Attorneys of the firm have represented Borders, Inc. in more than 250 book and music superstore lease negotiations nationwide since 1992. Borders remains one of the shopping center industry’s most desired tenants, and as a result of this long-standing representation the firm enjoys excellent working relationships with major developers including Donahue Schriber, General Growth Properties, The Irvine Company, Lewis Retail Centers, The Macerich Company, The Mills Corp., Majestic Realty, Vestar, and Westfield.

The firm is representing Chick-fil-A, Inc. in the expansion of its quick-service restaurants into California. With over 1,300 restaurants and annual revenues in excess of two billion dollars, Chick-fil-A is consistently ranked as one of the country’s top chains by both consumers and industry peers.

The firm represents owners and developers of shopping centers and mixed-use projects with respect to acquisition, leasing and other matters.

The firm also represents franchisees of Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffee & Smoothies, a rapidly-expanding chain of in-line cafes in neighborhood strip centers.

The firm’s attorneys have previously represented:

• Nationally-recognized department store in California expansion

• Regional movie theater chain in leasing and acquisition of real estate

• Family-style Italian restaurant chain in nationwide expansion

• Fine-dining seafood chain in leasing of premises in office buildings, mixed-use projects and hotels

• Numerous fine-dining restaurants in various settings, including free-standing units, hotel and resort locations, mixed-use projects, satellite catering, and café operations

• One of the nation’s largest catalog retailers in licensing of merchandise for internet distribution

• Owners of office and industrial buildings in acquisition, redevelopment, leasing and disposition of properties

• Franchisees of a nationally-recognized ice cream shop in Southern California leasing.

• Medical groups, law firms, business management firms and other large tenants in leasing of office space

• Commercial lenders in documenting and closing complex commercial loans

• Landlord in wind farm lease