Jonathan August serves as Special Counsel in Buchalter's Real Estate group in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has experience in all aspects of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and leases. In connection with these transactions, Mr. August represents major financial institutions, borrowers, developers, landlords, and tenants.

Mr. August assists clients with acquiring and selling commercial real estate, from office buildings and industrial warehouses to multifamily housing projects. His practice focuses on drafting and negotiating complex purchase agreements and development disposition agreements, along with the review and resolution of difficult survey and title matters.

A significant portion of Mr. August's practice centers on counseling landlords and tenants regarding commercial, retail, and industrial leases. Whether the lease is for a multi-floor office in a major metropolitan area with a complex buildout or the first brick-and-mortar location for a new business or restaurant, Mr. August has significant experience in navigating these complicated matters efficiently to meet the goals of his clients.

In addition, Mr. August's has an extensive background in representing financial institutions and borrowers in the drafting and negotiating of term and construction loan financing documentation, along with managing workouts for distressed facilities. Mr. August has also represented servicers of securitized financial assets, handling new loan originations along with loan assumptions, dispositions, and equity transfers for loans already securitized. Due to the time-sensitive nature of many financing transactions and workouts, Mr. August's focus is on ensuring timely closings for his clients, whether it is for new credit facilities or existing loans.

Finally, Mr. August counsels clients with real property assets in connection with larger corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions or the establishment of subsidiary holding companies. These services include summarizing existing and to-be-acquired assets as well as handling entity formation, corporate governance, and financing documentation.

Mr. August serves as an Issue Editor for the California Real Property Journal, is a member of both the Leasing Subcommittee of the California Lawyers Association and of BOMA San Francisco's Government Affairs and Policial Action Committee. He is also a member of both the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.

Mr. August frequently writes on trending topics in commercial real estate.

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Bar Admissions
California

Education
The University of California College of the Law, J.D., cum laude

Columbia University, B.A., Economics-Philosophy

Professional Activities and Experience

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