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PRACTICE
My practice includes all areas of advice to real estate and retail clients, with emphasis on retail
leasing, acquisitions, dealing with mall landlords and tenancy issues in malls, development of
ground up properties, and establishing and managing an efficient retail development system.
EDUCATION
LEGAL PRACTICE
I have a general real estate and business practice, with emphasis on retail leasing, development and dispute resolution related to real estate.
Much of my current work focuses on representing retail chains, including the following: Representative Retail Clients
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
I worked for Starbucks Coffee Company for thirteen years, beginning in 1993 as a leasing attorney. I was promoted within the legal department and eventually was asked to join the business department at Starbucks. Over eight years, I played a variety of roles, ranging from the development of high profile multi-store relationships to leading the mall development program to leading teams in negotiations and development of licensed stores.Retail Roll-Out I have led or contributed to Starbucks programs that allowed a company to expand from a "standing start" to rapidly accelerating growth. I have established or led such programs for street-front leasing, mall leasing, alliance development, and franchise networks. Training I frequently provide training in any area related to store development processes, including lease negotiation, franchising and licensing regulations and development, sales and deal negotiation, site selection, and proforma analysis. LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE
In joining Opus Law Group, I have returned to my original profession, practicing law. My practice now involves regular representations of retailers, restaurant operators, and others in leasing and purchasing real estate. My clients range from multi-national companies to national chains to individual business owners. While my primary focus is real estate, I have also assisted clients in financing transactions, due diligence investigations, and construction contracts.My earlier experience included a federal clerkship, following by practice at private law firms in Seattle. During that time I developed a general transactional real estate practice, while also handling construction arbitrations and general business matters for several outside clients. My first ten years of practice included all aspects of real estate law, ranging from complex development and lending transactions to sophisticated ground leases, space leases, and condominium arrangements. I also handled litigation with a real estate connection, ranging from multi-state litigation for a savings and loan company to local arbitrations, foreclosures and boundary disputes. Representative Transactions (recent)
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