Nancy Lundeen to be Honored At Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence Awards Ceremony

SAN FRANCISCO – Jun. 3, 2009 – Recognizing both her successes in commercial real estate and dedication to her clients, Nancy Lundeen, partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, will be honored by GlobeSt.com at their inaugural Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence awards ceremony on June 3, 2009.

Lundeen will be one of 36 women honored for their contributions to the real estate industry in Northern California.

Lundeen is a partner in the San Francisco office of Allen Matkins and is on the firm's management committee. She has a diverse real estate practice, including real estate finance, loan workouts, the purchase and sale of real estate, and commercial leasing. Her clients include Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company , and Wells Fargo Bank .

"Nancy is a very highly regarded attorney, both within the firm and throughout the real estate community," stated Steve Lieske, San Francisco chair of Allen Matkins' real estate practice group. "Clients love Nancy because they know she is 100 percent committed to getting their deals done. She is a master at her craft, a superb negotiator and a common sense lawyer. I have always thought of Nancy as a great lawyer, but in these tough economic times her skills make her more important to Allen Matkins than ever."

Lundeen served as co-chair of the Real Estate Finance Subsection of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of California from 2000 through 2005. She is the past President of Women In Real Estate. She was named to the Super Lawyers list for Northern California in 2006. Lundeen received a B.A., with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University, and received her J.D. from Stanford Law School.

The 1st Annual Women of Influence Awards will be held at 11:30 a.m. on June 3rd at The City Club of San Francisco. The event will honor women throughout the region for their "contributions to commercial real estate and their devotion to the enrichment of their communities."

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Allen Matkins, founded in 1977, is a California-based law firm with approximately 220 attorneys in four major metropolitan areas of California: Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and San Diego. The firm's core specialties include real estate, real estate and commercial finance, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, construction, land use, natural resources, environmental, corporate and securities, intellectual property, joint ventures, taxation, employment and labor law, and dispute resolution and litigation in all these matters. For more than 30 years, Allen Matkins has helped clients turn opportunity and challenge into success by providing practical advice, innovative solutions and valuable business opportunities. When clients' challenges require experienced trial counsel, Allen Matkins has a proven track record of successful litigation before juries, judges and arbitrators.

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