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Kim Thompson

Partner
Real Estate
Orange County
(714) 641-3449
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  • Environmental and Natural Resources
  • Real Estate

Bar & Court Admissions

  • State Bar of California

Education

  • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 1985)
  • Northern Arizona University (B.S., 1982), Finance and Accounting; summa cum laude
Overview
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Kim Thompson regularly advises clients in commercial real estate transactions. His primary areas of real estate practice include commercial ground leases; acquisition, leasing, development and sale of all types of real estate projects including shopping centers (large-box and shop space), office buildings, residential developments, industrial buildings/projects and freestanding commercial real estate; tax deferred exchanges of real property and investment properties; environmental law and borrower representation in real estate loans.

Experience
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Areas of Focus
  • Real Estate Development
  • Leasing and Tax-deferred Exchanges
  • Ground leasing of Real Estate
  • Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreements
  • Environmental Law
REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS

Lead Counsel for the following projects:

  • South Coast Collection, Costa Mesa, California (Represents owner and project developer on retail project)
  • Arbor Lake Forest, Lake Forest, California (Represents Landlord and developer on 12 acre project with Home Depot, Wells Fargo and assorted national and local tenants)
  • Twin Peaks Shopping Center, Lake Forest, California (Represents ground lessor on 12 acre retail project)
  • Assorted shopping centers, Lake Forest, California (Represents ground lessor on multiple mid-range sized retail projects)
  • 17th Street Promenade (formerly Hillgren Square) and numerous properties and centers, Costa Mesa, California (Represents developers)
  • Numerous office buildings in Fashion Island, Newport Beach, California 
  • Crenshaw Imperial Center, Crenshaw, California (Represents ground lessor)  
  • Gateway Town Center, Norco, California (Staples, Albertson’s)
  • HomeBase Center, Norco, California (HomeBase, Texaco, McDonalds)
  • Lake Forest Town Center, Lake Forest, California (Staples, Mimi’s, PepBoys, Diedrich Coffee)
  • Foothill and Wheeler Shopping Center, La Verne, California (Stein-Mart)
  • Orange Villa Shopping Center, Orange, California (Staples)
  • Hawthorne Gateway Shopping Center, Hawthorne, California (Bed, Bath & Beyond, Staples, Starbucks, McDonalds, Aaron Brothers, Costco)
  • Western Plaza, Laguna Niguel, California (Shop space and regional restaurant)
  • Creekside Plaza, Santa Ana, California
  • Chapman Retail Project, Orange, California (Best Buy, Wendy’s and shop space)
  • Corona Crossroads, Corona, California (industrial)
Publications/Seminars
  • Hazardous Waste Liability: Drafting Considerations and Investigation Procedures Prior to Execution of Purchase and Sale Agreements and Leases, Co-Author, Rutan & Tucker Newsletter, Spring 1988 and A Point of View, Spring 1988 (Newsletter published by Hugh M. Saddington & Company, Certified Public Accountants).
  • Property Owners’ Primer on the Americans With Disabilities Act, Orange County Business Journal, July 27, 1992, Vol. 15, No. 30 and Apartment News, Vol. 32, November 1992.
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Hazardous Waste Liability: Drafting Considerations and Investigation Procedures Prior to Execution of Purchase and Sale Agreements and Leases, Co-Author, Rutan & Tucker Newsletter, Spring 1988 and A Point of View, Spring 1988 (Newsletter published by Hugh M. Saddington & Company, Certified Public Accountants). | Property Owners’ Primer on the Americans With Disabilities Act, Orange County Business Journal, July 27, 1992, Vol. 15, No. 30 and Apartment News, Vol. 32, November 1992.

Awards & Affiliations
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Awards & Honors
  • AV® Preemininent™ rating with LexisNexis/Martindale Hubbell
Community Affiliations
  • Member, Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, a non-profit organization
  • Member, Executive Council of the Father’s Day Council, American Diabetes Association
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  • Orange County Bar Association
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