Brandon Davis, Brad Kuhn Recognized as “Top Real Estate Lawyers" for 2025
Brandon Davis and Brad Kuhn were recognized as “Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers” (subscription required) by the Daily Journal, California’s leading legal newspaper. The list annually recognizes California lawyers whose work has a profound impact at both the state and national level.
The Daily Journal noted Brandon “has spent more than 20 years representing public agencies on critical transportation infrastructure projects throughout California and the U.S. He focuses on cutting-edge delivery methods that transform how communities access and navigate their cities.” It went on to say his recent work includes leading “Los Angeles World Airports on two transformational projects at LAX: the Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility and the Automated People Mover system. Both projects represent the city of Los Angeles’ first ventures into availability payment Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain public-private partnerships.” The Daily Journal wrote the Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility is “a $2 billion…project [that] stands as the largest rental car facility globally and the second-largest concrete building in the United States, trailing only the Pentagon.”
Speaking about his career, Brandon said he was “drawn to the practice because these projects can materially improve how people interface with the cities and regions they live in.” He added, “I love being able to show my children the tangible results of my work.”
The Daily Journal highlighted Brad—who serves as chair of the Firm’s Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation Group—for building “his legal career around the intersection of property rights and public infrastructure.” It wrote, “His work spans from billion-dollar transit systems to complex water rights negotiations, positioning him at the center of disputes that determine how communities grow and adapt.” The publication lauded him for leading projects such as “the San Diego Association of Governments’ Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, a more than $2 billion passenger rail initiative that has transformed regional transportation” and in Oakland, advising the city on “the disposition of the 110-plus acre Coliseum Complex, the former home of three major sports franchises…which involves intricate property valuations and development planning that will reshape the city's future economic landscape.”
Talking of his career, Brad said, “I enjoy being part of a team delivering important infrastructure projects that improve the communities in which we live and impact quality of life.” He also said he takes satisfaction from “providing strategic advice to clients and being a trusted advisor on how to resolve conflicts.”
