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Claudia Gutierrez
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Ms. Gutierrez is an associate in the Land Use and Natural Resources practice group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Gutierrez's legal practice spans over multiple areas of real estate including purchase and sale, land use and development. Claudia has extensive experience advising clients on complex, cutting-edge real estate transactions.
Within real estate, Claudia has extensive experience in negotiating complex Purchase and Sale Agreements, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Agreements and Reciprocal Easement Agreements for commercial, mixed use and affordable housing projects.
Claudia's development practice focuses on public/private partnerships, multi-use projects, redevelopment, relocation, prevailing wage, transit-oriented projects and public financing. In connection with such projects, Claudia has successfully negotiated multiple Disposition and Development Agreements and Owner Participation Agreements with redevelopment agencies in multiple jurisdictions. In addition, Claudia has substantial experience advising clients on the California Community Redevelopment Law, Subdivision Map Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Polanco Redevelopment Act.
Claudia also has significant experience in obtaining and negotiating land use entitlements for complex projects throughout California. She works closely with clients and consultants on all aspects of land use due diligence and entitlement, which includes analysis of local zoning ordinances, general plans, redevelopment agency plans, and related land use restrictions.
Education
- J.D., Loyola Law School, 2002,
- B.A., Vassar College, 1999
Admissions
- California
Articles
- Sheppard Mullin Continues to Grow its Real Estate Practice, California Real Estate Journal, November 23, 2009
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