Our real estate section provides comprehensive legal services to a wide array of real estate clients. We have substantial expertise in all areas of real estate transactional and litigation work. We represent investors, developers, buyers, sellers, owners, managers, landlords and tenants both locally and nationally.
We serve as counsel to many major industry participants requiring outstanding quality and depth in legal services, such as investor/developers, senior and health care providers, shopping centers, and public agencies. Our real estate lawyers are known for their proficiency, creativity, effective advocacy and practical dealmaking.
Our Expertise
- Entity Formation and Tax Counseling
- Land Use and Development
- Project Financing
- Property Acquisitions and Sales
- Leasing and Lease Litigation
- Environmental Compliance
- Construction Issues and Disputes
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
For a more in-depth overview of our capabilities, please refer to our real estate and environmental brochures.
Publications
- Traps for the Unwary: Hold Harmless Clauses
- Managing Soil Vapor Intrusion Risks in Real Estate Transactions
- "San Francisco's Green Building Ordinance: All That Glitters..."
- GreenFinanceSF Plans Commercial Pilot Program (2010)
- Integrated Project Delivery: The Game Changer
- REMINDER: HUD Loan and Grant Financing Incentives Available Under the Green Retrofit Program (2009)
- San Francisco Amends its Green Building Ordinance to Comply with CalGreen
- Green Building Litigation: Summary of Cases and Analysis of Trends
- Disability Access Disclosed
- Green Refinance Plus: A New Option for Senior Care Refinancing and Aquisitions
- Green Lease Fundamentals for Tenants
- Design-Build is Gaining Traction in the Public Sector
- Model Green Lease Rider
- Groundbreaking Development in Future of P3s in California
- San Francisco’s Energy Performance Ordinance: Spotlighting Commercial Building Energy Use
- What is Green Refinance Plus and can you qualify?
- Satisfaction Clauses: Do They Really Mean What They Say?
- The New Notice of Mechanic’s Lien: A New Way to Lose Your Lien Rights
- HUD Loan and Grant Financing Incentives Available Under the Green Retrofit Program
- Making Sense of CalGreen
- Proposed Ordinance Will Require Ventilation System Installation for Many Projects in San Francisco’s SOMA District and Elsewhere Near Major Roadways
- California’s New Green Building Standards
- The New Notice of Mechanic’s Lien: A New Opportunity to Resolve Contractor Claims Before Your Property is Encumbered?
- Three Important New Actions Taken By San Francisco Board of Supervisors To Control Medical and Recreational Cannabis Facilities
- San Francisco Reworks its Program for Requiring Developers to Assist With Affordable Housing
- As of June 1, 2013, Compliance Required for New Disabled Access Local Rules for Non-Residential Properties, Under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 38
- San Francisco's Tree Ordinance: New Rules Helping Property Owners Taking Effect this July 1
- Recent Court of Appeals Case May Give San Francisco Developers More Apartment Units Per Lot If Otherwise A Development is Not Feasible
- Changes Proposed to the Sale of Transferable Development Rights in San Francisco Will Open the Market Once Again
- July 1, 2013 Is the Final Date to Take Advantage of a San Francisco Development Impact Fee Deferral Program
- The City Has Decided that Projects Within the Pool of 375 Efficiency Dwelling Units To Be Approved Will Not Be Decided by Lottery
- Appellate court clears way for Presidio Parkway Project to move forward as a Public-Private Partnership
- Hanson Bridgett's Legal Corner: The November 2nd Battle
- New and Retroactive Seismic Improvement Requirements Affecting Older San Francisco Buildings: How Property Purchases and Refinancings May Be Affected
- New State Law Requires Commercial Real Estate Brokers And Agents to Disclose Dual Agency Representation
- Update: State Water Resources Control Board Releases Proposed Regulatory Framework to Implement the Drought Executive Order
- San Francisco Supervisors Make Major Changes to Housing Laws During the Most Recent Month
- Court Strikes Down Alameda Impact Fees in Boatworks, LLC v. City of Alameda
- New COPA Policy Now in Effect as of June 2, 2019
- An Interview with New Hanson Bridgett Partner, Anita Zerounian
- Supreme Court's Koontz Ruling a Victory for Landowners
- DRE Implements Petition Process for Removing Discipline Information from Website
- CEQA Law Change: After Ten Years, San Francisco Permit Holders Do Not Have To Wait Until Construction Starts To Be Free of Appeals of Their Permits
- California Supreme Court Upholds CEQA Exemption Despite Potential Environmental Impacts
- When does a TIC Agreement Create a Partnership?
- Drought State of Emergency: Mandatory Water Use Reduction Extended to October 2016
- Removal Of Housing Units (Legal Or Not) Becomes Even Harder In San Francisco
Brochures
- Real Estate
- Creditor's Rights & Bankruptcy
- Health / Senior Care Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance
- Land Use
- Construction
- Green Building
- Banking & Financial Services
- International Capabilities
- Real Estate Litigation
- Shopping Centers
- Infrastructure