Paul Nash has been promoted to partner at Allen Matkins, based in its San Francisco office.
SAN FRANCISCO—As the commercial real estate industry becomes more complex and difficult to navigate, developers, tenants and contractors often face legal challenges along the way. Whether it is assembling smaller parcels for a larger project, creating contracts to build complicated developments or negotiating knotty leases for tenants to occupy multi-use endeavors, legal counsel is often part of the equation.
To better navigate this constantly shifting landscape, Allen Matkins has elected Jeffrey Patterson as its new managing partner and promoted Paul Nash, Ariel Shaeps and Elizabeth Wilgenburg to partners, all effective July 1, 2019. Patterson's goal as new managing partner is to prepare Allen Matkins for the future of real estate law.
“As the firm transitions from the founders' generation into the next generation, we're refilling from our middle ranks with really talented attorneys, who I am confident are going to drive our success into the future,” Patterson tells GlobeSt.com. “Clients always want better, faster, more predictable services from their lawyers and we will work to innovate to try to deliver that to them.”
Allen Matkins' recent work involves creating leases for tenants to occupy buildings before approval or construction which creates challenges on both sides of the deal. Many issues must be laid out in contracts to prevent future conflicts, including when tenants will occupy, what the future rent will be and how it will be calculated, and how the agreement can be terminated and with what consequences.
“Paul, Ari and Liz are prime examples of how our firm provides the necessary resources to younger attorneys eager to expand their expertise and enhance their client service,” says David L. Osias, current managing partner of Allen Matkins. “All three of them have served as lead counsel on some of California's most notable real estate projects, so their elevation to partnership is well deserved.”
Allen Matkins specializes in real estate, litigation, labor, tax and business law, with more than 200 attorneys in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and San Diego. The firm was founded in 1977 by Fred Allen, Michael Matkins, Brian Leck, John Gamble and Richard Mallory.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
