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
- What is Green Refinance Plus and can you qualify?
- Making Sense of CalGreen
- The New Notice of Mechanic’s Lien: A New Opportunity to Resolve Contractor Claims Before Your Property is Encumbered?
- Managing Soil Vapor Intrusion Risks in Real Estate Transactions
- GreenFinanceSF Plans Commercial Pilot Program (2010)
- California’s New Green Building Standards
- Groundbreaking Development in Future of P3s in California
- Satisfaction Clauses: Do They Really Mean What They Say?
- The New Notice of Mechanic’s Lien: A New Way to Lose Your Lien Rights
- REMINDER: HUD Loan and Grant Financing Incentives Available Under the Green Retrofit Program (2009)
- Green Lease Fundamentals for Tenants
- Disability Access Disclosed
- San Francisco Amends its Green Building Ordinance to Comply with CalGreen
- Green Refinance Plus: A New Option for Senior Care Refinancing and Aquisitions
- Traps for the Unwary: Hold Harmless Clauses
- "San Francisco's Green Building Ordinance: All That Glitters..."
- HUD Loan and Grant Financing Incentives Available Under the Green Retrofit Program
- Integrated Project Delivery: The Game Changer
- Model Green Lease Rider
- San Francisco’s Energy Performance Ordinance: Spotlighting Commercial Building Energy Use
- DRE Implements Petition Process for Removing Discipline Information from Website
- An Interview with New Hanson Bridgett Partner, Anita Zerounian
- Sex Trafficking Laws: Hospitality, Privacy and Potential Liability – What Happens in That Hotel Room...Matters.
- COVID-19 Considerations for Landlords & Property Managers
- Newsom Order Facilitates Local COVID-19 Eviction Restrictions
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Considerations for Private Lenders
- 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
- San Francisco's Tree Ordinance: New Rules Helping Property Owners Taking Effect this July 1
- Newsom Temporarily Bans Evictions of Residential Tenant’s Impacted by COVID-19
- Requesting Rent Abatement: A Practical Approach During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- San Francisco Extends Commercial Eviction Moratorium
- Construction of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly to Continue in Santa Clara County
- 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
- Update: State Water Resources Control Board Releases Proposed Regulatory Framework to Implement the Drought Executive Order
- 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
- Court Strikes Down Alameda Impact Fees in Boatworks, LLC v. City of Alameda
- California Governor's Executive Order to Utilize Hotels for Emergency Purposes
- When does a TIC Agreement Create a Partnership?
- New State Law Requires Commercial Real Estate Brokers And Agents to Disclose Dual Agency Representation
- Supreme Court's Koontz Ruling a Victory for Landowners
- As of June 1, 2013, Compliance Required for New Disabled Access Local Rules for Non-Residential Properties, Under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 38
- California Supreme Court Upholds CEQA Exemption Despite Potential Environmental Impacts
- Green Building Litigation: Summary of Cases and Analysis of Trends
- Design-Build is Gaining Traction in the Public Sector
- New State Guidelines Clarify When Leases of Local Agency-Owned Land are Subject to the Surplus Land Act
- Governor Newsom’s 'Stay at Home' Order Allows Construction to Continue, but Many Cities and Counties are Banning Most Construction
- Project Approved Pursuant to SB 35 Streamlining Procedures Survives Court Challenge
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