Practice Expertise

  • Real Estate
  • Corporate Law
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Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
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Profile

Jason Brooks is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate, and Cannabis Practice Groups in the Orange County office.  Mr. Brooks practice focuses on representing property owners and developers throughout the US. His client’s projects vary from ground up development and acquisition rehab to buy and hold and repositioning of assets. Their projects include 2 units to 400 units for sale and for rent multi family, spec homes ranging in price from $500k to $100m+, hotels up to 350 keys and an assortment of commercial properties from senior living and retail to industrial and office. Mr. Brooks assists his clients through the entire ownership experience from acquisition due diligence through property exit / stabilization. Having previously sat on the non-legal side of the table, Mr. Brooks has a unique understanding of what his clients are experiencing and works to get deals closed.

Formerly, Mr. Brooks worked for Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, creating business, legal and governmental strategies for Fortune 500 companies and major mergers and acquisitions transactions. Subsequently, Mr. Brooks served as Chief of Staff and Director of Operations for Lincoln Avenue Capital, a real estate private equity fund specializing in the development and ownership of affordable housing apartment complexes nationwide.

Bar Admissions

  • California

Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law
  • Dartmouth College

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Represented the developer of a multi-billion dollar mixed use development in South Florida
  • Represented a national developer in the RFP, acquisition, and JV development of a $1.5B+ mixed-use project in Los Angeles
  • Represented the seller of a $100M single-family residence in Los Angeles
  • Represented the buyer and subsequent developer of an $500M multi-building mixed use development in Miami, Florida
  • Represented the developer in entitling a two million square feet mixed-use project in Los Angeles
  • Represented the buyer of a $100M+ single-family residence in Los Angeles
  • Represented the buyer of a $400M multi-family property in Southern California
  • Represented the borrower on the Fannie Mae refinance of a $90M+ portfolio of multi-family properties in Southern California.
  • Represented the seller of a nine property senior living company located in California for a value of over $90M
  • Represented the buyer of a single-family residence through a 363 Bankruptcy auction in Los Angeles for just under $50M
  • Represented the lender of two single-family loans of nearly $100M in Los Angeles
  • Represented the buyer of multiple large shopping centers throughout California valued over $25M each in the acquisition as well as the CMBS financing of the properties
  • Represented the buyer, developer, or seller of over two dozen $30M single-family homes




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