Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
PRACTICE AREAS: 56
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 48
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 8
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 23

Firm Details

Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP was founded in Los Angeles in 1968, with the goal of providing superior and comprehensive legal services to businesses, institutions, and individuals in all aspects of the real estate, finance, and construction industries. Cox, Castle & Nicholson is now one of the largest full-service law firms specializing in real estate in the United States, and has over 130 transactional and litigation attorneys in our Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco offices.

We have substantial expertise in matters involving land and improved property acquisitions and dispositions; joint ventures; single and multi-family residential development; land use, entitlement and regulatory compliance (including coastal commission and condemnation); office, industrial, retail and mixed-use development, leasing and management; commercial lending and institutional investment; loan workouts and financial restructuring; construction; resort and hospitality; labor and employment; risk management and insurance; environmental compliance; renewable energy and natural resources; and tax and estate planning.

PRACTICE AREAS: 56
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 48
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 8
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 23
  • Alvarez & Marsal Capital Real Estate
  • Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors
  • Crimson Pipeline
  • Douglas Emmett Inc.
  • EDF Renewable Energy
  • Legacy Partners Commercial, Inc.
  • Pacifica Hotel Investors
  • Pattern Energy
  • Recurrent Energy
  • Shores LLC
  • Signature Properties
  • Sutter Health
  • Terra-Gen Power, LLC
  • Thomas Properties Group
  • Alvarez & Marsal Capital Real Estate
  • Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors
  • Crimson Pipeline
  • Douglas Emmett Inc.
  • EDF Renewable Energy
  • Legacy Partners Commercial, Inc.
  • Pacifica Hotel Investors
  • Pattern Energy
  • Recurrent Energy
  • Shores LLC
  • Signature Properties
  • Sutter Health
  • Terra-Gen Power, LLC
  • Thomas Properties Group
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Awards & Focus

Top Listed overall Awards
  • Top Listed in the United States in Litigation - Land Use and Zoning with 8 lawyers
Top Listed state Awards
  • Top Listed in California in Land Use and Zoning Law with 17 lawyers
  • Top Listed in California in Litigation - Land Use and Zoning with 8 lawyers
  • Top Listed in California in Real Estate Law with 27 lawyers
Top Listed city Awards
  • Top Listed in San Francisco in Litigation - Land Use and Zoning with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Los Angeles in Real Estate Law with 15 lawyers

Jurisdictions

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