Lisa Peterson

Partner

Co-chair, Real Property Practice Group

Lisa Peterson counsels clients in all aspects of commercial and industrial real estate purchases and sales, project development, and ownership. She regularly represents landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions involving a wide range of properties including office, retail, industrial, and laboratory. Further, Lisa works with landlords on an ongoing basis, managing their lease portfolios and handling various property management issues.

Lisa represents clients of all sizes including individuals, family-owned businesses, and large institutional real estate investors including Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc., Hines Interest Limited Partnership, Goldman, Sachs & Co., LaSalle Investment Management Inc., and California State Teachers' Retirement Fund System.

Practice Highlights

Commercial leasing

Negotiates office and retail leases for large and small tenants in properties of all kinds including downtown high-rise office space and smaller suburban projects. Representing large institutional owners of several million square feet of downtown office space in all aspects of leasing and property management.

Industrial leasing

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. Negotiated and closed acquisitions of a five-building suburban office park and three urban office buildings in Seattle, including land use and environmental due diligence.

Landlords

Structured a complex tri-party agreement cancelling a tenant's lease and releasing the space to a new tenant. Structured a plan to collapse tenancy in common arrangements and distribute properties among multiple family trusts to support estate planning objectives including drafting a partition agreement.

Commercial Office Leasing

Industrial Leasing

Commercial Leasing Transactions

Commercial Leasing for Landlords

Admitted to Practice

Washington, 1989

Education

J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1989
B.A., Political Science, Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1984

Memberships & Affiliations

- King County Bar Association

Professional Recognition

- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers, 2015-present
- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Real Estate (Washington), 2018-2023; Named a "Recognised Practitioner", 2018

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