Anna C. Shimko, chair of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP‘s real estate and business practice group, maintains a practice focused on land use, real estate development, and environmental law. She acts as a lead attorney for both public agencies and private developers, helping them navigate the land use approval process. Shimko has expertise in CEQA and NEPA compliance and has represented public entities such as the City of Santa Clara as well as private clients like Costco.

Kelli Scheid Smith at ArentFox Schiff advises clients on corporate, finance, and commercial real estate transactions. Her practice focuses on middle-market and senior-level finance, including mortgage, mezzanine, and extra-judicial remedies. Smith serves as lead counsel for a number of large borrowers, including stadium operators. She also advises on sports-related transactions, including unusual joint ventures and the development of sports stadiums.

Peter Aitelli at Shartsis Friese LLP is a real estate attorney who specializes in acquisition, financing and leasing work. Aitelli’s main areas of focus are matters involving distressed assets, and the negotiation of high-value sales.

Matthew J. Bove at Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP, advises clients in the development and implementation of complex public and/or private real estate projects. He maintains a broad range of real estate transactions with a focus on leasing, construction and financing. Recently, Bove has acted as lead counsel for Flynn Properties in regards to a financing transaction for the largest post-pandemic office trade acquisition, amounting to $203.8m.

Gregory B. Caligari at Cox, Castle & Nicholson, has a diverse client portfolio within high-value real estate transactions, with a focus on land use, renewable energy and natural resources development. As team leader of the firm’s renewable energy development team, Caligari specializes in projects dealing with solar and wind development within the home building industry. He serves as lead counsel for both public governmental agencies and private developers.

John “Clint” C. Callan Jr. at Duane Morris LLP is particularly active within the education sector, and has broad experience in representing non-profit clients. Callan is noted for his specialism in real estate transactions and land use matters, including acquisitions and disposals.

Kevin J. Crabtree at Cox, Castle & Nicholson is a commercial real estate transactional attorney who specializes in structuring and negotiating joint ventures and the purchase and sale transactions. He also advises on high-value loans in relation to joint ventures for high profile clients such as Ridge Capital Investors. Crabtree has a diverse client basis from retail, industrial to hospitality properties such as Prince Street Partners and Brasa Capital Management.

Craig B. Etlin at Shartsis Friese LLP is a transactional real estate attorney, with a client portfolio consisting of real estate investors and developers. With expertise in construction law, financing and sales, Etlin advises clients on multi-million dollar deals.

Jodi B. Fedor at Shartsis Friese LLP specializes in acquisitions and leases. Fedor’s client portfolio ranges from technology and consumer product companies to private estate developers.

Manuel Fishman, chair of Buchalter‘s Northern California real estate practice, focuses his practice on acquisitions, sales and financings of commercial property developers. With his expertise in leasing, Fishman represents major office and retail projects, such as specialized telecom and internet installations.

Alan C. Gennis at Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP represents clients across a range of commercial real transactions with an emphasis on leasing and purchasing transactions. Gennis serves as lead real estate counsel for high profile clients in the sports industry.

Andrew G. Giacomini at Hanson Bridgett LLP maintains a practice focused on construction and real estate law. He serves as lead counsel for large construction companies on high value, complex matters, and plays an active role in land use practices and governmental relations with high-profile, long-standing clients.

Alicia Guerra at Buchalter advises private industry developers, institutional companies and public agencies on land use entitlements, permitting’s and environmental reviews. Guerra offers expertise in CEQA, ESA, The Clean Water Act, advising on water resources and environmental compliance.

Hina Gupta at Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is an attorney who specializes in land use, environmental and real estate law. Gupta has expertise in CEQA and NEPA compliances, representing a diverse range of clients within public and private sectors.

Robert C. Hendrickson at Duane Morris LLP advises clients on an array of real estate transactions and land use matters with a focus on land acquisition, disposition, and development. Recently, Hendrickson has defended a client in the engineering industry against claims of defective design, along with the defense of a large telecoms installation contractor and a nationwide engineering firm.

Miles H. Imwalle, chair of Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP ‘s real estate practice group, specializes in matters concerning land use and environmental law, with expertise in in CEQA and NEPA matters. He acts as lead counsel for both private and public developers, including high profile clients such as Google LLC and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Danna M. Kozerski at Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP represents clients across a range of commercial real estate transactions with a current focus on distressed assets. One of Kozerski’s key clients is the Gerrity Group, for whom she achieved a loan financing of $225m.

Scott Schneider at Shartsis Friese LLP specializes in commercial leasing. With a dual focus on both California and New York markets, Schneider has a diverse high-profile client base, particularly in the tech industry.

Tara Shabahang at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is a real estate attorney who specializes in real estate financing. Her practice focuses on commercial financing, acquisitions and dispositions. Shabahang serves as lead counsel for high profile real estate developers such as Jay Paul Company and Urban Catalyst.

Denis F. Shanagher at Duane Morris LLP maintains a practice on complex real estate and construction matters. He has expertise in contract drafting, negotiation, and complex construction disputes. He also serves as counsel for construction negligence cases, for a range of clients within the real estate and construction industry.

Jake Storms , at Cox, Castle & Nicholson , specializes in acquisitions, land/site control, and project development. As lead counsel on several oil, gas, and mineral development projects, Storm advises on complex title and survey issues. He represents high-profile developers, lenders and investors as Avantus Clean Energy and Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

Sigrid R. Waggener at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is a real estate attorney, who specializes in land use and energy practice. With a practice focus on energy development, infrastructure development and large-scale commercial development, Waggener represents a large scale of clients, ranging from retailers to energy developers.