Best Lawyers Near You in Los Angeles, California for Real Estate Law
Matthew is a former in-house counsel at a large land developer. Matthew's experience enables him to understand the economic, legal, and practical challenges facing developers in California. Matthew's practice involves acquisitions, sales, and development for institutional and private clients, including life insurance companies, homebuilders, developers, major domestic and foreign banks, and other financial institutions. Matthew has substantial experience in structuring, negotiating, and docum...
Matt Lamishaw is a transactional real estate lawyer at Kennerly Lamishaw & Rossi LLP, with particular expertise in the acquisition, development, leasing and disposition of commercial real estate, especially retail shopping centers. Mr. Lamishaw’s client base includes national and regional developers and tenants. Mr. Lamishaw has represented a variety of clients, including one of the nation’s largest real estate investment trusts, active in the ground-up development of retail p...
John H. Irons joined Pircher in 1990 and leads the firm’s Executive Committee as its longest serving member. Irons has served on the Committee since 2013, handling all aspects of firm administration and maintaining strong professional relationships with other legal professionals outside of the firm. With 30 years of sophisticated real estate practice under his belt, he has been involved in several multi-billion-dollar deals as lead counsel and many more complex acquisitions, disposition...
J. David Hitchcock is a Shareholder in the Los Angeles office of Buchalter, a member of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Cannabis & Hemp Industry Law Group. Mr. Hitchcock’s practice focuses on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, loan originations, loan workouts and restructurings, loan sales, secured real estate finance, joint ventures, and general real estate matters. He has extensive experience representing clients in all areas o...
Steven J. Lurie is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Steven J., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steven J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Susan J. Booth is the head of the West Coast Real Estate Group of Holland & Knight and served on the firm's Directors Committee. Ms. Booth counsels domestic and international commercial banks, pension funds, private equity funds, REITs and developers on a variety of real estate matters including portfolio loans and CMBs, secured lending transactions (acquisition, development, construction, revolving, permanent, mezzanine and Shari'ah compliant), co-lending and participation arrangements, ...
Michael is a seasoned professional with a robust background in commercial finance and real estate, boasting expertise in lending, alternative financing, bankruptcy/creditor’s rights, and distressed debt restructuring. His proficiency in structuring, documenting, and negotiating loans and other transactions has made him a highly sought-after resource for clients across the nation. Michael has successfully overseen, from term sheet through closing, commercial transactions ranging from $2 ...
Bob Baradaran is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Bob, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bob is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David Barksdale focuses his practice on real estate finance, investment and development, with an emphasis on loan originations, strategic investments and joint venture transactions. He has more than 30 years of experience representing both lenders and borrowers in structured and syndicated finance transactions, and handling acquisitions, leasing, workouts, and restructurings involving real estate assets of all types. David represents life insurance companies, financial institutions, and inves...
Adam B. Weissburg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Adam B., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2011. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adam B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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