Timothy Tosta

Partner @Arent Fox

San Francisco, CA, US

Mr. Tosta has successfully procured land use entitlements for some of California\'s most complex and controversial development proposals in some of the state\'s most treacherous political environments - from California\'s coast to the shores of Lake Tahoe, from the urban centers of San Francisco and Los Angeles to rural Monterey and Orange Counties. He has secured entitlements for an extremely broad range of product types ranging from urban infill to new towns, from technology campuses to vacation resorts. Finally, Tim fully defends, in court, the entitlements that he has procured. Tim knows what matters to his clients - outcome, timing and value. He also understands the fundamental needs and desires of California\'s communities. Bearing both in mind, he develops innovative strategies and creative solutions for complex projects, delivered with artful diplomacy, yet backed by legal precision and political sophistication. His accumulated wisdom, garnered from his over 40 years of land use practice throughout California, enables his clients to meet their goals.Tim’s work and career have been prominently featured in numerous books and publications including, From the Ground Up by Douglas Frantz, The American Lawyer, California Law Business, California Magazine, The California Executive, the Daily Journal, the California Lawyer and Superlawyers Magazine.Specialties: San Francisco Bay Area urban infill development (Napa to Monterey Counties); Complex multi-jurisdictional (local, state and federal agency) entitlements; Developments under the jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; Developments proposed for transitional or transforming communities; Projects fornon-developer institutions finding themselves in traditional developer roles (institutional campuses, hospitals, technology centers).

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

J.D., Law

Princeton University

A.B., Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs