Life Sciences
- Representation of various public and private biotechnology companies, non-profit research institutes, CDMOs, medical device manufacturers and other cutting edge companies in the leasing and build-out of over 80 sites, including research and development laboratories, offices, vivariums and manufacturing facilities.
- Represented a publicly-traded biotechnology company in the $85.6-million refinancing of its corporate office, laboratory and production facility in Los Angeles, California, leading the borrower’s legal team to a successful closing.
- Lead tenant-side lease negotiations for a 535,000-square-foot, build-to-suit headquarters for a publicly traded biotechnology company, the then-largest leasing transaction in San Diego history by dollar value.
- Represented a publicly traded biotechnology company in the sale-leaseback of its 18.4-acre, 250,000-square-foot headquarters in Carlsbad, California, to Oxford Properties.
- Represented a publicly traded biotechnology company in negotiating a lease for its 133,896-square-foot research & development facility in San Francisco, California, in a converted office tower.
- Represented a private biotechnology company in the build-to-suit leasing and build-out of a 94,500-square-foot FDA-regulated production facility in Sacramento, California.
Industrial/Technology
- Lead complex lease negotiations on behalf of a venture-backed aerospace company, successfully closing on its 180,000-square-foot headquarters, research and production facility in Torrance, California.
- Represented a start-up company in negotiating a lease for its 16,000 square foot defense products research and development facility in El Segundo, California.
- Represented an established clothing brand in negotiating a lease of a 185,000 square foot semi-automated distribution facility.
- Represented a venture-backed company in negotiating construction contracts for a food bioprinting production facility in San Diego, California.
Hospitality
- Representation of a developer client in the financing, ownership and management of the Fairmont Austin, in Austin, Texas, including leading the borrower-side legal team in the successful closing of a $430-million CMBS refinancing of the hotel.
- Provide on-going strategic advice, contracts negotiation, operational advice and dispute resolution on behalf of the ownership group of a historic hotel in Santa Monica, California.
- Representation of a developer client in the development and financing of a planned 1,150-room luxury hotel in downtown San Diego, California, including negotiating the hotel management and technical service agreements with a luxury hotel management brand.
- Advise a limited partner investor group in the development and re-structuring of a luxury residential, hotel and private beach and golf club resort in Los Cabos, Mexico.
- Represented the owner of an island in negotiating a resort management agreement and related documents for the development of the island into a world-class, super luxury resort in the Bahamas.
- Represented a mid-sized national hotel chain in the closing of a $110-million financial re-structuring of twelve mid-market hotels on the west coast, as well as the disposition of five other hotels in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
Other Real Estate Development and Investment
- On-going representation of a private client in partnership matters, operations and dispositions of a family-owned real estate portfolio in Northern California.
- Representation of a cutting-edge industrial design company in its $100-million+ acquisition and redevelopment of multiple historic properties in San Francisco, California.
- Representation of the developer in the master development of Manchester Pacific Gateway, six city blocks in downtown San Diego under a long-term ground lease with the U.S. Navy, including the closed sale of a leasehold interest in five of the blocks to IQHQ.
- Represented a space exploration company in a public-private partnership leading to the development of a new spaceport, including development of forms and procedures for public use of the spaceport and joint equipment-licensing arrangements.
- Provide strategy advice to clients regarding construction licensing, brokerage licensing, accessibility issues and RESPA Section 8(a).
Clean Energy / Environmental Technology
- Represented a venture-backed energy company in negotiating multiple executed feedstock and offtake agreements for the production, distribution and sale of hydrogen, and the development of a hydrogen production facility Valdosta, Georgia.
- Represented an industry-leading data center company in negotiating and closing its $1-billion credit facility used to finance and build out five data centers across the United States.
- Represented multiple companies in successfully negotiating power purchase agreements.
- Represented a private equity fund focusing on clean energy in multiple joint ventures and investments in clean energy projects.
In addition, David has extensive pro bono involvement in affordable housing, as well as representation of a youth homeless services organization, low-income entrepreneurs, and other nonprofit community organizations.
