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René Gamboa brings a general counsel’s approach to his practice, having served as general counsel and business development director to two high tech internet companies. He is a seasoned real estate attorney who has represented clients in a wide-spectrum of real estate matters, including land use. René is accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional (LEED AP). He has worked with clients ranging from startups to multi-national companies across a variety of industries, including developers. Plus, having worked in real estate as a broker, René understands the business objectives of his clients and brings that experience to his transactional practice, as well as his real-estate related litigation practice.

René has advised clients on real estate transactional and litigation matters, land use, permitting, and entitlement issues, as well as business and corporate matters. He has had a varied career that has included, among other things, advising a Siemens on energy projects involving high-voltage transmission stations, including on land use and zoning issues. He has also taken the lead in developing and implementing a strategy to help BMW NA establish its first car-sharing business in the United States, beginning with an all-electric fleet in the San Francisco Bay Area. In that project, René counseled BMW on multiple issues, including land use, leasing, zoning, as well as corporate and business matters.

René also collaborates with GRSM’s construction law team and represents developers and counsels them on contract and development issues in California and nationally. In the past, René represented the San Bernardino Airport Authority in real estate matters involving a variety of real estate issues such as acquisition and disposition of property, leasing, and ground lease agreements. Plus, he has counseled homeowners associations in the preparation of development documents such as amended and restated CC&Rs.

In addition to his real estate transactional practice, René has also litigated and tried real estate related matters involving, among other things, easement disputes (including reciprocal easements), commercial disputes, vendor contract disputes, boundary line disputes, homeowners association disputes involving CC&Rs, failure to disclosure actions (representing property owners and real estate brokers), as well as commercial litigation matters. In addition to being part of GRSM’s Real Estate Group, René is also a part of GRSM’s Business Transactions Group and Commercial Litigation Group.

René acts as outside general counsel to companies, helping them grow and manage risk, has successfully advised C-level executives, and has worked collaboratively across various teams within a company, including sales, engineering, products, and marketing to achieve a company’s goals. René has counseled clients on all stages of a company’s development, from initial entity formation issues, intellectual property and licensing issues, corporate governance issues, through sale or merger events and exit strategies, and insurance issues. He has also counseled clients in negotiations with venture capitalists.

  • Counseled clients in the acquisition and disposition of properties
  • Drafted and negotiated easement agreements, including reciprocal easements
  • Represented a clothing retail company at trial in a commercial easement dispute.
  • Drafted and negotiated disposition and development agreements.
  • Interfaced with planning department personnel on development matters.
  • Litigated reciprocal easement matters.
  • Drafted and negotiated agreements for acquisition of improved facilities.
  • Drafted and negotiated home grant acquisition and rehabilitation agreements.
  • Represented real estate brokers and sellers in disputes involving the purchase and sale of properties.
  • Drafted and negotiated airport terminal lease agreements.
  • Drafted and negotiated land lease (ground lease) agreement regarding vacant land
  • Litigated land movement actions.
  • Represented a national prepared-meals company in the leasing of a distribution hub in Northern California.
  • Drafted and negotiated leases for development and operation of fixed base operator facilities agreements.
  • Represented joint powers agencies in the drafting and negotiation of office building leases.
  • Drafted and negotiated roadway access lease agreements, parking lease agreements, access agreements.
  • Drafted and negotiated promissory notes related to real estate financing issues.
  • Drafted and negotiated escrow agreements for disbursement of land sales proceeds.
  • Drafted and negotiated escrow instructions.
  • Represented lessors and lessees in commercial lease transactions.
  • Conducted due diligence related to real estate assets in mergers and acquisitions matters.
  • Drafted and negotiated equipment and vehicle lease agreements.
  • Drafted and negotiated ground handling services agreements.
  • Drafted and negotiated forbearance agreements.
  • Drafted and negotiated right of way agreements.
  • Represented clients in joint ventures including drafting and negotiating joint venture agreements.
  • Represented clients in partnerships including drafting and negotiating partnership agreements and partnership dissolution agreements.
  • Represented limited liability companies and corporations including by preparing formation documents such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, and operating agreements.
  • Counseled companies on corporate governance issues.
  • Represented clients in the purchase and sale of restaurants.
  • Represented a restaurant chain as business counsel.
  • Prepared trade association membership agreement for a national trade group.
  • Represented franchisors in negotiations with franchise owners.
  • Represented clients in the preparation and implementation of a Phantom Stock Plan.

  • René has provided in-house training and lectures on real estate related topics to groups such as the San Francisco Apartment Association. He has also provided training to insurance carriers and insurance industry groups, and he has prepared articles for presentation at American Bar Association events.

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

Memberships

  • Accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional

Education

  • J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law
    • American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Theory
    • Member, Real Estate Law Association
  • B.A., University of San Francisco
    • Member, Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society)
    • President, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)
    • Staff writer, The Foghorn (nationally recognized college newspaper)
    • Member, Philhistorian Debating Society
    • Member, Pre-law society
    • Co-Captain, USF Fencing Team

Honors

  • Super Lawyers® distinction in the field of Insurance Coverage

Languages

  • Spanish

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