Representative Experience
Commercial leasing transactions for landlords and tenants in all areas including office, industrial, laboratory and retail

Purchase, sale and exchange of commercial, industrial and residential real estate

Site acquisition and project development

Dispute resolution relating to real property issues

Advise property owners on property management issues relating to lease and real property portfolios

Negotiated and closed acquisitions of a five-building suburban office park valued at $55,000,000 and three urban office buildings in Seattle valued in excess of $100,000,000, including land use and environmental due diligence

Managed a team of lawyers responsible for all real estate and liquor licensing matters in the acquisition of a chain of more than 70 restaurants in five states, including lease reviews, title and survey work, and obtaining landlord and lender consents

Drafted and negotiated a lease of 55,000 square feet of build-to-suit laboratory space and a shared laboratory facilities agreement with another building occupant

Represented developer assembling real estate, developing and leasing an 850,000 square foot office building and a 500,000 square foot suburban office park

Structured a complex tri-party agreement canceling a tenant’s lease and releasing the space to a new tenant

Represented tenant in a build-to-suit lease of a 150,000 square foot industrial facility

Organized a team of lawyers conducting seller’s due diligence in the sale of an office building with more than 100 tenants

Assist tenants and landlords with interpretation and enforcement of lease terms

Prior Experience
In-house corporate counsel at a national retail/restaurant chain, focusing on retail leasing and construction. Representative work included: documentation and closing company’s first ground-up construction project, including hiring environmental consultants and negotiating hazardous waste indemnities; negotiation of retail leases for spaces in regional malls, strip centers and stand-alone sites throughout the United States and British Columbia; and investigation and resolution of lease disputes.

Representative Clients
Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Seattle Union Station LLC
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Seattle Art Museum
Apple American Group, LLC

Publications and Presentations
Frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars on commercial leasing

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

Seattle-King County Bar Association

President of Common Ground, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in low-income and special needs housing development

Volunteer – Rebuilding Together Seattle

Education
J.D., University of California at Berkeley – Boalt Hall School of Law, 1989

B.A. in Political Science and Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1984

DuBrulle French Culinary School, Pastry and Desserts Program, Vancouver, B.C