Practice areas: Real Estate
Licensed in California since: 1995
Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
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Allen Law Group, APC
11693 San Vicente Blvd. #611Los Angeles, CA 90049 Visit website
Details
Deeply knowledgeable, hyper-responsive, and profoundly practical, Todd Allen caters to the needs of Family Offices, real estate companies, and high net-worth investors for their commercial real estate transactions - acquisitions, sales, financing, leasing and construction. He brings strategic and tactical expertise, a solution-oriented approach, and a tenacious style to complex deals in Los Angeles and across the country. For over twenty years as General Counsel within Family Offices and in private practice, he has closed over $1 Billion in deals. Bringing his in-house approach to his practice, he translates complicated problems into practical solutions. Stop worrying about overpriced law firms and their D League associates ruining your opportunities. If you want the "A" Team, hire Allen Law Group.
Practice areas
Real Estate: Business- 100% Real Estate: Business
First Admitted: 1995, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.allenlawgroupapc.com/about-us
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of California, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
Transactions
- Represented the owner of a 28-unit four story new construction apartment complex in Hollywood in a $16MM sale to a difficult Buyer with non-market demands from Purchase and Sale Agreement to Closing, 2026
- Represented the Buyer of fractional interests in multiple loans secured by development parcels located across California in a $1MM acquisition from a very difficult Seller with non-market demands from Purchase and Sale Agreement to Closing, 2026
- Represented the Buyer of a Florida LLC that owned a Yacht in a $400K purchase from a friend and colleague from MPA to Closing, 2026
- Represented the owner of a 224 unit mobile home park in Lompoc in a $24MM sale to a national credit Buyer from Purchase and Sale Agreement to Closing, despite the property sustaining a casualty during escrow, 2026
- Represented the owner of a 6 property portfolio of NNN tenants across 6 states in a $26MM sale to multiple Buyers with diverging needs and timelines from Purchase and Sale Agreement to Closing, 2025
- Represented the Buyer of small retail property in Los Angeles in a $6MM acquisition with no parking and challenging encumbrances against the Property from a non-profit Owner, 2025
- Represented the owner of a 50% Tenant-in-Common interest in two commercial properties in Los Angeles in a $5MM acquisition of the other 50% TIC owner's interests in such properties from Purchase and Sale Agreement to Closing, 2025
- Represented the owner of operating shopping centers across multiple states in the creation (at no cost to Seller) and sale of pad sites to various Buyers on long-term escrow terms with intersecting needs, timelines and uses from Purchase and Sale Agreement to Closing, 2025
- Represented the Buyer of a 1 acre four parcel development play in Los Angeles in a $12MM purchase from a Buyer that entitled the land for a large mixed-use project, 2026
- Represented the owner of the largest indoor mall in Los Angeles in a $33MM refinance by a best-in-class CMBS lender with stringent requirements and a precise execution process from Term Sheet to Closing, 2025
- Represented multiple owners across all core asset classes holding title in their individual names and their trusts and documented and recorded Deed transfers to their new LLCs which I formed to isolate those assets from each other and ultimately protect them from liability in a manner that avoids assessment of transfer taxes and is exempt from re-assessment for property tax purposes, 2025
- Represented the owner of five large industrial projects in Orange County in a $21MM refinance by a local relationship Bank with rigid documentation requirements from Term Sheet to Closing, 2026
- Represented a high-volume private lender that originates loans across the State in a Line of Credit facility originally in the amount of $50MM, which was then increased to $100MM and finally to $125MM, by a best-in-class lender to lenders Bank with exacting requirements and a precise execution process from Term Sheet to each Closing, 2025
- Represented the owner of a large development site in Los Angeles in a $47MM refinance by a best-in-class local construction lender with precise requirements and a methodical execution process from Term Sheet to Closing, 2025
- Represented the owner of vacant land in Corona to negotiate a 15 year lease with a difficult national credit tenant focused on kiddy day care with extreme and often non-market requirements from Term Sheet to Execution which will kick-start the construction and development of a neighborhood shopping center, 2025
- Represented the owner of a large student housing project walking distance to USC (which I helped the client acquire in 2025) to negotiate a master lease of the entire building to a Fraternity with precise requirements and non-market demands from Term Sheet to Execution, transforming the asset from a 4.5 cap to an 8 cap, 2026
- Represented a national REIT focused on LA urban in-fill properties to negotiate five commercial leases in 2025 with various tenants to run new businesses focused on creative office, restaurant, retail and entertainment production uses from Term Sheet to Execution, with the most impactful to the community being Maydan Market, 2025
- Represented a business owner in Los Angeles in the negotiation of a new 5 year NNN lease in the same premises it is currently occupying from a very difficult Landlord with non-market requirements from Term Sheet to Execution to ensure the company's business remains uninterrupted, 2026
Educational Background
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Major: Economics, Honors: magna cum laude
Honors
- Peer-review rated Distinguished* through Martindale-Hubbell.
Industry Groups
- and HNW investors
- Commercial real estate transactions for Family Offices
- Real Estate Companies
Selections
2 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026
