William Benjamin Tate II

William Benjamin Tate II
Biography
William B. Tate II focuses his practice on commercial real estate, development, lending, and private equity transactions. He has significant experience in commercial and industrial leasing as well as the acquisition and disposition of commercial, industrial, hotel and multi-tenant real property assets. He is relied upon by clients to provide counsel for complex IRS 1031 exchange transactions, joint ventures, and tenancy-in-common structures. Over the course of his career, he has helped develop motion picture studios, medical office projects and assisted living facilities.
William also negotiates and documents secured and unsecured credit facilities, term loans and revolving lines of credit for the acquisition, construction and development of residential housing projects, commercial and industrial buildings, business parks, shopping centers and hotels. This includes lending facilities involving real property security in several US jurisdictions, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.
William is admitted to practice before the US District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Represented prominent developer in connection with the development, construction, financing, and sale of a motion picture and sound stage development in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Represented a global chemical manufacturer regarding an international sale of real estate and operating facilities located in the United States, Europe, and East Asia.
- Represented an aerospace company in the lease of 131,000 square feet of office and commercial property from the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Port Commission.
- Represented ultra luxury European manufacturer of watches in the lease of retail property in West Hollywood, California.
- Represented notable family office enterprise in the creation, negotiation, and documentation of multiple real estate funds, joint ventures, and acquisitions and sales of multifamily, office, and mixed-use facilities, in California, Georgia, and Tennessee.
- Represented healthcare REIT in the development, financing, and acquisition of assisted living facilities in California, Maryland, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.
- Represented real estate company in the negotiation and documentation of a lease of significant office space to the General Services Administration in Southern California.
- Represented developer in multiple complex tenancy in common transactions relating to the purchase and sale of retail and commercial properties throughout California.
- Represented client in the financing and sale of a luxury hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Represented major developer of master planned communities in Orange, County California with regard to the purchase and sale of real property to residential master developers.
- Represented family office in the development and lease of multiple medical office buildings in Southern California.
- Represented investment company in the acquisition of independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities through the U.S.
- Represented nonprofit bilingual elementary school in the development of elementary school.
- Represented energy company in the sale of a natural gas-fired “peaker” power project in Southern, California.
- Represented major electronics corporation in the lease of luxury retail space in upscale Southern California mall.
- Represented insurance company in the acquisition and lease of a 185,000 rentable square foot office building complex in Orange County, California.
- Represented investment company in the sale of a 187,000 rentable office building and 161 unit apartment complex in Stanford, Connecticut.
- Represented university in the acquisition of multiple medical group real estate facilities in North Carolina.
- Represented insurance company in the lease of office space regarding a 286,000 square foot office project in Southern California.
- Representation of a foreign company in the acquisition of golf courses located in Southern California.
- Represented master builder of residential housing in the acquisition and entitlement of land and the development of residential planned housing communities in California and Arizona.
- Represented developer of data centers in the lease of facilities to the General Services Administration in the State of Washington.
- Represented an institution of higher education in the acquisition and development of new campus facilities in San.
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, Best Lawyers, 2021-2025
Education
Education
- JD, Stanford Law School, 1988
- BA, University of Southern California, 1985
Admissions
Admissions
- California State Bar
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
- Former adjunct faculty of the University of California School of Law, Real Estate Transactions.
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Dragon Kim Foundation, Board of Directors
- Orange County Bar Association
- University of California Irvine School of Law, Dean’s Executive Committee