Douglas Workman |

Hartman and Workman

Douglas Workman | Hartman and Workman

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Firm Summary

Douglas J. Workman is of counsel law firm of Hartman and Workman, Los Angeles.  Mr. Workman specializes in real estate, corporate transactions and estate planning.  He has represented real estate and other business clients for over 25 years in all phases of their businesses from real estate acquisitions, financing, leasing, workouts, defeasance, to business contracts, business acquisitions and succession planning.  Mr. Workman has represented both public and private corporations, developers, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, REITS and pension funds.  Mr. Workman has worked extensively with limited liability companies, limited partnerships, corporations in formation, operations and dispositions.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia, where he passed the CPA examination and Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law where he was Book Review Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Drafted and structured numerous limited liability and limited partnership agreements
• Represented both landlords and tenants in commercial/office/retail leases ranging from 800 to 50,000 square feet
• Represented Chevron service station owner in multi-million dollar asset sale of business
• Represented single member limited liability companies and limited partnerships (structured as disregarded entities for Federal income tax purposes) in acquisition and disposition of 300+ unit multi-family housing projects in Nevada and Texas
• Numerous loan workouts and restructurings
• Represented many members of California Mortgage Association (hard money lenders) in lending and financing activities
• Represented institutional lenders in lending and financing activities
• Institutional representation regarding sale and defeasance of single tenant distribution facility in Massachusetts
• Acquisition of numerous office buildings and retail centers in California, Texas, Kansas, Tennessee, Nevada and Minnesota
• Counseled public REIT in its role as bridge financier
• Represented physician group in its acquisition, development and financing of medical office building
• Represented sponsors in acquisition of replacement properties in 1031 exchanges
• Represented promoters and investors in acquisition of retail centers in California and Nevada
• Represented clients using Delaware statutory trusts in multiple acquisitions of medical office buildings, retail centers, warehouses and industrial centers in Utah, Colorado, Texas and Arizona
• Represented developers in land acquisitions, financings and development townhome projects in California
• Represented corporate client in acquisition of manufacturing facility followed by subsequent sale/leaseback of same facility in California
• Numerous matters acting as general counsel for real estate developers and investors including litigation management
• Estate planning and administration

PUBLICATIONS

• “Reconfiguring Shopping Centers” published in The Real Estate Finance Journal (Spring 2003)
• “Eminent Domain and Deeds of Trust” published in California Mortgage Association Summer 2009 Newsletter