Mark T. Okuma

Mr. Okuma is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group and the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Okuma represents a broad range of domestic and foreign institutional and private clients in connection with many types of real estate, including commercial,  industrial, office, multi-family, residential tract, condominium, hotel, resort, casino, golf course, and mixed-use projects.

Mr. Okuma has extensive experience in real estate, project, commercial and other financings, including acquisition, development, construction, renovation, bridge and permanent loans, senior secured, mezzanine and unsecured loans, fixed, variable and contingent interest loans, swaps, collars and caps, and single lender, syndicated and participated loans.  His experience includes handling workouts, discounted payoffs, foreclosures, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, other remedies, and single note and loan portfolio purchases, sales and financings.

Mr. Okuma also has extensive experience with a broad range of investor, developer and other real estate matters, such as single property and portfolio purchases and sales, simultaneous, forward and reverse tax-deferred exchanges, sale-leasebacks, financing, management, franchising, leasing, development, and construction.  He also has experience in structuring and forming entities, including California and Delaware limited liability companies, limited partnerships, joint ventures and corporations.

Education

• J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1984
• B.S., University of Illinois, 1977

Memberships

• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association (Real Property Section, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section)
• Member, California Bar Association (Real Property Law Section)
• Member, Real Estate Investment Advisory Council
• Board Member, City of Hope Los Angeles Real Estate & Construction Industries Council