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Education

  • J.D., Loyola Law School

  • B.S., University of Redlands

Bar Admissions

  • California

Memberships

  • Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA, Advisory Board Member

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)

  • American Bar Association

Michael E. McFadden

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Michael concentrates his practice in real estate transactions, specifically the development, leasing, and ongoing management of office, retail, industrial and mixed-use projects. His practice includes the representation of landlord, tenant, sellers, buyers, developers, and other users of real estate. In addition to commercial lease transactions, Michael negotiates and documents other types of real estate transactions, including build-to-suit transactions, purchase and sale transactions, and various agreements governing the delivery of cutting-edge telecommunications services to tenants and other users. He is also one of the most experienced lawyers in California in connection with arbitrating fair market rental values. Michael regularly represents some of the largest national land owners, including Blackstone Real Estate, CarrAmerica Realty, Beacon Capital Partners, Maguire Properties, Kamehameha Schools (The Bishop Estate), Boston Properties, Equity Office Partners and Kilroy Realty, Inc., and some of the largest tenants in Southern California, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, The Walt Disney Company, and the Los Angeles Times.

Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Michael spent eight years in the U.S. Navy, specializing in the operation, maintenance and repair of satellite communications facilities, and 10 years at Hughes Communications Inc. (later, PanAmSat Corporation) as Manager of Telecommunications.

Accolades

  • Selected for inclusion in the Southern California Super Lawyers (2022-2023)
  • The 2010 edition of the Legal 500 publication states that Michael is "acclaimed for being ‘very responsive and very attuned to the current activity and trends in the industry; he is always quick to provide sound pragmatic advice. He not only understands the mechanics of the lease language, but also the market stance on the more controversial provisions.'"

Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Michael spent eight years in the U.S. Navy, specializing in the operation, maintenance and repair of satellite communications facilities, and 10 years at Hughes Communications Inc. (later, PanAmSat Corporation) as Manager of Telecommunications.

Accolades

  • Selected for inclusion in the Southern California Super Lawyers (2022-2023)
  • The 2010 edition of the Legal 500 publication states that Michael is "acclaimed for being ‘very responsive and very attuned to the current activity and trends in the industry; he is always quick to provide sound pragmatic advice. He not only understands the mechanics of the lease language, but also the market stance on the more controversial provisions.'"

ACQUISITIONS & DISPOSITIONS

  • Blackstone. Purchase for $43 billion of Equity Office Properties Trust.
  • Boston Properties. Sale of Embarcadero Center West to Teachers Insurance for in excess of $200 million.
  • P. Morgan/McCarthy Cook & Company. Purchase of Trident Center in West Los Angeles, California.
  • The Walt Disney Company. Sale of The Burbank Centre in Burbank, California, to The Worthe Real Estate Group, Inc. for approximately $160 million.
  • Transpacific Development. Sale of Pacific Park Plaza in Honolulu, Hawaii to ScanlanKemperBard Companies, LLC, for in excess of $85 million.

LEASING

  • Boston Properties. Lease of approximately 150,000 square feet at Three Embarcadero Center to Bingham McCutchen, LLP in San Francisco, California.
  • Boston Properties. Lease of 300,000 square feet to Genetech Inc. in South San Francisco.
  • Transpacific Development Company. Sale of Lake Merritt Plaza in Oakland, California to Beacon Capital Partners for approximately $150 million.
  • Boston Properties. Lease of approximately 125,000 square feet at "Three Embarcadero Center" to a law firm in San Francisco, California.
  • Kilroy Realty. Lease to Intuit of over 400,000 square feet in San Diego, California (one of the largest build-to-suit leases in California at the time).
  • CarrAmerica. Lease of three office building totaling approximately 500,000 square feet to Cisco in Milpitas, California.
  • Boston Properties. Lease of approximately 175,000 square feet at Two Embarcadero Center to O'Melveny & Meyers in San Francisco, California.
  • Kilroy Realty. Lease of approximately 300,000 square feet at Kilroy Sabre Springs to Bridgepoint Education, Inc., in San Diego, California.
  • Lincoln Property Company. Lease of three buildings at Corporate Center – Calabasas to Ixia, in Calabasas, California.
  • Maguire Properties. Renewal of two leases totaling over 400,000 square feet at Wells Fargo Center in Denver, Colorado.

ARBITRATIONS

  • Transpacific Development Company. Arbitrations (first in 2003 and again in 2007) between TDC (landlord) and Sony Pictures Entertainment (tenant) to determine the five-year fair rental value of a 328,000 square foot office building in Culver City.
  • Beacon Capital Partners. Arbitration with Citigroup North America Inc. (tenant) to determine the five-year fair rental value of approximately 110,000 square feet of space located at One Sansome Street, San Francisco, California.
  • City of Richmond. Arbitration of the fair market rental value for property located at 1401 Marina Way South, Richmond, California.

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