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Transactions
Protecting Your Interests at Every Stage of the Deal
We negotiate, draft and close commercial and residential real estate transactions for buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and investors throughout California.
What We Handle
Purchases & Sales
- Commercial and residential purchases and sales
- Letters of intent and purchase agreements
- Due diligence review
- Seller carryback financing
Commercial Leasing
- Office, retail, industrial and ground leases
- Tenant improvements
- Lease guarantees
- Cannabis and specialty-use leases
Residential Leasing
- Lease drafting and renewals
- Rent control and tenant protection compliance
- Security deposits
- Short-term rentals
Title & Ownership
- Methods of holding title
- Recording real estate documents
- Quitclaim deeds and lot line adjustments
- Title insurance review
Syndications & Investment
- Private real estate syndications
- Tenancy-in-common and co-ownership agreements
- Options to purchase
- Investor documentation
Business Contracts & Entities
- Contract review and drafting
- Operating, partnership and shareholder agreements
- Non-compete and non-disclosure agreements
- Limitation of liability clauses
The Litigator’s Advantage
Drafted by Attorneys Who Know How Contracts Are Tested in Court
Our transactional work draws on our litigation practice. Having argued over ambiguous terms, conflicting provisions and vague definitions in court, we draft with the end in mind: anticipating how the other side might read a clause years from now and closing the gaps before they become disputes.
Clear language
We anticipate how phrases like “reasonable best efforts” or “material adverse change” could be argued in a breach-of-contract case.
Precise definitions
We tighten the defined terms in representations, warranties and indemnities to leave no room for creative interpretation.
Provisions that work under pressure
Notice, default and dispute-resolution clauses written by attorneys who have had to enforce them.
How We Approach a Transaction
Understand your goals, timeline and the risks in the deal.
Letters of intent and key terms that protect your position.
Title, leases, disclosures and the details that are easy to miss.
Final documents, escrow coordination and a clean closing.
Transactions Results
Ground Lease Purchase
Negotiated and drafted an option to purchase $50,000,000 of land subject to a ground lease and subleases.
Represented Buyer
Purchase of a multi-story, 67,000 sq. ft. office/lab building.
Represented Buyer
Acquisition of a 44-room hotel in Sonoma County, CA.
Represented Seller
Sale of a 9-acre commercial parcel with a manufacturing facility.
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