San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease)
June 25, 2009 - Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP has been honored in the Real Estate and Construction category of the 2009 edition of The Legal 500, an online international law firm referral source. The firm was recognized as a leader in land use and zoning in the Northern California region.
Described as “first rate, right up there and loaded with talent,” Coblentz was one of only eight Northern California firms recognized by The Legal 500 for outstanding performance in this area.
Partners Pamela Duffy and Harry O’Brien also received individual recognition. Duffy was praised as being “great for land use work, focusing in particular on transactions for large private and public clients.” O’Brien, described as “very capable” and an “effective negotiator,” was commended for providing “practical business advice” and “an immediate response to critical issues.”
The firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group has worked on some of the largest commercial and residential development projects and transactions in Northern California. San Francisco projects include: the new California Academy of Sciences building, the San Francisco 49ers stadium project, the San Francisco Giant's AT&T Park, the Yerba Buena Gardens Community Center, the Westfield San Francisco Centre, Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical Center hospital rebuilding projects, Catellus Development Corporation’s 300-acre Mission Bay project, The Gap's development of its 540,000-square-foot headquarters, and a major new $450 million energy transmission project under the San Francisco Bay. Outside of San Francisco, the firm has handled the Tejon Ranch Company’s land conservation agreement, a 152-acre Napa Pipe residential redevelopment project in Napa County, and eBay Inc.’s major campus expansion in San Jose.
About The Legal 500
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About Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
Established more than 100 years ago, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services specializing in real estate and land use; civil litigation; bankruptcy; telecommunications; banking and trade practices; corporate and business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; intellectual property; nonprofit and charitable organizations; labor and employment; taxation; and trusts and estates. The firm’s recent successes include the reopening of the new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, where it served as lead counsel, and real estate Partner Harry O'Brien’s recognition as Dealmaker of the Year for the Tejon Ranch Development agreement. Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass is certified as a green business by the Bay Area Green Business Program.
For more information: www.coblentzlaw.comContacts:
Melinda Hepp / Traci Stuart
Blattel Communications
415.397.4811
melinda ( @ ) blattel dot com / traci ( @ ) blattel dot com
Mee Mee Wong
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
415.391.4800
mwong ( @ ) coblentzlaw dot com
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