Representative Work
Representation for more than 15 years of Sutter Health and its affiliates, which together are one of the largest privately held owners of real property in the State of California, in all aspects of real estate, including land and other real property acquisitions, easements, ground leases and office leases.
Representation of several large, local physician practice groups in the incorporation of practices and continued provision of corporate counseling and advice.
Representation of a large local developer in the acquisition of various apartment complexes, which included documenting and negotiating SBA loans and complying with HUD requirements.
Representation of various local real estate developers and others in the acquisition, development and divestiture of improved and unimproved real estate, which included performing due diligence for purposes of opining as counsel and negotiating the terms of commitments, loan agreements, notes, deeds of trust, security agreements, stock pledges and guaranties.
Representation of a large California retail fertilizer company in the purchase of a competitor’s business. Purchase included contaminated real property undergoing cleanup. Representation involved review of numerous environmental reports and extensive negotiation of terms of remediation responsibility of seller, guaranties and general indemnifications; complicated calculations to determine equity-based purchase price; and the creation of an involved holdback account.
Representation of a corporate seller in the negotiation and documentation of the sale of a landfill site and business located in Elk Grove, California, which included extensive discussions regarding indemnification provisions and permitting responsibilities.
Representation of a corporation in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of the merger of companies engaged in similar business, including extensive review and analysis of financial condition of constituent and disappearing corporations.
Representation of a corporation acquiring a competing business and structuring and effecting a corporate reorganization, including the creation and merger of several subsidiaries.
Representation of various corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and limited partnerships from formation through dissolution, including providing ongoing counseling and business advice and preparing documents required to effect formation and/or dissolution.
Representation of one of Sacramento’s oldest companies in the sale of a note secured by real property valued at $25 million.
Representation of various clients in negotiating and documenting secured and unsecured loans ranging from $250,000 to $25,000,000.
Representation of several major California lenders in restructuring, modifying and extending various real estate, accounts receivable, stock and inventory secured loans in amounts varying from $1 million to $10 million. Representation included negotiation of forbearance and work-out agreements with borrowers and ultimately negotiating, documenting and effecting settlements with guarantors.
Representation of purchasers and sellers in a variety of mergers and acquisition transactions of businesses ranging in type from manufacturing to service companies and in size from several hundred thousand dollars to $20 million with emphasis on compliance with California bulk transfers law and including extensive dealings with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Hart Scott Rodino filings.
Representation of one of the oldest Sacramento-based companies in the negotiation and sale of several parcels of commercial property in connection with closing its business operations.
Representation of various limited partnerships in the formation and the private placement of securities in offerings, including numerous real estate syndications.
Representation of several clients in connection with the acquisition or sale of physician and dental practices.