Press Release 02.29.24
Brittany Griffith works with clients on a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions and financings, including tax-advantaged investment and affordable housing.
As a senior associate in Pillsbury’s Real Estate practice, Brittany advises developers, lenders, landlords and tenants in the acquisition, financing, leasing, and development of a wide array of commercial properties.
Brittany also represents large financial institutions, developers, and syndicators in connection with the development and rehabilitation of low-income, multi-family housing projects.
Representative Experience
- Represented large financial services corporation in connection with the rollup of direct and indirect equity interests in a large portfolio of low-income housing tax credit properties into a master equity fund—as well as an offering of interests in the multi-billion dollar master fund. This transaction represents one of the largest secondary market offerings in the history of the low-income housing tax credit industry.
- Advised Nomura Research Institute, one of Japan’s leading research and consulting firms, in its purchase of Core BTS from Tailwind Capital.
- Represented Eagle Four Partners in the purchase of the former Fashion Island Hotel in Orange County, California. The hotel will rebrand as the Pendry Newport Beach, part of the Montage International chain.
Professional Highlights
- Member of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Real Estate Law (2023 – 2024).
- Publications
- Legalised Marijuana Resulting in Real Estate High, International Law Office, January 5, 2018
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Blog Posts
- “Proposed Bill Provides a New Federal Tax Credit for the Conversion of Office Buildings,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, August 16, 2021
- “With Liberty and Cannabis for All,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, June 4, 2018.
- “Ninth Circuit’s Blow to the Hemp Industry,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, May 11, 2018.
- “Dot Your I’s and Check Your Deeds Before Celebrating 4/20,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, April 20, 2018.
- "Legalized Marijuana Resulting in Real Estate High: Is the Golden State a Green Mine?," Pillsbury's Gravel2Gavel, March 23, 2018. (Top Pillsbury Blog Post for the week beginning March 26, 2018)
- "Legalized Marijuana Resulting in Real Estate High: Industry Side-Effects," Pillsbury's Gravel2Gavel, December 19, 2017.
- "Legalized Marijuana Resulting in Real Estate High," Pillsbury's Gravel2Gavel, December 11, 2017.
Education
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J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 2017
Comments Editor, UCLA Law ReviewB.A., Loyola Marymount University, 2014
cum laude
Admissions
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California