Neil Sekhri > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
CALIFORNIA
United States

Work Department

Land Use and Development, Real Estate

Position

Neil H. Sekhri is Of Counsel in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Land Use and Development Practice Group. Neil has practiced real estate, land use and municipal law for over 30 years. His experience includes public and private partnerships, ground leasing, development agreements, land use and entitlements, CEQA, BCDC, public trust, historic preservation, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing for landlords and tenants, and public agency rules and procedures. Representative clients include the Golden State Warriors in the successful entitlement and implementation of a new Event Center and Mixed-Use project in Mission Bay; the Oakland Athletics working on the entitlement of a new ballpark and mixed-use development on the Oakland Waterfront; Forest City in the successful entitlement and redevelopment of Pier 70, a 28-acre mixed-use development within the Port of San Francisco’s Pier 70 Historic District; The Related Companies in the successful  entitlement and redevelopment of a 300-acre publicly-owned landfill site in the City of Santa Clara; Build Inc. in the successful entitlement of a large mixed-use public/private development with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department; and Treasure Island Community Developers in the successful entitlement and ongoing implementation of the redevelopment of Treasure Island, a former U.S. Navy base, as a large new master-planned community.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Land use/zoning

Well-known for advising on large development projects, including major stadia and arenas, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s California-based land use and zoning department advises cities and government entities, developers, lenders and venture partners, owners and project proponents on all aspects of developments deals and also assists its clients with achieving entitlements to transform various properties. The practice is co-led by Mary Murphy in San Francisco and Ben Saltsman in Los Angeles. Murphy has vast experience advising on public and private partnerships and historic rehabilitation projects, while Saltsman is successful in obtaining land use entitlements for major real estate development projects and also advises institutional investors and lenders on development-related matters. Based in Los Angeles, Amy Forbes focuses on land use planning issues, especially at the administrative level. Other key members of the team in San Francisco include Allison Kidd, who primarily advises on real estate transactions, and Neil Sekhri, who is well-equipped to act on a variety of land use issues, including development agreements and entitlements.