We are known for quality, for commitment to clients, for personalized services, and for a range of real estate, business and litigation capabilities. We are proud to represent a sophisticated client base of buyers, sellers and owners of real property, landlords, real estate developers, real estate brokerage firms, sales agents, property managers, commercial tenants, and a wide range of businesses. We provide the expertise and services necessary to achieve our clients' business objectives, including:

• Real Estate Litigation
  • Contract disputes
    • Sale and purchase agreement disputes
      • price, condition of the property, and seller failure to disclose property defects
    • Broker disputes arising from purchase and sale transactions
    • Escrow claims
    • Commercial and residential leases
    • Architect and contractor disputes
  • Condominium, TIC and other types of co-ownership disputes
  • Residential and commercial evictions
  • Quiet title, boundary, and encroachment disputes
  • Adjoining owner disputes
  • Partition actions and title litigation
  • Land use and easement disputes
  • Landlord representation
    • Evictions, residential and commercial
    • Rent control laws in San Francisco, Oakland and other Bay Area locations
    • Commercial leases
    • Residential rental agreements
  • Foreclosures
• Real Property Transactions
  • Real estate purchase and sale agreements
    • Commercial
    • Apartment buildings
    • Residential
  • Commercial leasing
    • owner and tenant represenation
  • Development Projects
  • Broker agreements
  • Assignments of contract
• Commerical Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration
• Entity Formation
  • LLC, corporate and partnership
  • Joint ventures
  • Stock issuance and transfers
  • Buy-sell agreements
• Business Transactions
  • Asset purchase agreements
  • Supplier and distribution agreements
  • Mergers and reorganizations
  • Partnership, shareholder and investor agreements
  • Joint marketing and licensing arrangements
  • Executive separations
  • Trademark protection
  • Non Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreements

Philosophy

Matthew L. Kabak

Accomplishments