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Experience Leader of Downey Brand's Real Estate Practice Management Group. RALEY'S/BEL AIR MART In addition to performing real estate related work for over 150 shopping center sites for Raley's, Bel Air Mart, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source, Downey Brand also represents the Teel Family Trust, owner of these corporations as well as other real property holdings including Raley's Sierra Ranch, a 4,000 acre spread in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. Representation of Raley's/Bel Air Mart/Nob Hill Foods/Food Source includes title review and negotiation and preparation of documentation for its supermarkets, which includes anchor tenant leases, purchase agreements, development agreements, operation and easement agreements and agreements with governmental entities. This representation has included the acquisition of the Bel Air Mart and Nob Hill Foods chains. Downey Brand assisted Raley's in the development and financing of its $35 million warehouse distribution site in North Natomas. Raley's Landing Project is a 20-acre mixed use project on the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, California. Downey Brand worked in obtaining all entitlements for this site from the City of West Sacramento and its Redevelopment Agency through a Development Agreement and an Owner's Participation Agreement. We also participated in negotiations with CALSTRS which acquired land to build its corporate headquarters on the Project. We recently concluded negotiations with the City and Redevelopment Agency to add two additional city blocks to the Project for a residential element to be built by Signature Homes, and to add additional office space for acquisitions by Panattoni Development for a mixed use office, residential and retail high rise and by CalSTRS for new corporate headquarters. SACA DEVELOPMENT, LLC Has developed stand alone stores and small centers for Office Max, and has completed in Elk Grove a neighborhood center anchored by Pier 1 and Party America, with a food court including national tenants such as Chili's, Chipotle, Quizno's and Jamba Juice, and a 200,000 square foot power center whose anchors include Toys R Us, Sports Chalet, Jo Anne's, Pet Club and Sacramento Natural Foods Cooperative. We are currently working with Mr. Saca on a new 500,000 square foot center in Lincoln, California with Home Depot, Target, PetsMart, Staples, Ross Dress for Less and TJ Maxx. Pad users include Carl's Jr., Panera Bread, Mimi's Café, Chili's, Kragen Auto Parts, TGI Friday's, 1 st Bank and Panda Express. We are also assisting Mr. Saca in the development of The Towers, a project consisting of two 52 story condominium towers on Capitol Mall in downtown Sacramento . RED ROCK VENTURES, LLC Focusing on the central valley in Northern Nevada, this commercial developer specializes in retail strip centers and office business parks. Downey Brand LLP assists Red Rock Ventures in the acquisition and entitlement of real property, development and construction of its projects, leasing, sales and property management. We also advise on and prepare investment joint ventures for the company, including LLC's, limited partnerships and tenancy in common agreements. MAC MILLAN PARTNERS, LLC This commercial developer focuses on office and warehousing business parks in the greater Sacramento region including Roseville, Folsom, and El Dorado Hills. Having completed the acquisition, construction and leasing of two office parks in Folsom and El Dorado Hills, Downey Brand LLP is now a company in the leasing of a warehouse park of over 200,000 square feet in Roseville, and the acquisition of two 20-acre parcels for future commercial business parks in Roseville and Rancho Cordova . SIERRA CREST EQUITIES, LLC Formed in 1997 by former principals of Voit Development Company's Sacramento office, SCE a national developer of warehouse, office and retail projects. A recent transition involved a $32 million sale lease back transaction with Orgill, Inc. wherein three warehouses and an office building located in Tennessee, Georgia, and West Virginia were acquired and leased back to Orgill. The transaction also included a build-to-suit-lease for a new $10 million corporate office complex outside Memphis . STONE BROTHERS, CO Based in Stockton, this family-owned developer owns numerous retail centers throughout the Central Valley, including Sherwood Mall in Stockton . Downey Brand LLP assists this company in negotiating leases with anchor tenants such as Best Buy, as well as national tenants such as Brinker International (operator of Chili's, Macaroni Grill, On the Border and Rockfish Seafood Grill). THE GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION With over $4.3 billion in assets, The Golden 1 is one of the largest credit unions in the United States and, with its primary membership being California state employees, it has offices throughout the state. We have assisted The Golden 1 in acquiring branch sites through acquisition and leasing, and in leasing and managing the acquired sites. Downey Brand assisted The Golden 1 in its acquisition and development of a new 250,000 square foot headquarters building in Sacramento, California. IRWIN BANK Downey Brand represents Irwin Bank's Sacramento office, including its Real Estate Loan Department. For their department, Downey Brand prepares the documentation for real estate secured loans generally in excess of $2,000,000. We also assist the bank in it's due diligence of the secured property, including title review and review of environmental reports. HORIZON DAIRY, INC. Downey Brand has negotiated the acquisition of a 600 acre dairy ranch in South Sacramento County for Horizon, which included the negotiation of conservancy easements with The Nature Conservancy to offset the acquisition price. MEMBERSHIPS State Bar of California, Real Property Law Section, Former Executive Committee Member and Past Chair; Past Advisor; Former Legislative Analyst and Legislative Committee Chair and past chair of Sacramento/Central Valley Real Property Round Table Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Governing Committee, Past Member; Real Estate Advisory Board, Member Sacramento County Bar Association, Real Property Section, Member and Past President (2 terms); MCLE Committee Former Member; and Community Education Committee Former Member California Business Properties Association, Member; Membership Committee Co-Chair; Advisory Board Member; and Legal/Legislative Committee Member International Council of Shopping Centers, Member; Northern California Program Committee, Member ACRE (Association of Commercial Real Estate Brokers), Member Lambda Alpha International, Member Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Member EDUCATION University of Santa Clara, School of Law (J.D., 1982) University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (B.A., 1977) PUBLICATIONS CEB Real Property Journal, "The Serious Implications of Black Hill Investments," September 2007, Co-Author Continuing Education of the California State Bar (CEB), "Chapter 3: Letters of Intent," 2007 Real Property Sales Transactions, Co Author Continuing Education of the California State Bar (CEB), 2003 Legal Update Sales Transactions, Contributing Editor Continuing Education of the California State Bar (CEB), 2001 Legal Update Office Leasing, Contributing Author California Real Property Journal, "2000 Legislative Summary," as well as for the 6 previous annual legislative summaries for this publication, Author California Real Estate Law & Practice, Matthew Bende, 1999 edition, Consultant Probate & Property, "Using Letters of Intent in Real Estate Transactions," January/February 1997, Co-Author The Daily Recorder, Real Property Law, 1991-1995, Columnist Santa Clara Law Review, Former Associate Editor PRESENTATIONS International Council of Shopping Centers, 2006 ICSC Monterey Idea Exchange, "The Legal Panel," 2006, Moderator American Bar Association, 7th Annual Spring CLE and Committee Meeting, "Office Leasing," Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 1996; "Negotiating Letters of Intent to Lease," 1995, Moderator Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Annual Meeting of the State Bar, "Current Issues in Landlord/Tenant Law," 1993; "New Trends in Leasing," Annual Institute of Real Estate Law, 1995, Speaker CHARITABLE Business Council, Inc., San Joaquin County, Former Board Member Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services, Former Corporate Counsel Business Volunteers for the Arts, Past Volunteer Old Eagle Theatre, Former Board Member
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