Acquisitions & Dispositions Engagements

• Equity Office/Cornerstone Properties Merger - We advised Cornerstone Properties, Inc. in the $18 billion combined merger with Equity Office Properties.  The deal was one of the nation’s largest real estate combinations ever and involved properties throughout the nation.

• Kaiser Center – We represented The Swig Company in its acquisition of the Kaiser Center, a 900,000-plus square foot mixed-use complex, in Oakland, California.

• Levi Strauss & Co. - One of the best known retailers in the United States, we represent Levi’s in a large variety of real estate transactions throughout the country, including the disposition of manufacturing and distribution facilities and the negotiation of office and industrial leases.

• Mariner's Island - We represented the owners of this former headquarters of Franklin Resources in the sale of the property to Keynote Systems.  The sales price set a new benchmark for prices in the Mid-Peninsula market.

• San Ysidro Ranch - The San Ysidro Ranch is an exclusive hotel property in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains in Montecito, California.  We represented Auberge Resorts in connection with the sale of the Ranch to Ty Properties, Inc.  In connection with the sale, we negotiated a hotel management agreement, under which Auberge continues to manage the property.