Experience

• Representation of Idaho-based Coleman Homes in the acquisition of substantially all of its assets and operations by Toll Brothers, a national builder of luxury homes.
• Representation of resort owner in the sale of a destination ski and summer resort in Idaho.
• Representation of various solar energy facility developers in the acquisition or leasing of numerous project sites and the negotiation and drafting of various access and transmission easements.
• Representation of regional medical center in the acquisition, development, and leasing of various medical and office facilities including an office complex containing over 600,000 square feet of building area.
• Representation of major supermarket/pharmacy chain in the acquisition of numerous store sites and the acquisition and development of numerous grocery and pharmacy-anchored shopping centers.
• Representation of major life insurance company in the documentation of more than 50 different real estate-secured loans, ranging from $1 million to $86 million.
• Representation of national real estate syndicator in the acquisition and finance of numerous income properties.
• Representation of homebuilders and investors in the acquisition of various residential developments and parcels for development.
• Representation of various investors in the acquisition of multifamily housing projects.
• Representation of the developer of a mixed-use condominium development on an urban, brownfield site.
• Representation of landowner in the annexation and rezone of land to be developed as an industrial park.
• Representation of various developers and investors in connection with tax increment financing agreements.
• Representation of various landowners in connection with IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges.
• Representation of insurance company in the due diligence review associated with the acquisition of tax credits arising from a wind farm development.
• Representation of major landholder in the drafting of a form wind energy evaluation and lease agreement and a mineral exploration and lease agreement.
• Representation of various clients in the acquisition of various food processing facilities.
• Representation of major food processing company in the acquisition and rezoning of land to be developed as a food processing facility.
• Representation of another major food processing company in the acquisition of a new corporate headquarters building.
• Representation of food processing company in a real estate exchange with an adjoining landowner.
• Representation of multibillion-dollar private equity fund in the due diligence review for the potential acquisition of a large, planned community development.
• Representation of the developer of a luxury hotel/condo project in all aspects of property acquisition, due diligence, and entitlements.
• Representation of landowner in the annexation and rezoning of real estate for development of a mixed-use planned community.
• Representation of major forest products company in the real estate aspects related to disposition of a lumber mill and the acquisition of a wood chipping operation.
• Representation of manufacturer of commercial building materials in the acquisition, sale, and leaseback of multiple production facilities in several states.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

• Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2005–present
• Named by Best Lawyers^® as Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Boise, 2017
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America^® (currently: Real Estate Law), 2012–2023
• Listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers^® (Real Estate, Land Use, Corporate), 2007–2022
• Selected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Idaho) by Chambers USA (currently: Real Estate), 2004–2022
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell^®
• Office Managing Partner, Stoel Rives LLP, Boise Office, 2009–2012

Civic Activities

• Member, Urban Land Institute, 2003–present
• Chair, Idaho District Council of the Urban Land Institute, 2004–2007
• Director, Downtown Boise Association, 2004–2010
• President, Downtown Boise Association, 2007–2008
• Director, Bogus Basin Recreational Association, 2005–2014
• Chair of the Board, Bogus Basin Recreational Association, 2012–2014
• Member, Building Owners and Managers Association of Boise, Idaho, 1995–2000
• Officer and Director, Building Owners and Managers Association of Boise, Idaho, 1996–1999

Insights & Presentations

• “Avoiding Premises Liability Under Idaho’s Recreational Use Statute,” Idaho Business Review, December 31, 2015
• “Real Estate Issues” Chapter, The Law of Biorefineries and Advanced Biofuels, Stoel Rives LLP, 2012 Edition
• Idaho chapter of The Law of Distressed Real Estate (edited by Professor Baxter Dunaway)
• Idaho chapter of the State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases (edited by Mark A. Senn, Esq.)
• Various articles published in the Idaho Business Review and the Puget Sound Business Journal

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