Practice Expertise

  • Real Estate
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
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Areas of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate
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Profile

Brian Adkins is a member of Buchalter’s Real Estate and Litigation practice groups in the Firm’s San Diego and Seattle offices. Mr. Adkins has a wide range of practice area experience, including but not limited to real estate, sports and esports, employment, investment fraud, and business from large international organizations to startups. Mr. Adkins prides himself on being a reliable business advisor for his clients, and has a wide variety of experiences handling complex matters throughout California and beyond.

Representative matters have included:

  • Defending housing discrimination investigations conducted by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD, formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing or DFEH), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as complaints filed with other state and federal agencies;
  • Representing startup company in recovery of IP and equity due to fraudulent inducement;
  • Representing individual investor in international fraudulent startup investment scheme;
  • Advising and counseling startups for entity formation, IP protection, and advice and counsel on commercial agreements;
  • Negotiating, reviewing, and advising on commercial and multifamily real estate purchase and sale transactions both domestically and internationally;
  • Litigating residential and commercial real estate, and complex business disputes;
  • Advising on tax, privacy, and compliance issues for domestic and international businesses;
  • Counseling real estate funds and REITs on compliance with various state and federal regulatory structures.

Mr. Adkins previously served as in-house general counsel for a nationwide property owner/manager, where he oversaw all litigation and compliance matters and the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties (multifamily, office and retail). He was also an NFLPA agent representing NFL players in their contract negotiations.

In 2023, Mr. Adkins was recognized as a “Rising Star” in San Diego by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Washington

Education

  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law
  • Indiana University

Areas of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate

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