About
Kristen Deal is an attorney at David Nahai Associates, Inc. and has over 2 decades of experience in the field of real estate law. Ms. Deal’s practice includes the representation, counseling, and advising of clients with respect to all aspects of real estate and business transactions including the following:
-Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements for both residential and commercial properties, option agreements, leases, ground leases, easement agreements, utility agreements, construction contracts, property management agreements, tenancy-in-common agreements, deeds, legal opinions, and escrow instructions
-Advising on all aspects of real estate purchase and financial transactions, including preparation and negotiation of all loan origination and modification documents
-Conducting due diligence of all aspects of real property purchase and sale deals and loan transactions
-Handling a wide range of corporate and business matters, including reviewing and drafting general and limited partnership, operating, and shareholder’s agreements, forming and dissolving entities, facilitating the purchase and sale of businesses, and counseling on bulk sale transfers
Kristen Deal co-authored a book with David Nahai entitled, Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements in California- A Beginner’s Guide which was published by Thompson-Reuters. In addition, Ms. Deal assisted David Nahai in contributing to a chapter of Inside the Minds; Strategies for Green Real Estate Law, also published by Thompson-Reuters.