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"<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 Land use attorney Michelle Moore McDermott was\nelected to a partnership in real estate and business law firm Allen Matkins\u2019\nSan Francisco office.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDermott is a San Francisco Bay area native and has worked\nin the area of land use for nearly nine years. She focuses on project\nentitlements at the city and county level, as well as California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) compliance for those projects.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201CTo further my interest in sustainable development and\ndesign, I became a Leadership in Energy &amp; Environmental Design Accredited\nProfessional (LEED AP),\u201D McDermott told the <i>Northern\nCalifornia Record</i>. \u201CThis accreditation helps me work with my clients and\ntheir consultants to navigate through the LEED process and the Green Building\nrequirements of a particular city or county.\u201D</p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDermott represents developers and other companies in the\nlocal land use entitlement process for new projects, such as new office buildings,\nretail developments and multi-family developments, from the project application\nstage through the CEQA compliance process to the planning commission and city council\nhearings. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, McDermott said she performs land use due\ndiligence on proposed sites for occupancy or redevelopment for a prominent Silicon\nValley technology company, including highlighting the local, state, and federal\npermitting requirements and public review procedures as well as the required\nCEQA approval process. She also facilitates discussions with clients regarding\nlong-term strategic land use growth strategies in the Silicon Valley.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201CI enjoy working with a client (and sometimes a larger\nproject team) toward the goal of developing a physical/tangible project,\u201D\nMcDermott said.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDermott received her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA and her Juris Doctor\nfrom the UC Davis School of Law.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201CAfter many years in school and almost nine years practicing\nlaw, it is very rewarding to be recognized for my efforts at the firm and in my\npractice. I am thankful to be a part of such a prestigious firm and land use\npractice in the state of California. We have a great land use group here in San\nFrancisco and in our offices across southern California.\u201D</p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Allen Matkins elected real estate attorney Stephen\nN. Etheredge in its Los Angeles office and real estate attorney Julie K.\nHoffman in its Century City office to the firm partnership. All three\npartnership elections will be effective as of July 1.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etheredge focuses his practice on complex real estate\ntransactions, with significant experience in acquisitions and dispositions, real\nestate-related finance, joint venture formation and leasing in connection with\nvarious raw-land, multifamily residential, office, industrial and mixed-use\nprojects. He has also assisted clients on issues involving distressed debt,\nrestructuring and loan workouts, as well as land use and development matters.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoffman represents purchasers and sellers in the negotiation\nand documentation of commercial real estate transactions for office,\nresidential and industrial real property, including note purchases and\nsubsequent foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure processes. Her practice\nalso includes the preparation and negotiation of commercial, industrial and\nretail leases of projects throughout the West Coast. Like McDermott, Hoffman is\nalso a LEED AP.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201CThis new partner class reflects the firm\u2019s focus on\nexcellence, diversity and commitment to clients,\u201D managing partner David L.\nOsias said in a firm news release.</p>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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