Atty. Vivek K. Chavan
Vivek Chavan is a Real Estate Shareholder in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. He represents clients across a broad range of real estate transactional needs, at two separate levels of investment for clients: (i) fund and joint venture investments and (ii) real estate investments.
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Vivek K. Chavan is a Shareholder based in East Palo Alto, California, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 29+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1997. Their practice focuses on trusts and real estate. Admitted to practice in California (1997). Educated at University of California at Davis School of Law (J.D., 1997) and University of California at Riverside (B.A., 1994). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, American Bar Association. Serands clients in East Palo Alto, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Vivek Chavan is a Real Estate Shareholder in the firm’s Silicon Valley office
- He represents clients across a broad range of real estate transactional needs, at two separate levels of investment for clients: (i) fund and joint venture investments and (ii) real estate investments
- He has represented numerous clients with the formation of their real estate funds and with their investment or sponsorship in real estate joint ventures
- He also represents clients in the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, construction, operation and leasing of real properties throughout the United States, with a particular focus on the industrial, retail, office, forestry, hotel and multi-tenant property sectors
- His practice includes a variety of business and transactional real estate matters, including equity, debt and construction financing, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, contributions, OP units, and tax driven structures
- Vivek represents clients in the development and construction of industrial, retail, office and hotel properties
- He regularly advises clients on land-related issues and negotiates development, construction and architectural/engineering agreements, declarations, conditions of approval, subdivisions, and easements
- Vivek's clients include REITs, TIMOs, funds, developers, investors, banks, foreign investors and other institutions
- Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, Lawdragon, 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, 2024-2025 •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2019 and 2025-2026 •Team Member, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2017-2018 •Team Member, a U.S
- News - Best Lawyers, 'Law Firm of the Year' in Real Estate Law, 2015 •Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, 'Top Tier' Firm in Real Estate, 2013 and 2014 •Member, Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2013 •Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2012-2013, 2015, and 2023
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in East Palo Alto are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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