) and residential land development projects.Expert oversight responsible for structuring, negotiating and documenting the financing for these projects with private and public builders and land developers using deal structures that included joint ventures and innovative "off-balance sheet" land banking transactions. Excellent overall performance resulted in being selected by the CEO to spearhead the creation and launch of five investment funds as investment fund counsel with aggregate commitments of more than $2 Billion in which CalPERS and CalSTRS were the largest investors.Capitalized on significant private placement experience in drafting private placement memoranda and operating agreements for new fund entities and ran all other elements of the fund closing.Developed expertise in and was responsible for Investment Adviser’s Act compliance.Capably managed troubled and broken housing projects and counseled Hearthstone in its capacity as receiver for California and Washington assets, including broken Lake Tahoe timeshare and condominium project.

Real Estate and Corporate and Securities Lawyer for this leading Silicon Valley law firmNotable Accomplishments:Gained extensive commercial/industrial leasing and acquisitions experience, both user-end and landlord, including over 200 office, industrial, R&D, build-to-suit and retail leases, as well as synthetic lease financings.Represented both public and private technology companies in all stages of growth as general corporate counsel in a wide range of transactions and services including private and public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and SEC compliance.