Strategies for Successful Mixed-Use Development

Chelsea MacLean

Holland & Knight LLP

• Partner in the San Francisco office of Holland & Knight, LLP
• Practice emphasizes counseling clients on all aspects of regulatory compliance under federal and state environmental laws; conducting due diligence of potential development projects with regard to land use restrictions, permits and entitlement requirements; managing the entitlement process to obtain land use entitlements and other permits; drafting and negotiating transactional agreements between developers, municipal agencies and other third parties; representing clients in litigation arising out of land use and environmental issues; and advocating for clients in the enactment and amendment of state and local land use statutes and regulations
• Conducts regular seminars and writes publications related to the case law under the California Environmental Quality Act, affordable housing law, climate change regulations, redevelopment legislation, due diligence and other topics related to urban and infill projects
• Acted as adjunct professor at University of California, Hastings College of the Law on “Local Government Problems” and “Land Use Regulations”
• Urban Land Institute member, chair of the San Francisco “Lunch and Learn” series
• J.D. degree, University of California Hastings College of Law; B.A. degree, University of California, San Diego
• Can be contacted at [email protected] or 415.743.6979