Experience

• Representation of King County Metro in negotiating a complex development agreement, long-term ground lease, and ancillary easements and agreements for a transit-oriented development project that will include 232 affordable housing units on King County Metro-owned property in the Northgate neighborhood in Seattle.
• Representation of commercial real estate company that currently manages more than 4.5 million square feet of space in leasing transactions including:
  • The 20,000-square-foot lease by PCC Community Markets in the Rainier Square Development for its flagship store. PCC is the largest community-owned food market in the United States and the first major grocer to lease space in downtown Seattle in more than a decade.
  • Joint venture with property developer in leasing of a 700,000-square-foot Bellevue Distribution Center.
  • The 270,000-square-foot lease to an international law firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
• Representation of membership warehouse club with ground leasing and related matters for hundreds of retail locations throughout the United States.
• Representation of retailer specializing in outdoor recreation gear, sporting goods and apparel in leasing and related matters for 24 retail store leases totaling approximately 360,000 square feet of space.
• Representation of manufacturer of wireless technology as tenant in connection with a 90,000-square-foot office lease in Bellevue, Washington, and a 50,000-square-foot office lease in Mountain View, California.
• Representation of West Coast-based real estate investment company in the leasing of over one million square feet of office and retail space in the Seattle/Bellevue area.
• Representation of international closed-end real estate investment fund in the leasing of over 500,000 square feet of office and retail space in the greater Seattle area and the drafting and negotiation of commercial property management agreements in 20 first-class office properties nationwide.
• Representation of real estate company that acquires, develops, manages, and invests in real estate assets within the western U. S. in multiple matters, including:
  • Sale of a 170,000-square-foot office space to the Environmental Protection Agency at the Park Place Building in Seattle, Washington.
  • Sale of a 100,000-square-foot office space to the Northwest Evaluation Association, a nonprofit organization in the education sector based in Portland, Oregon.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

• Included in The Best Lawyers in America^® (currently: Real Estate Law), 2023
• Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
• Member, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
• Member, NAIOP
• Member, American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Member, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• King County Bar Association

Civic Activities

• Affiliate Faculty, Real Estate Law, University of Washington Department of Real Estate/Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, 2015–present
• Nonprofit Board Member, Seattle German Language School
• Nonprofit Board Member, Hilltop Children’s Center

Insights & Presentations

• Co-author, “Landlords Can Enforce ‘Holdover’ Tenancy When Business Premises Are Left in a Dilapidated State,” Daily Journal of Commerce, October 6, 2022
• Co-author, “Key Issues to Consider in Commercial Lease Termination Agreements,” Daily Journal of Commerce, March 4, 2022
• Speaker, “Common Sense Approaches to Working WITH Your Landlord during the COVID–19 Pandemic,” The Seattle CFO Leadership Council, April 2020
• Co-chair and speaker, “Annual Market Update: Broker Perspectives,” 31st Annual Advanced Conference On Commercial Real Estate Leases, December 2019
• Author, “Regional Real Estate Practice Guide: Washington,” Chambers USA: Regional Real Estate guide, 2018
• Co-chair and speaker, “Annual Market Update: Broker Perspectives,” “The Current Most Contested Issues in Negotiating Lease Provisions,” 28th Annual Advanced Conference On Commercial Real Estate Leases, December 2016
• Co-chair and speaker, “The Current Most Contested Issues in Negotiating Lease Provisions,” “Leading Broker’s Panel on Today’s Leasing Market,” 27th Annual Advanced Conference On Commercial Real Estate Leases, December 2015
• Co-chair and speaker, “The 10 Most Contested Issues in Negotiating Lease Provisions,” “Leading Broker’s Panel on Today’s Leasing Market,” 26th Annual Advanced Conference On Commercial Real Estate Leases, December 2014
• Co-chair and speaker, “How Leading Brokers Perceive the Market,” 25th Annual Advanced Conference on Commercial Real Estate Leases, December 2013
• “The Past, Present and Future of Shopping Center REAs,” International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Annual U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, October 2013

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