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James L. Brat joined the firm in 1998 and is a partner in the firm’s real estate department. He has been involved in all aspects of transactional real estate, with a focus on acquisitions and dispositions, financings (both traditional and alternative), joint ventures and development. He has specialized in representing capital sources in the formation and documentation of joint venture entities with developers and property managers for transactions covering residential and resort development and retail, hotel and office acquisitions. He also has extensive experience in the financing of real property, including traditional mortgage-based loans, loan participations, mezzanine financing and preferred equity.
Mr. Brat received his J.D. in 1997 from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, where he was president of the Student Bar Association, co-editor-in-chief of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review and a teaching assistant in the subject of real property.
In 1991, he received his bachelor’s degree from Macalester College, where he majored in German Literature and was a member of the varsity tennis team. Mr. Brat’s other honors include being a Joseph Drown Scholar. Mr. Brat is an Article Editor for California Real Property Journal.
PRACTICE AREA Real Estate
AREAS OF EMPHASIS Acquisitions and Dispositions Joint Ventures Financings (Traditional and Alternative) BAR ADMISSIONS The State Bar of California, 1998
EDUCATION J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1997 B.A., Macalester College, 1991 | 