Intro
Mohammad practices commercial litigation with an emphasis on real estate matters, serving as leader of the Real Estate Litigation Group. He handles a diverse range of litigation that includes lease and contract actions, partition actions, debt collection cases, partnership and joint venture disputes, voidable transfer claims, and bankruptcy matters. He also represents Santa Clara Stadium Authority, the public agency owner of Levi's Stadium, in multiple lawsuits regarding the stadium and its operations.
With litigation experience spanning a broad spectrum of industries, Mohammad has represented and advised real estate owners, managers and developers, shopping centers, health and senior care providers, and public agencies. He has litigated the enforcement of leases, as well as business and purchase-sale agreements to recover money or regain possession of property, and has experience using provisional remedies to obtain faster results for clients. He has also worked on numerous eviction cases for both commercial and residential premises.
Pro Bono
Mohammad has served on the Board of Directors for the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He also served for the Bar Association of San Francisco's Courthouse Landlord/Tenant Project, conducting settlement negotiations on behalf of low-income tenants defending against evictions.
Areas of Focus
Education
Admissions and Courts
Role
Management Committee, Member
Real Estate Litigation Practice Leader
Shopping Center Practice Leader
Diversity & Inclusion Network, Member
Levi’s Stadium. Successfully litigated a rent arbitration to increase the annual rent owed by the 49ers for Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Lead litigation counsel for multiple lawsuits pertaining to Stadium management and monetary claim disputes.
Property Developer. Successfully defended a property developer and landlord in a six-month arbitration pertaining to breach of contract claims, property tax issues, and damages in an alleged amount of $300 million.
Shopping Centers. Represent community, regional, and international shopping centers in lease disputes, including those relating to non-payment of rent, exclusives, tenant improvements, defaults and tenant holdovers.
Partnership Disputes. Represent clients in cases involving ownership and breach of partnership agreement disputes.
Property Owners. Represent property owners in easement and boundary disputes, property management disputes, and real estate partition proceedings.
Property sales. Represent clients in cases involving failure to disclose and breach of purchase-sale agreement claims.
Provisional Remedies. Represent clients in debt collection cases and enforcement of contracts, including successfully obtaining provisional remedies and attachment orders.
Bankruptcy Creditor’s Claims. Represent clients in national bankruptcy matters as creditor’s counsel.
BASF Justice and Diversity Center Board of Directors
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
International Council of Shopping Centers
Bar Association of San Francisco
Outstanding Volunteer Award, Justice & Diversity Center of BASF (2013)
Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services (2005, 2011)
"Post-COVID Vacancies: Case Study on San Francisco's Efforts and Challenges to Relet and Revitalize," ICSC Law Conference in Florida (October 2024)
"May the Lease Be With You, Though the Enforce May Not: Lessons Learned from Litigating Lease Clauses," ICSC Law Conference in San Antonio (October 2017)
"Terminating Commercial Tenancies," Lorman Seminar on Landlord-Tenant Law (February 2014)
"Commercial Evictions," Lorman Seminar on Landlord-Tenant Law (August 2012)
"Evictions: Dark Side of Property Management," LeadingAge, CA (May 2007)