FAX: 858)509.3691
San Diego/Del Mar
12275 El Camino Real
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
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Michael R. Leake
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Mr. Leake has a broad based real estate transactional practice with experience in real property financing, purchase and sale, and leasing. He has represented lending institutions and borrowers in real estate secured financings for purchase of real property and construction of improvements on real property. Mr. Leake has also represented real estate investment funds in the acquisition, leasing, financing and disposition of real estate assets and residential real estate developers in purchase and sale transactions and post-acquisition site development and cost sharing agreements. In addition, Mr. Leake has represented a variety of commercial and industrial building owners and tenants in the structuring, documentation and negotiation of office, retail and industrial use leases and related occupancy and build-out agreements in suburban office park developments and downtown commercial district buildings.
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1999
- B.A., Montana State University-Billings, 1995
Multi-Family Development:
- Represented purchaser in acquisition of 144 unit multi-family development in San Jose, California
- Represented family trust in disposition of 310 unit multi-family development in San Diego, California
- Represented purchaser in acquisition of 104 unit multi-family development in Downey, California
- Represented purchaser in acquisition of 256 unit multi-family development in Mesa, Arizona
- Represented purchaser in acquisition of 881 unit multi-family development portfolio in Tucson, Arizona
- Represented purchaser in acquisition of 192 unit multi-family development in Las Vegas, Nevada
Commercial Leasing:
- Represented tenant in commercial office lease for 248,000 rsf in San Diego, California
- Represented tenant in commercial office lease for 305,000 rsf in San Diego, California
- Represented tenant in commercial office lease expansion for 57,000 rsf in San Diego, California
- Represented tenant in commercial office lease for 25,000 rsf in San Diego, California
- Represented tenant in commercial office lease for 46,000 rsf in San Diego, California
- Represented tenant in commercial office lease for 73,000 rsf in San Diego, California
- Represented large national retailer in connection with the leasing and subleasing of retail space in California, Nevada and Hawaii
- Represented real estate investment fund in the acquisition, leasing, financing and disposition of commercial office real estate assets in California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and Texas
- Represented several regional shopping center developers in the acquisition, leasing, financing and disposition of retail shopping centers in California, Arizona and Nevada
Commercial Lending:
- Represented global investment/finance company in connection with $377,000,000 financing for regional natural gas power plant
- Represented lender in retail/commercial condominium construction loan for $12,000,000 in downtown San Diego, California
- Represented lender for commercial loan by hotel for $9,000,000 in La Jolla, California
- Represented borrower in $30,000,000 infrastructure development loan for redevelopment project in San Marcos, California
- Represented borrower in commercial loan for $2,200,000 secured against a multifamily property in San Diego, California
Residential Development:
- Represented regional home builders in connection with acquisition, disposition and construction financing for various single family and multi-family residential projects in Southern California
Commercial Building Acquisitions and Dispositions:
- Represented receiver in disposition of various real estate assets, including a retail shopping center in Costa Mesa, California
- Represented purchasers and sellers, including real estate investment funds, in the acquisition, leasing, financing and disposition of real estate assets