Specialist in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Advising on commercial real estate matters in California and beyond.

About Nancy

Nancy brings four decades of experience to her commercial real estate practice. She has guided clients through the full spectrum of real estate transactions — acquisitions and dispositions, commercial finance, and office, retail, and industrial leasing. Previously she was a partner at Allen Matkins for over 25 years.

Nancy's clients range from private developers and major property owners to life insurance companies and other institutional lenders. Over the course of her career, she has represented purchasers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, and landlords and tenants across billions of dollars in transactions.

She has represented such companies as Clinton Reilly Holdings, First Republic Bank, John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Lennar Commercial, Littler Mendelson, Meridian Pacific, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Monahan Pacific Corporation, New York Life Insurance Company, Trammell Crow Company, Urban Land Development, and ValueAct Capital.

Practice Areas

Commercial Leasing

Office, retail, and industrial leases for landlords and tenants — from single-location leases to multi-site portfolios spanning dozens of locations.

    • Law Firm. Office leases in 55 locations throughout the world.

    • Catellus Development Corporation. Negotiation of anchor lease with Safeway Inc. and first office lease (~270k sq. ft.) at the Mission Bay Project in San Francisco, California.

    • Diamond Heights Shopping Center. San Francisco, California (Retail leases)

    • Elko Junction Shopping Center. Elko, Nevada (Retail leases)

    • Embarcadero Center. San Francisco, California (Retail leases)

    • Kinokuniya Building. Japantown, San Francisco, California (Retail leases)

    • Koll Dublin Corporate Center. Dublin, California (Office leases)

    • Mission Bay Project. San Francisco, California (Retail and office leases)

    • Waipahu Shopping Center. Waipahu, Hawaii (Retail leases)

    • Willowbrook Business Center. Union City, California (Industrial leases)

    • Willow Plaza Shopping Center. Clovis, California (Retail leases)

Acquisitions & Dispositions

Representation of institutional lenders and borrowers in commercial mortgage transactions, loan modifications, and workouts — including financings exceeding $500 million.

    • MetLife/New York Life Insurance Company. $505 million loan on 101 California Street in San Francisco; a $475 million loan on Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego; and a $375 million loan on 4 Embarcadero Center in San Francisco.

    • MetLife. Several major loans and loan modifications, including: a $92 million loan on the Parkside Towers in Foster City, California; a $110 million loan on 405 Howard Street in San Francisco; a $200 million loan on Los Cerritos Center in Cerritos, California; the modification of a $293.8 million loan on Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, California; a $57 million loan on Almaden Financial Plaza in San Jose; a $35 million loan and the related modification of an existing $120 million loan on Washington Square in Tigard, Oregon; loans in the aggregate amount of $55 million on an eight-property portfolio in Northern California; a $100 million loan on One America Plaza in San Diego.

    • New York Life Insurance Company. Several major loans, including: as a co-lender for a $400 million loan on One and Two Union Square in Seattle; a $140 million loan on a portion of Bishop Ranch in San Ramon; a $240 million loan on City Centre in Seattle, Washington; and a $70 million loan on 343 Sansome Street in San Francisco.

    • National Lender. Origination of numerous loans in its regular Commercial Mortgage Origination program.

Real Estate Finance

Purchase and sale of commercial properties including shopping centers, office buildings, and mixed-use developments across California and the West Coast.

    • Developer. Site acquisition, development, and leasing of an office and retail project in Dublin, California.

    • Developer. Purchase of retail shopping centers in California and Hawaii.

    • Developer. Acquisition, development, and leasing of parcels to Lowe's.

    • Developer. Purchase of retail and office center in Marin County, involving a senior and a mezzanine loan.

    • Purchaser. Acquisition of Hamilton Field (formerly a portion of the Hamilton Air Force Base) in Novato, California, for commercial development.

    • Investor. Acquisition of various shopping centers and office buildings located in Hawaii and California.

    • Purchaser. Build-to-suit office building located in Walnut Creek, California, which serves as the purchaser's national headquarters.

    • Purchaser. Multi-building office and retail project located in Daly City, California.

Credentials & Recognition

  • J.D., Stanford Law School

  • B.A., with distinction, Stanford University, Phi Beta Kappa

Education

  • Woman of the Year, GlobeSt.com Real Estate Women of Influence Awards (2019)

  • Northern California Super Lawyers (2006, 2009–2024)

  • Best Lawyers in America (2013–2026)

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers (2024)

  • SF Business Times Forever Influential Honor Roll (2018)

  • SF Business Times Most Influential Women (2017)

  • Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence Hall of Fame (2013)

Honors

  • California

Bar Admission

Memberships

  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), Fellow

  • Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) San Francisco, Past President

  • Women In Real Estate (WIRE), Past President

  • State Bar of California, Real Property Law and Business Law Section, Member

  • Bar Association of San Francisco, Real Property Law and Business Section, Member

  • American Arbitration Association, Commercial Panel, member (1992–2011)

  • State Bar of California, Real Property Section, Co-Chair, Real Estate Finance Subsection (2000–2005)