Bob Baradaran

About Bob Baradaran

I am Greenberg Glusker’s Managing Partner and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group.I have over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry acting as outside counsel to developers and investors across the U.S. in virtually every commercial real estate product type (i.e. multi-family, mixed-use, hospitality, office, retail and industrial), executing on equity and debt investments totaling in excess of $10B.In addition to my real estate transactional work, I serve as outside general counsel to numerous companies, funds, family offices, and high-net-worth entrepreneurs in the real estate, hospitality, technology and entertainment industries, including being actively involved in managing high stakes complex litigation, restructuring, and corporate matters for my clients.

Experience

1. Managing Partner and Real Estate Attorney

   Greenberg Glusker Llp

   Jan 1998 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Currently working on a hospitality, residential and entertainment master development project in the Dominican Republic- Special counsel that helped negotiate the Development Agreement for the development of a $1 billion Cheval Blanc luxury hotel on Rodeo Drive in the heart of the Beverly Hills Golden Triangle business district- On behalf of the City of Beverly Hills, negotiated one of the richest development agreements on record in favor of any municipality for the development of a 1.3 million square feet $4 billion Foster + Partners designed luxury hotel, retail and condominium project, One Beverly Hills, which will include approximately $2 billion in direct public benefit to the City of Beverly Hills over the next 30 years- Handled the purchase of a $200 million office building in the Beverly Hills “Golden Triangle” for StarPoint Properties- Handled the sale of a $250 million nationally branded, 800+ room hotel in Northern California- On behalf of Lew Wolff and Wolff Sports Investors LLC, successfully negotiated the private sale of the controlling ownership and operations of the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise- On behalf of the City of Beverly Hills, negotiated one of the richest development agreements with the Dalian Wanda Group for the development of a $1.6 billion luxury hotel and condominium project- Served as lead transactional counsel on the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise to Microsoft\'s former CEO, Steve Ballmer- Represented the Oakland Athletics baseball franchise in the acquisition and development of approximately 140 acres of land for a new baseball stadium and entertainment and residential project- Represents Costco Wholesale Corporation in the acquisition and development of general merchandise retail facilities in the Western United States- Represented The Sports Club/LA in the sale of its health clubs, businesses, and related real estate assets to Equinox.

Education

• USC Gould School of Law

  Law Degree

  1993 — 1996

• USC Marshall School of Business

  BS, Finance

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Zoning
• Loans
• Civil Litigation
• Finance
• Intellectual Property
• Trade Secrets
• Real Estate Financing
• Corporate Law
• Business Litigation
• Joint Ventures
• Due Diligence
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Entertainment Law
• Entitlements
• Real Estate