Real Estate
Investors, developers, and property owners rely on Downey Brand’s capabilities to guide them through every phase of a real estate project. Our attorneys have the depth of experience and industry knowledge to assist clients in analyzing real estate opportunities that will advance their interests.
From environmental and title due diligence, to land purchase and financing, and through the approval process with local and state agencies, our attorneys are there to keep the project on track and close the deal. Our industry team brings together real estate, finance, environmental, and land use attorneys, providing clients a comprehensive and efficient response to the challenges and opportunities of any real estate project.
Our diverse client base is representative of our firm and includes manufacturers, agricultural growers and processors, investors, tenants, and owners whose properties include office buildings, retail centers, mixed-used developments, and industrial office parks throughout the region. With years of experience and an understanding of the many variables of a real estate project, our team knows how to close the deal to meet our client’s goals.
Selected Experience
- Represented several lenders in connection with all real estate aspects of financings secured by solar and wind generation projects in California.
- Represented national investment management and consulting firm in connection with an approximately 123,000 square foot office building lease to the State of California.
- Represented a retail developer in connection with the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of several anchored shopping centers in Northern California.
Trade Groups
- Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)
- Bay Planning Coalition (BPC)
- California Business Properties Association (CBPA)
- California Real Estate for Women (CREW)
- California Retailers Association (CRA)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Lambda Alpha Land Economics Society (LAI)
- NAIOP, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
- North State Building Industry Association (BIA)
- Real Estate and Construction Networking, Sacramento (RECON)
- Sacramento Association of Realtors (SAR)
- Urban Land Institute (ULI)
- Represented several lenders in connection with all real estate aspects of financings secured by solar and wind generation projects in California.
- Represented national investment management and consulting firm in connection with an approximately 123,000 square foot office building lease to the State of California.
- Represented a health care organization in connection with the financing, entitlement development and leasing of several medical office building and hospital projects in Northern California.
- Represented a retail developer in connection with the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of several anchored shopping centers in Northern California.
Kelly M. Breen
Kelly M. Breen
Counsel
Kelly Breen has a proven track record of helping clients navigate complex business issues with a common sense approach that achieves optimal results. She applies the right balance of aggressive advocacy, robust understanding of the law, and creative problem-solving to every case she handles.
Sacramento 916.520.5485
Counsel
Sacramento 916.520.5485
Kristin N. Capritto
Kristin N. Capritto
Partner
Kristin Capritto assists clients with all aspects of estate planning, trust administration, probate, business entities, and real estate transactions. Her alternative dispute resolution and negotiation expertise offers clients alternatives to litigation and adversarial proceedings.
Sacramento 916.520.5275
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5275
San Francisco 415.848.4818
Matthew W. Ellis
Partner
San Francisco 415.848.4846
Danielle R. Stephens
Danielle R. Stephens
Partner
Danielle Stephens is a skilled transactional attorney who assists clients with commercial real estate leasing, financing (including CMBS and SBA loans), acquisitions and sales, easements, and title matters with a focus on contractual negotiations requiring collaborative deal-making. She also advises on matters involving contaminated properties including due diligence and remediation.
Sacramento 916.520.5475
Partner
Sacramento 916.520.5475
Madeline R. Weissman
Madeline R. Weissman
Associate
Madeline Weissman uses her background in litigation, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and water law to advise public agencies and private clients on regulatory and land use entitlement issues governing real estate developments, renewable energy facilities, applications for and compliance with water quality permits, and ground and surface water issues throughout California.
San Francisco 415.848.4812
Associate
San Francisco 415.848.4812
Announcements
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August 6, 2021Downey Brand Welcomes Senior Associate Kimberly Gambrall
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March 8, 2021Real Estate Partner Marc Centor Joins Downey Brand’s San Francisco Office
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October 20, 2020Downey Brand Welcomes Madeline R. Weissman to its San Francisco Office
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February 7, 2020Danielle Stephens Rejoins Downey Brand as a Partner
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January 2, 2020Downey Brand Welcomes Aaron Johnson to Estate Planning and Taxation Practices in Sacramento
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December 12, 2017Downey Brand Names Six New Partners
In the News
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July 16, 2014Mercury Cleaners Saved, Will Move Across 16th Street
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Speaking Engagements / Events
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December 9, 2021Housing and CEQA
Panelist, CLE International 17th Annual CEQA Conference - Year in Review -
November 9, 2021How Nonprofits Introduce Children and Youth to Opportunities in the Built Environment
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September 22, 2021Investing in Ag Land – Why it’s a Smart Investment
Webinar Hosted by Downey Brand and CAPTRUST -
March 16, 2021Defensible Spaces: How Updates to State and Local Codes Aim to Achieve Wildfire Prevention in California
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May 10, 2019Resiliency for a Vibrant Bay Area
Panelist, Bay Planning Coalition’s 2019 Spring Summit
Legal Alerts
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January 8, 2016The California Supreme Court’s CEQA Docket Comes To A Dramatic Close For The Year, Resolving That EIRs Need Not Address The Environment’s Impacts On A Project
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December 2, 2015California Supreme Court Strictly Interprets State Fully Protected Species Statute and Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Inadequate in Newhall Ranch EIR
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October 30, 2015Update: Berkeley Hillside Case Ends With Victory for Lead Agency in Court of Appeal
Land Use Law -
June 6, 2015Appeals Court Decides Crucial Case On State Fish And Wildlife’s Extension Of Streambed Alteration Limits To Existing Water Diversions
Water Law -
March 4, 2015California Supreme Court Delivers Long-Awaited Ruling In Berkeley Hillside
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May 2010Your Purchase Agreement May be an Unenforceable Option
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March 5, 2010July 1st: May be Able to Deter ADA Plaintiff’s Lawsuits With New ADA-Focused Inspections
Real Estate Law
Publications
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August/September 2021District Court Pulls the Plug on California Restaurant Association Challenge to City’s Ban on Natural Gas Infrastructure in New Construction
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 11 -
March 2020Update: Signature Gatherers and Solicitors
California Grocer, Issue 1 -
April 2016Family Farm and Ranch Business Succession
Inside the Minds: Family and Business Succession Planning, 2016 Ed., Aspatore Books -
August 2012Legal Issues in Vineyard Development and Expansion
California Association of Winegrape Growers