Acquisitions and Dispositions

• Represented donor in charitable donation of 145 acres of real property to a California County as a qualified conservation contribution under Federal tax laws.

Real Estate Finance

• Represented state agency in $20+ million portfolio loan sale to out-of-state bank.

Corporate and Securities

• Represented company in multi-million dollar buy-out of principal shareholder and restructuring and collateralization of related entities.

Business Formation and Counseling

• Obtained a favorable opinion letter from the California Attorney General in defense of the interests of an educational nonprofit corporation.

• Served as a team member for a $40+ million real property acquisition and entity reorganization.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Assisted in the drafting, negotiating and closing of a $24 million stock sale on behalf of 23 sellers to an out-of-state corporate purchaser.

• Negotiated and closed an $18+ million stock sale with an out-of-state corporate purchaser.

• Conducted due diligence review of an out-of-state cooperative corporation with $3 billion in sales for purposes of a merger with a California client.

• Closed various real estate purchases and sales in connection with business acquisitions.

Partnerships, Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures

• Represented company in $2.3 million repurchase and liquidation of foreign LLC member.

• Represented agricultural partnership in conversion of entity, sale of majority interests to out-of-state purchaser and sale of related real property.

Tax

• Represented individual clients in tax protests before the California Franchise Tax Board.