Matthew Nilsen Email & Phone Number

Denver Metropolitan Area

Transactional real estate practice focused on land use, zoning and entitlements, development and government relations.Firm Bio: https://www.bhfs.com/people/attorneys/l-o/nilsen-matthew-r-

Denver, Colorado, United States

Real Estate Practice Group

Denver, Colorado, United States

Research Assistant for Professor Nancy Leong, researching the intersection of constitutional law, federal and state fair housing policy, qualified immunity and municipal liability.Co-Author of Pleading Failures in Monell Litigation (Leong, Nancy and Elrod, Katelyn and Nilsen, Matthew, Pleading Failures in Monell Litigation (March 5, 2023). Emory Law Journal, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4378738 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4378738)

Denver, Colorado, United States

Represents clients through the Community Economic Development Clinic and DU Student Law Office. The CED clinic provides transactional law, business law, and community development legal services to nonprofit corporations, community-based associations and small businesses. The clinic is designed to support grassroots organizations and promote community-based neighborhood transformations such as revitalization, economic development, and small business growth.

Denver, Colorado, United States

AAP Leader for Professor Celia Taylor's 1L Contracts course. Facilitates weekly review sessions and office hours to help students practice skills and understand course material.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Summer Associate in Real Estate Practice Group. Assisted on a wide variety of complex real estate transactions including drafting provisions for hospitality-related purchase and sale agreements and retail lease agreements, preparing legal memos, conducting zoning analysis, and advising clients on land use regulations, state statutes, and local government ordinances. Researched substantive law on real estate, land use, regulatory, natural resources, and government relations matters.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Intern for State Services Section. Drafted legal memos and briefs, including a motion to dismiss (Governor of Colorado as defendant), notice of agency adjudicatory proceeding, and discovery documents. Prepared case summaries and legal research memos. Authored internally published informal opinion which involved statutory construction and state policy analysis. Researched substantive law on public education, human services, elections, healthcare, labor, and public records.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Intern for Denver City Attorney's Office (Municipal Operations Division). Prepared legal memos and oral presentations to attorneys and department leadership. Researched substantive and procedural law on employment, contracts, regulatory, and real estate matters.

Denver, Co

Provided land use planning and consulting services to municipalities nationwide. Conducted development review and case management for residential, commercial, mixed-use, industrial, and planned unit development (PUD) projects, personally managing more than 600 projects valued at over $400 million to date. Consulted on a diverse array of planning projects for cities nationwide, ranging from 500 residents to 700,000+. Projects included: drafting development standards, zoning ordinances, and land use regulations, presenting to elected officials, conducting policy research and reporting, demographic analyses, code enforcement, public outreach strategy, and project management. Experienced in a variety of municipal codes, zoning ordinances, architectural/design guidelines, subdivision ordinances, comprehensive and master plans, plats, landscape standards, and construction and engineering specifications.Selected clients: District of Columbia, City and County of Denver (CO), City of Commerce City (CO), City of Centennial (CO), Town of Elizabeth (CO), Town of Mountain View (CO), Town of Foxfield (CO), Town of Mancos (CO), Town of Meggett (SC), Village of Elwood (IL)

Denver, Colorado, United States

Research fellow for the Colorado Housing Affordability Project (CHAP) (https://cohousingaffordabilityproject.org/). Member of an interdisciplinary team of attorneys and researchers studying the effects of land use law, zoning and regulatory systems, and public policy on housing affordability in Colorado. Evaluated best practices to develop a legal and policy framework for a statewide zoning reform agendaPartnership between Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute (University of Denver), Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC, and Root Policy Research

Denver, Co

Teaching Assistant for the Planning Methods course, taught by Prof. Ken Schroeppel in the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of Colorado Denver College of Architecture & Planning. Assisted 51 students across two course modules. Graded over 400 student papers and exams, provided feedback on student research projects, and taught skills seminars on Microsoft Excel, U.S. Census Bureau data analytics, and research methods.

Greater Denver Area

Developed comprehensive communications strategy, including planning, budgeting, design & reporting. Conducted in-depth strategic data analysis and project evaluation, design and implementation. Established strategic partnerships with community stakeholders, partner organizations and media.

Phoenix, Arizona / Denver, Colorado

Oversaw organizational programming, logistics, contracts, public outreach and customer service. Led financial research, cost/benefit analysis, and executive-level reporting for development team. Administered internal database management and quality assurance for all company documents and records.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed digital advertising and communications strategy for public, private and nonprofit clients, including presidential campaigns and governmental organizations. Personally oversaw the budgeting and allocation of over $3.5 million in social media advertising. Collaborated with team in executing strategy, data management, targeting and programmatic media buying for over $150 million in ad sales. Team recipient of seven 2013 Pollie Advertising Awards, including Best Overall Online Advertising, Best Use of Social Media and Best Use of Social Media Strategy

Responsible for researching and drafting legislative and outreach correspondence. Planned and staffed outreach events as office representative. Proficient in Fireside project management software. Created the "District Daily," daily newsletter containing official House business, schedules, and news updates.

Allentown, Pa

Served as a Constituent Services Representative, responsible for handling casework on a variety of state and local issues including healthcare, transportation and infrastructure, veteran's and military affairs, and Social Security. Proficient in Internet Quorum (IQ) government project management software.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Land Use Law Society (President, 2021-2023); Student Bar Association (Treasurer, 2021-2022); Public Good Program.

Master Of Urban & Regional Planning, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, 4.0

Activities and Societies: American Planning Association (APA) Student Chapter Vice President; Urban Land Institute (ULI) Etkin Johnson.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Public Policy, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dean's Honor List; Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and College