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Kristen Thall Peters is a partner of Cooper, White & Cooper LLP, resident in the firm's Walnut Creek office. Ms. Peters is co-chairman of the firm's Green Practice Group and practices real estate, land use, environmental and business law. Ms. Peters advises and counsels commercial developers and property owners in connection with real estate acquisition and sales, development projects, easements and rights of way, and regulatory and land use approvals, including compliance with CEQA, NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) statutes. She has acted as real estate counsel to potential purchasers and sellers of property valued from $100,000 to $400 Million, including coordination and review of title and environmental due diligence and disclosures. Ms. Peters regularly counsels landlords and tenants, and negotiates and documents commercial and industrial property leases and indemnities. She also represents contractors, real estate brokers, and homeowners' associations in a wide array of business, real estate and environmental matters. In her business practice, Ms. Peters represents clients in the formation, operation, and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, especially in connection with real estate assets. She regularly counsels individuals and businesses in a wide range of commercial and contractual matters, including the drafting of contracts for distributorship, licenses, non-disclosure, collaboration, development, joint venture and other arrangements. As a member of the mergers and acquisitions group, she has handled many purchases and sales of businesses, with transactions in the $500,000 to $89.5 Million range. | 