David Tabibian is a creative problem solver and proven deal maker who never loses sight of his clients' business goals. As a Partner in JMBM's Real Estate Department, David provides counsel and legal representation to his clients in a variety of real estate transactions from inception to closing. He has successfully handled and closed more than $4 billion worth of real estate transactions across the country. His success comes from his ability to strategically, yet efficiently, pursue his client’s objectives while keeping all parties focused on closing the deal.

David represents a diverse group of clients, including institutional and non-institutional real estate developers, owners and operators, private equity investors, funds, REITs, borrowers, lenders, commercial landlords and tenants, law firms, celebrities, and high net worth individuals. His practice focuses on acquisitions and dispositions, 1031 exchanges, construction, leasing, debt and equity financing, and joint ventures. He has dealt with a variety of asset classes, including hotel, studio, office, retail, industrial, multi-family and mixed-use projects, as well as residential properties and vacant land.

David typically takes on the role of outside general counsel for his clients, handling all matters from complex, high-dollar commercial projects to smaller residential deals. He has drafted and negotiated numerous purchase and sale agreements, various types of leases (including office, industrial, retail and residential leases totaling more than 5 million sq. ft.), and loan documentation for more than $1 billion worth of sophisticated real estate and commercial loans (including traditional real estate, refinance, construction, bridge, mezzanine, asset-based and hard money loans). He also counsels and assists his clients in a broad range of due diligence matters, including reviewing title and surveys as well as forming new entities.

In 2019, the Daily Journal publication selected David as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in California. He was also named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list each year from 2018 through 2020, an honor achieved by no more than 5% of the lawyers in California, after being recognized on the Southern California Rising Stars list for multiple years. In 2016, he was named as one of “The 5 Best Real Estate Lawyers in Los Angeles” by Investopedia’s Real Estate Column.

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