Lydia Lake is a special counsel in the Real Estate, Land Use, Natural Resources and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Lake counsels on deals and transactions for various real estate developers, national banking associations, tenants and large-scale landlords in matters including real estate asset-based financing, ground, retail, office and industrial leasing and real property acquisition and disposition. She has drafted and negotiated retail, industrial and office leases, including ground leases, subleases, lease assignments and related contracts. Ms. Lake has also drafted and negotiated purchase and sale agreements for single tenant parcels, unimproved land, office buildings, retail shopping centers and industrial parks, performed due diligence on the subject properties and conducted the closings for the transactions. Ms. Lake has prepared and negotiated easement agreements, indemnity agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, development agreements, and broker representation, listing and commission agreements.