Biography
John C. Condas, a partner in our Orange County office, has broad experience obtaining and defending all types of land use and environmental permits. He has assisted numerous homebuilders, land developers and multi-family, industrial, retail and office developers in obtaining entitlements from federal, state, regional and local agencies. He has particular experience working with multiple species habitat plans, affordable housing regulations and redevelopment law, and advises clients on the developing climate change and green building requirements they face.
John has led legal due diligence and entitlement teams for industrial, commercial, retail, multi-family and single-family residential projects in more than 170 jurisdictions. He has represented national, publicly traded and private home-building clients in acquiring more than 25,000 residential lots.
John has taught real estate law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and taught real estate law for 15 years in its MBA and Master of Real Estate Development programs.
Memberships
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Inland Empire Chapter, board member, co-chair, Legislative Affairs Committee
- Lusk Center for Real Estate, University of Southern California, member of Executive Committee
- Urban Land Institute
Accolades
- Martindale-Hubbell A-V Rating
- Selected for inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers (2007-2012)
Education
John received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 1988, his M.A. in Urban Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985 and his A.B., with general honors, from the University of Chicago in 1983. He also advanced to candidacy to a Ph.D. in the Urban and Regional Planning Program at USC.
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