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Allen
Matkins Ranked Number One Real Estate Law Firm
in California
by Chambers & Partners
Firm Achieves Top Ranking for Seventh Consecutive Year; Mallory, Matkins,
Natsis, Ehrhart and Buddie Also Honored
LOS
ANGELES – June
23, 2008 – Allen
Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP announced that
Chambers & Partners has released its rankings for the premier
real estate law firms in California and has announced that Allen
Matkins is again in the number one tier of real estate law firms
in California.
On the Chambers & Partners Web
site, the firm's attorneys are referred to as having “tremendous
reach and market know-how” and an “impressive
portfolio of clients.” Highlights from the past
year include representing a real estate company in connection with
its $43 billion purchase of the nation's largest office-building
owner and manager and representing an operating company in selling
its $3.3 billion portfolio of industrial properties. The
group also represented a national hotel company in obtaining a
preferred equity investment from a Wall Street investment bank
and the restructuring and recapitalization of a portfolio of hotels
located throughout the U.S. Michael Matkins, Richard Mallory,
Tony Natsis and Kevin Ehrhart, and construction attorney Raymond
Buddie have also been individually recognized by the publication.
Through interviews with peers, significant purchasers of legal
services, and competing law firms, London-based Chambers & Partners
rates business lawyers at U.S. law firms by state within a selected
set of key practice areas, assessing the attorneys' and firm's
legal abilities, professional conduct, client service, commercial
astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued
by clients. To identify top law firms for the Chambers & Partners
U.S. directory, 40 full-time researchers conduct more than 7,000
interviews of clients and peers in the industry over a period of
8 months. The following is what Chambers USA 2008 said about the
firm on their Web site:
The Firm: The firm was said to come highly
recommended for its “strength and depth in real estate,” sitting
among the crème de la crème of Californian law firms in this regard. Clients
are particularly impressed by the 100-strong team’s “tremendous
reach and market know-how.” With such a deep bench, the firm
is ableto advise on a variety of matters, demonstrating particular strength
in the leasing arena. A recent highlight was representing a client in
the leasing of the three-office building project known as Century Park - one
of the largest of its kind in Southern California.
Real Estate Attorneys: Founding partner and “absolute
leasing guru” Richard
Mallory co-chairs the firm’s San Francisco office. “Superb
at coming up with solutions, both in conversation and on paper,” he
represents landlords in a host of commercial and industrial leasing matters.
Michael
Matkins enjoys an equally impressive reputation as an “outstanding
lawyer with great experience” in the real estate field. He
is regarded as an “authority” in the eyes of his peers
and is a “legend.” His practice is concentrated
on advising investors, lenders, owners and developers on all issues relating
to the purchase, sale, financing, leasing and construction of properties, such
as office and commercial mixed-use projects.
Based in the firm’s Century City office, the“outstanding” Tony
Natsis is widely recommended for his expertise in development,
leasing, asset management, and drafting purchase and sale agreements.
Clients applaud his “professionalism and focus.”
Kevin
Ehrhart is known for his representation of developers. His
practice revolves around commercial office portfolio-related matters,
as well as the development and financing of projects such as golf
courses and hotels. Interviewees highlight him as "someone
to watch."
Construction Attorney: Raymond
Buddie, a partner
in the firm's San Francisco office, offers a complete perspective
and unparalleled approach to achieving solutions to complex construction
issues and resolving construction related disputes. He is a “well-rounded
lawyer” applauded by interviewees for being “good
at extracting the crucial issues from a mass of disparate bits of
information.”
ABOUT ALLEN MATKINS
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, founded in
1977, is a California law firm with approximately 240 attorneys
practicing out of seven offices in Los Angeles, Orange County,
San Francisco, San Diego, Century City, Del Mar Heights and Walnut
Creek. The firm's broad-based areas of focus include real estate,
construction, real estate finance, land use, business litigation,
environmental, corporate, taxation, bankruptcy and creditors'
rights, and employment and labor law.
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