Contact:
David A. Gold or
Bruce Reed Goodmiller
Morrison & Foerster is ranked as having one of California's top land use and development practices. With more than thirty-five
lawyers statewide, our practice encompasses all aspects of the permitting, development and construction of large-scale master-planned
communities; hospitals; hotels and office buildings; universities; airports and other public infrastructure projects; industrial
facilities for manufacturing, energy production and other uses; and in the redevelopment and reuse of military bases. We
have a broad range of experience with general and specific plans; development agreements; subdivision approvals; infrastructure
finance and development; and other California laws affect the use and development of real property.
Representative Matters
Windemere BLC Land Company ("Windemere"). Morrison & Foerster has served for over fifteen years as outside land use counsel to Windemere in connection with its project
in the Dougherty Valley (Contra Costa County). The Dougherty Valley is an 11,000-home master planned community with an expected
population, upon completion, of over 30,000 people. Since the project's inception in the late 1980s, the firm has assisted
Windemere through all local, state and federal entitlement processes, and successfully defended, prosecuted or settled 8 different
lawsuits involving 24 different parties, including cities, counties, water districts, sewer districts, developers, state agencies
and environmental groups.
Lennar Mare Island, LLC — Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Morrison & Foerster has represented Lennar Mare Island in connection with the acquisition of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard
by the City of Vallejo from the U.S. Navy, including the Leases in Furtherance of Conveyance. We represented Lennar Mare Island
in the successful negotiations with the City of Vallejo for an acquisition agreement containing the terms and conditions of
Lennar’s acquisition and development of Mare Island. We negotiated a development agreement with the City and participated
in the negotiation and drafting of a Settlement Agreement between the City, the State Lands Commission, and Lennar. We are
currently processing a specific plan amendment reflecting Lennar’s development plan and advising on the preparation of a subsequent
environmental impact report.
LNR Riverside, LLC — March Air Force Base. Morrison & Foerster represented LNR Riverside, LLC in the negotiation of an exclusive negotiating agreement and subsequently
negotiated and drafted a disposition and development agreement for the acquisition and development of the March Air Force
Base by LNR. We also assisted in the preparation of a specific plan related to the development of the Base and the environmental
review, including subsequent CEQA litigation. We have handled conveyances of property from the March Joint Powers Authority
to LNR Riverside, LLC. We also drafted and negotiated a development agreement for the development of the base.
LNR South Shore, LLC — NAS South Weymouth. Morrison & Foerster successfully represented LNR South Shore, LLC in negotiating and drafting an exclusive negotiation agreement
and security agreement with respect to LNR’s pre-development costs on the base. We also successfully negotiated and drafted
a disposition and development agreement providing for LNR’s acquisition and development of the base.
