San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease)
July 08, 2009 - Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP Partners Pamela Duffy and Harry O’Brien were recognized in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA, the annual guide published by prestigious legal ranking company, Chambers and Partners. Duffy and O’Brien were recognized as leaders in the real estate law category.
Lauded as a land use expert with vast experience in her field, Duffy comes highly recommended for her “exceptional knowledge, skill and remarkable understanding of strategic considerations.”
O’Brien, whose area of focus includes large commercial, residential and institutional development projects, also earned high praise: “He looks at every case carefully and adopts a thorough and productive approach. He explains how an owner can respond to the impact their project will have.”
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 Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners publish the leading guides to the legal profession. A team of one hundred highly qualified, full-time researchers identifies and ranks the world’s best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth, objective research. While each guide offers analysis of the legal market within a specific region, the Global guide offers worldwide coverage, ranking lawyers and law firms with leading international practices.
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.com
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415.397.4811
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415.391.4800
mwong ( @ ) coblentzlaw dot com
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