Derek's clients look to him for advice in all aspects of corporate, real estate and construction transactions. He has extensive experience in asset and equity transactions, including the acquisition, financing, and structuring of portfolio real estate transactions and equity and debt offerings.
Corporate. Derek has helped numerous companies prepare business plans, stock subscriptions, founder's agreements, private placement memorandums, and related documents essential to emerging companies. He advises investors and companies in debt and strategic financing rounds. He has considerable experience in negotiating and documenting corporate mergers and acquisitions, and partnership and joint venture agreements, as well as giving general business advice to start-up companies.
Venture Capital. Derek advises venture capital companies in unsecured and secured equity and debt offerings, including bridge and credit financings. He negotiates and documents stock purchase, investors’ rights and voting agreements in connection with preferred stock private offerings.
Real Estate. Derek frequently advises in-house corporate counsel, corporate real estate executives and principals in domestic and international real estate transactions. He has significant experience in the acquisition, development and leasing of office, R&D, laboratory, manufacturing and data center transactions. As a LEED® Accredited Professional, he places a particular emphasis on sustainable business issues, including sustainable building and design, "green" leasing and renewable energy. He has facilitated the closing of real estate transactions with an aggregate value of more than $500 million, and leasing of more than five million square feet of space throughout the United States and internationally.
Construction. Over the last decade, Derek has structured and negotiated the design/ build and validation of biopharmaceutical and other manufacturing facilities in Singapore, California and Oregon with an aggregate construction value of more than $1 billion. Derek understands the design, procurement, construction, automation and commissioning of manufacturing facilities, industrial plants, and related facilities.
General Counsel. Derek also serves as general counsel to corporations, including charitable organizations, in a wide variety of corporate and commercial transactions.
Publications
"Chapter 4: Green Building," California Construction Contracts, Defects, and Litigation, consulting and update author, Continuing Education of the Bar
"AB 32 Deconstructed: The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006," co-author, CEB Real Property Law Reporter (2008)
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