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Real Estate Practice

The real estate group at Wendel Rosen represents a wide range of corporate, small business, and individual clients in all aspects of real estate matters.

Whether acquiring or disposing of a piece or property, negotiating a lease or easement, drafting escrow instructions, addressing use restrictions, or structuring a complex financing arrangement, firm attorneys bring considerable experience to your matter.

Many of the attorneys in the group have particular expertise in complex disciplines, such as Land Use/CEQA, Environmental, Construction, Tax and other related areas. In addition, the firm's Litigation attorneys are experienced at resolving disputes arising from real estate matters through traditional and alternative dispute resolution methods, such as arbitration and mediation.

As experts in the field, many of the firm's attorneys speak before real estate industry trade groups at conferences and symposiums. They are also frequent authors for articles and professional education reference books.

Typical matters handled by this group include:

  • Commercial leases
  • Redevelopment matters
  • Brokerage agreements
  • Boundary and easement matters
  • Complex financing and deal structuring
  • Ground leases
  • Acquisitions and sales
  • Option agreements
  • Security instruments

  • Subdivisions
  • Covenants, conditions & restrictions (CC&Rs)
  • Homeowners associations
  • Disabled Access Counseling
  • Land use and permitting
  • Rezoning
  • Entitlements
  • Escrow and title matters
  • Eminent domain
  • Real estate insurance coverage

Representative Oakland Development Matters

Attorneys:

C. Gregg Ankenman Les A. Hausrath   Daniel B. Myers
  Joan M. Cambray   Sarah R. Houghland     Thomas A. Palmer
  Carl D. Ciochon   Sidney A. Israels     Neal A. Parish
  Steven J. Cramer   Patricia A. Kim     David L. Preiss
  Matthew E. Dambrov   Jennifer A. Lewis     Pamela Schock Mintzer
  Michael A. Dean   Howard W. Lind     Robert D. Shantz
  Aleka Skouras Eisentraut   Bruce Lymburn     Richard A. Sipos
  Tracy Green   Leonard E. Marquez     R. Zachary Wasserman
  Charles A. Hansen   Steven M. Morger     Richard P. Waxman
  John A. Harkavy   Garret D. Murai     Timothy S. Williams