Real Estate Updates from Nossaman LLP

The Journey to Partner

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PST

Nossaman Partner Danielle Gensch is included in a video feature on The Recorder's website called "The Journey to Partner," discussing her path to be...

Redevelopment Remains in Limbo

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PST

The fate of redevelopment has been hanging in the balance ever since Gov. Jerry Brown announced in January a plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies as part of his plan to balance California's sinking budget. After many fits and starts, on June 30, Brown signed into law AB 26 X1 and AB 27 ...

Usury: The Devil is in the Details

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PST

Hard money loans, secured by second deeds of trust, and the sale of fractionalized interest in the secured notes, is a high risk/high reward gambit. In the recent case of Creative Ventures, LLC v. Jim Ward & Associates (2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 1430, one risk that investors in tho...

Super Lawyers Recognizes Nossaman Attorneys in Northern California

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PST

Nossaman is pleased to announce that 10 partners have been named 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers. Represented in this year's list are Nossaman's Healthcare, Litigation, and Real Estate Practices.

Super Lawyers annually surveys attorneys across the country and uses a peer nomination...

Reversal of Unlawful Detainer Judgment Puts Evicting Landlord At Risk for Damages Action

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PST

A landlord of commercial premises, who believed it had evicted a tenant in accordance with all judicial process requirements, found itself defending an action for breach of contract damages brought by the tenant after the eviction. The case presents a challenge to landlords seeking to deter...

Nossaman Names New Assistant Managing Partner, Elevates Two Attorneys to Partnership

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

LOS ANGELES (March 16, 2011) – Nossaman LLP announced today that Kenneth S. Kramer, chair of the Real Estate Practice Group, has been named assistant managing partner of the Firm. Mr. Kramer resides in...

Top 2010 California Real Estate Deals

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 PST

Nossaman and Partner Karla MacCary are featured in the Daily Journal's special supplement "Top 2010 California Real Estate Deals" for the representation of a group of South Korean investors in the purchase of a San Francisco office to...

When a Stipulated Judgment Goes Awry

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 PST

Most eminent domain cases do not proceed to a full-blown jury trial. Most get settled somewhere along the way, and those settlements often come in the form of a stipulated judgment. When that happens, people tend to give little thought to a possible appeal down the road; after all, they've settle...

Bank-Owned Santa Barbara Land Trades Hands

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

Nossaman Partner Karla MacCary was mentioned in the Daily Journal article "Bank-Owned Santa Barbara Land Trades Hands" about the purchase of 160 acres of residential land in Santa Barbara County from a lender for $3 million. Ms. MacCary represented Burton Mesa LLC in its purchase of C...

2010 Eminent Domain: Year in Review

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

In contrast to 2009, eminent domain had a big year in 2010. The courts handed down several important decisions, and new legislation was proposed. On the ground, stimulus dollars reached local agencies and projects moved forward.

What follows is an eminent domain and tak...