Education
J.D., Loyola Law School
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Bar Admissions
California
Services
Memberships
California Lawyers Association, Real Property and Business Law Sections
Urban Land Institute, Young Leaders Group
Jewish Federation Real Estate and Construction, Young Leaders Division
LEED Green Associate
UCLA Real Estate Alumni Group
Alain is a partner in our Century City office where his practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions. Alain’s practice covers a wide variety of real estate matters, with an emphasis on advising clients in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and day-to-day management and operation of commercial real estate across the country, including office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties. Alain has represented a diverse group of clients, ranging from private individuals and closely-held entities, to REITs, pension funds and institutional owners and investors, including:
In acquisitions and dispositions, Alain navigates clients through each stage of the transaction, including structuring the economic and non-economic terms, drafting and negotiating the letter of intent, purchase agreement and other ancillary agreements, all aspects of the due diligence process, including in-depth review and analysis of title, survey, CC&Rs and leases at the property, and the close of escrow. In recent years, Alain has successfully negotiated and closed approximately $1 billion in acquisitions and dispositions.
Alain’s leasing experience is equally extensive. In recent years, he has successfully represented landlords and tenants in structuring and negotiating office, retail, and industrial leases totaling several million square feet for properties across the country. His representation in leasing matters has included straight leases, ground leases, sale-leasebacks, complex build-to-suits, and retail franchise leases.
Alain also advises clients regarding day-to-day operational matters, including landlord-tenant disputes and property management matters. Alain serves as the go-to attorney for leasing and day-to-day operational matters on several institutional portfolios representing several million square feet of rentable space.
Beyond legal matters, Alain understands the business of real estate and is regularly called upon by clients to advise on market trends and other economic factors affecting real estate transactions.
Alain is a former martial arts competitor (American Kenpo) and enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle including hiking, basketball, and snowboarding. He is fluent in French and conversant in Hebrew and Spanish. Alain also serves on the board and volunteers for several not-for-profit community organizations. Alain resides in the San Fernando Valley with his wife and four children.
After law school, Alain joined a boutique law firm where he gained commercial litigation and restructuring experience and represented trustees and creditors in insolvency matters, including reorganizations and other complex commercial litigation. Alain's responsibilities in such cases included preserving personal and real property of the estate and coordinating the auctioning and sale of such property through bankruptcy. Alain was also extensively involved in the airline bankruptcy cases of the early and mid 2000s, in particular, cases involving the recharacterization of airport facility subleases as disguised financing vehicles.
Alain has engaged in extensive continuing education on matters affecting the business of his clients, including real estate investment analysis and related financial modeling (including ARGUS), and green building practices and principles. In 2010, Alain earned his accreditation as a LEED® Green Associate.
In acquisitions and dispositions, Alain navigates clients through each stage of the transaction, including structuring the economic and non-economic terms, drafting and negotiating the letter of intent, purchase agreement and other ancillary agreements, all aspects of the due diligence process, including in-depth review and analysis of title, survey, CC&Rs and leases at the property, and the close of escrow. In recent years, Alain has successfully negotiated and closed approximately $1 billion in acquisitions and dispositions.
Alain’s leasing experience is equally extensive. In recent years, he has successfully represented landlords and tenants in structuring and negotiating office, retail, and industrial leases totaling several million square feet for properties across the country. His representation in leasing matters has included straight leases, ground leases, sale-leasebacks, complex build-to-suits, and retail franchise leases.
Alain also advises clients regarding day-to-day operational matters, including landlord-tenant disputes and property management matters. Alain serves as the go-to attorney for leasing and day-to-day operational matters on several institutional portfolios representing several million square feet of rentable space.
Beyond legal matters, Alain understands the business of real estate and is regularly called upon by clients to advise on market trends and other economic factors affecting real estate transactions.
Alain is a former martial arts competitor (American Kenpo) and enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle including hiking, basketball, and snowboarding. He is fluent in French and conversant in Hebrew and Spanish. Alain also serves on the board and volunteers for several not-for-profit community organizations. Alain resides in the San Fernando Valley with his wife and four children.
After law school, Alain joined a boutique law firm where he gained commercial litigation and restructuring experience and represented trustees and creditors in insolvency matters, including reorganizations and other complex commercial litigation. Alain's responsibilities in such cases included preserving personal and real property of the estate and coordinating the auctioning and sale of such property through bankruptcy. Alain was also extensively involved in the airline bankruptcy cases of the early and mid 2000s, in particular, cases involving the recharacterization of airport facility subleases as disguised financing vehicles.
Alain has engaged in extensive continuing education on matters affecting the business of his clients, including real estate investment analysis and related financial modeling (including ARGUS), and green building practices and principles. In 2010, Alain earned his accreditation as a LEED® Green Associate.
The US Real Estate Meeting West
Newport Beach, CA
4.09.24
Family Office Management Roundtable
IMN Annual Real Estate Family Office and Private Wealth Management Forum (West)
6.07.22
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90071
10.05.21
Family Office Leadership Discussion
IMN Annual Real Estate Family Office and Private Wealth Management Forum (West)
6.29.21
IMN VIRTUAL Conference: Real Estate Private Equity Funds
Virtual Forum
12.08.20
IMN Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing
Laguna Beach, California
1.17.18
Bisnow's SoCal CRE Leadership Conference
Los Angeles, California
11.16.17
Bisnow's Los Angeles State of the Market
Los Angeles, California
2.14.17
Bisnow's Los Angeles Annual Office Forum
Los Angeles, California
4.06.16
Bisnow's Los Angeles State of the Valley
Calabasas, California
4.30.14
Bisnow Southern California Property Management Summit
Beverly Hills, California
2.28.13
With Office Deals Scarce, Picky LA Investors and Lenders Choose Just the Right Project
Alain M. R'bibo in The Real Deal
Press Mention
1.02.24
28 Allen Matkins Lawyers Named 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Press Release
6.30.23
First Republic Woe Shows End of Easy Money That Drove California
Alain M. R'bibo in Bloomberg
Press Mention
3.13.23
The SVB Fallout is Showing the World’s 5th-Largest Economy is Flailing As Easy Money Goes Extinct
Alain M. R'bibo in Bloomberg News, FORTUNE, and Yahoo! Finance
Press Mention
3.13.23
Office sees a longer recovery, multifamily rides the housing demand wave, industrial remains strong but cautious, retail continues to rebound
Press Release
2.08.23
Connect CRE Announces the Winners of Our 2022 Annual Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
Alain M. R'bibo in Connect CRE
Press Mention
12.06.22
33 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Press Release
7.08.22
Allen Matkins | WattEV Case Study
Article
6.24.22
Industrial Space Markets Continue to be the Outstanding Performers in California
3.03.22
Industrial Optimism Continues to Grow, Reaching Highest Level in Years
Winter 2022 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey
2.09.22
Optimistic Outlook Predicted Across All Commercial Real Estate Sectors
Winter 2022 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey
2.09.22
By Alain M. R'bibo in the Los Angeles Times
Article
10.04.21
1 Year Into Pandemic, These Real Estate Questions Remain
Alain M. R'bibo in Law360
Press Mention
3.11.21
How to Mitigate Risk When Waving Contingencies
Alain M. R'Bibo and Shannon I. Snell in GlobeSt
Press Mention
9.23.19
Inside the Rise of Sell-And-Go-Hard Transactions
Alain M. R'bibo and Shannon I. Snell in GlobeSt
Press Mention
9.12.19
Survey: Developers Upbeat About Commercial Real Estate Outlook
John M. Tipton, Erin Murphy, and Alain R'bibo in The Daily Transcript
Press Mention
8.01.19
California CRE Upturn Coming in 2022, According to Survey
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey
7.31.19
Industrial Market Stays Hot in California
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey
7.31.19
Office Market Expected to Surge in 2022
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey
7.31.19
Retail Markets Show Sign of Improvement
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey
7.31.19
Five Strategies to Increase Buyer Leverage in Sign-and-Go-Hard Transactions
6.13.19
Increasing Buyer Leverage in the "Sign-And-Go-Hard" Era
By Alain M. R'bibo and Shannon I. Snell in Law360
Article
5.21.19
View From the Top: 2018 Market Trends
10.03.18
LA’s Top Real Estate Law Firms
Alain M. R'bibo in The Real Deal
Press Mention
7.26.18
Sunset Boulevard Building Sells for $37.8M
Alain M. R'bibo in CoStar
Press Mention
6.18.18
44 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named 2017 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Press Release
7.07.17
Retail Finding Its Footing In Today's Market
Alain M. R'bibo in Real Estate Bisnow Los Angeles
Press Mention
2.22.17
The Low Down on Building in Hollywood
Alain M. R'bibo in Real Estate Bisnow Los Angeles
Press Mention
10.18.16
Fifty Allen Matkins Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Press Release
7.08.16
Looking Ahead to the Workplace of the Future
Alain M. R'bibo in Real Estate Bisnow
Press Mention
4.14.16
56 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Nine Allen Matkins attorneys received special honors in their respective regions.
Press Release
6.26.15
Alain M. R'bibo in Real Estate Bisnow Los Angeles
Press Mention
5.08.14
60 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among Super Lawyers 2013 and Rising Stars 2013
Press Release
7.11.13
New Disability Access Law Aims to Curb Predatory Lawsuits
By Michael J. Holmes and Alain M. R'bibo in the Daily Journal
4.25.13
New Law Requires Lease Scrutiny
Alain M. R'bibo in GlobleSt.com
Press Mention
4.16.13
4.12.13
Video Recap of Bisnow's Southern California Property Management Summit
Alain M. R'bibo served as moderator
Press Mention
3.05.13
Keeping Tenants Happy: Tips From LA's Best Property Managers
Alain M. R'bibo in Real Estate Bisnow Los Angeles
Press Mention
2.26.13
61 Allen Matkins Attorneys Named Among Super Lawyers 2012 and Rising Stars 2012
More Than 40 Percent of Firm's Partners Make the List
Press Release
7.19.12
Allen Matkins Elects Yale Kim, Alain R'bibo and David Stone to Partnership
New Partners Based in Firm’s Century City and Los Angeles Offices
Press Release
4.10.12
Take Four Steps Before Signing Cell Tower Lease
Alain M. R'bibo (Insider Source) in Commercial Lease Law Insider
Article
10.01.09
Calculating and Recovering 502(b)(6) Commercial Lease Rejection Damages in a California Bankruptcy
By Alain M. R'bibo in the California Real Property Journal 22:4 (Fall 2004)
Article
9.01.04
By Alain M. R'bibo in ABI Bankruptcy Battlegrounds West
Article
9.01.04
By Alain M. R'bibo, contributing author, in ABI Bankruptcy Battlegrounds West 2004
Article
1.01.04
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