Brandon is one of the founding partners of Monument Legal Group. He has advised a diverse clientele of opportunity funds, core operators, lenders, landlords, tenants, and developers on real estate transactions throughout the United States. Prior to founding Monument Legal Group, he practiced in the Real Estate Departments of two global law firms, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Schulte Roth & Zabel. Brandon is an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School, where he teaches a course on real estate transactions. Brandon is a Los Angeles native and he enjoys exploring LA’s many hikes with his mini Australian Shepherd, Oski, in his free time.
Brandon Soleimani
Partner
*Includes representative matters handled prior to founding Monument Legal Group.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and ground-up development of a high-rise condominium in San Diego, California, including obtaining a borrower financing and placement of preferred equity.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for an over $50 million acquisition and re-development of an office building in San Francisco, California, including obtaining a borrower financing.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and re-development of an office complex in San Jose, California, including obtaining a borrower financing.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and development of a mixed-use condominium building in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the financing, development and sale of a master planned mixed-use condominium park in Needham, Massachusetts.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the sale of a master-planned community site for the development of a data center in Virginia.
- Represented an opportunity fund obtaining a construction loan of over $100 million for a mixed-use modular construction development in Oakland, California.
- Represented an opportunity fund obtaining a construction loan of over $100 million for a residential development in Washington, DC.
- Represented an opportunity fund obtaining an acquisition loan of over $230 million for an office building in Washington, DC, including the negotiation of a joint venture with its partner.
- Represented an opportunity fund in a 50/50 joint venture with a home developer in connection with a residential development in Silicon Valley, California.
- Represented an opportunity fund in a recapitalization of multi-property residential portfolio and placement of preferred equity in San Francisco, California.
- Represented a core buyer in a joint venture for the acquisition of a commercial office building in Oakland, California.
- Represented a seller in the sale of a retail office condominium building in Los Angeles, California.
- Represented a seller in the sale of a $150 million industrial real estate portfolio.
- Represented a seller in the sale of a $1 billion hotel portfolio.
- Represented a buyer in the purchase and redevelopment of an office park in El Segundo, California.
- Represented developers with respect to construction and architect’s agreements in Los Angeles, California.
- Represented real estate developer with respect to a refinancing of a studio lot in Los Angeles, California.
- Negotiated office lease on behalf of tenant in a Class A office building in Los Angeles, California.
- Represented an institutional lender in the origination of a $500 million mortgage and mezzanine loan secured by a luxury hotel in Hawaii.
- Represented an institutional lender in the origination of a $350 million mortgage and mezzanine loan secured by a luxury hotel in Santa Monica, California.
- Pro Bono representation of a teenage undocumented immigrant in an application for permanent residence in the United States.
Brandon Soleimani
Partner
Brandon is one of the founding partners of Monument Legal Group. He has advised a diverse clientele of opportunity funds, core operators, lenders, landlords, tenants, and developers on real estate transactions throughout the United States. Prior to founding Monument Legal Group, he practiced in the Real Estate Departments of two global law firms, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Schulte Roth & Zabel. Brandon is an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School, where he teaches a course on real estate transactions. Brandon is a Los Angeles native and he enjoys exploring LA’s many hikes with his mini Australian Shepherd, Oski, in his free time.
*Includes representative matters handled prior to founding Monument Legal Group.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and ground-up development of a high-rise condominium in San Diego, California, including obtaining a borrower financing and placement of preferred equity.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for an over $50 million acquisition and re-development of an office building in San Francisco, California, including obtaining a borrower financing.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and re-development of an office complex in San Jose, California, including obtaining a borrower financing.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition and development of a mixed-use condominium building in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the financing, development and sale of a master planned mixed-use condominium park in Needham, Massachusetts.
- Represented an opportunity fund in the sale of a master-planned community site for the development of a data center in Virginia.
- Represented an opportunity fund obtaining a construction loan of over $100 million for a mixed-use modular construction development in Oakland, California.
- Represented an opportunity fund obtaining a construction loan of over $100 million for a residential development in Washington, DC.
- Represented an opportunity fund obtaining an acquisition loan of over $230 million for an office building in Washington, DC, including the negotiation of a joint venture with its partner.
- Represented an opportunity fund in a 50/50 joint venture with a home developer in connection with a residential development in Silicon Valley, California.
- Represented an opportunity fund in a recapitalization of multi-property residential portfolio and placement of preferred equity in San Francisco, California.
- Represented a core buyer in a joint venture for the acquisition of a commercial office building in Oakland, California.
- Represented a seller in the sale of a retail office condominium building in Los Angeles, California.
- Represented a seller in the sale of a $150 million industrial real estate portfolio.
- Represented a seller in the sale of a $1 billion hotel portfolio.
- Represented a buyer in the purchase and redevelopment of an office park in El Segundo, California.
- Represented developers with respect to construction and architect’s agreements in Los Angeles, California.
- Represented real estate developer with respect to a refinancing of a studio lot in Los Angeles, California.
- Negotiated office lease on behalf of tenant in a Class A office building in Los Angeles, California.
- Represented an institutional lender in the origination of a $500 million mortgage and mezzanine loan secured by a luxury hotel in Hawaii.
- Represented an institutional lender in the origination of a $350 million mortgage and mezzanine loan secured by a luxury hotel in Santa Monica, California.
- Pro Bono representation of a teenage undocumented immigrant in an application for permanent residence in the United States.