Kamin Kamali is Of Counsel in Clark Hill’s Construction and Real Estate practices and has more than two decades of experience advising developers, owners, investors, and capital providers on complex commercial real estate transactions and finance, as well as representing clients in real estate, construction, and business litigation. His practice focuses on borrower-side institutional financings, joint ventures, acquisitions, and large-scale mixed-use and multifamily developments, together with related construction, entitlement, and commercial disputes.
Education
L.L.M., New York Law School, New York, New York, Academic Excellence
B.S., San Jose State University, San Jose, California, Management Information Systems, Minor: Computer Science
Memberships
- State Bar of California
- Real Property Law Section
- American Bar Association
- American Arbitration Association – Certified Arbitrator
- California Board-Certified Mediator
- California Licensed Real Estate Broker (2005–2026)
- Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI)
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) – Affiliate Member
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
- Stanford Professionals in Real Estate – Member
State Bar Licenses
California, New York
Court Admissions
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
California State Courts
New York State Courts
Representative Matters:
- Downtown Los Angeles – 1027 Wilshire Boulevard
Lead counsel to developer and affiliated construction company on a 10-story mixed-use development comprising 376 fully furnished residential units, approximately 5,851 SF of office space, and approximately 11,588 SF of ground-floor retail. Represented the borrower in connection with a $100 million senior construction loan and $40 million institutional preferred equity investment, followed by a $170 million institutional refinance and take-out sponsored by Athene and Apollo Global Management. - Glendale, California – Campus Glendale (Construction Financing & Joint Venture)
Counsel to developer and affiliated construction company on a mixed-use multifamily project comprising 219 residential units and approximately 5,312 SF of retail, including a $70 million senior construction loan and a $25 million institutional preferred equity investment with a publicly traded REIT. - Glendale, California – Campus Glendale (Refinance / Take-Out)
Counsel to borrower on a $125 million non-recourse institutional refinance and full take-out of construction debt and preferred equity following completion and stabilization of the project, including negotiation of loan documents, payoff mechanics, releases, and lender protections. - Firebaugh, California (Fresno County) – Agricultural Land Acquisition and Sale-Leaseback
Co-counsel to buyer on the acquisition of approximately 37.81 acres of improved agricultural property for approximately $2.75 million, including negotiation of a letter of intent, drafting of the purchase and sale agreement, structuring of a concurrent sale-leaseback transaction, feasibility and deposit mechanics, escrow coordination, title and survey matters, and 1031 exchange cooperation. - Glendale, California – Multifamily Redevelopment Project
Lead counsel to developer and affiliated construction company on the demolition of an existing 16-unit apartment building and redevelopment into a six-story, 66-unit fully furnished live/work project over three levels of parking, including drafting of demolition, construction, consultant, and development agreements, coordination of zoning and entitlement approvals, and management of lender, insurance, and bond requirements. - Hollywood, California – Residential Entitlement Project
Lead counsel managing entitlement consultants for a fully entitled 169-unit residential development, including zoning strategy, CEQA compliance, and development approvals. - Sunnyvale, California – Office and Retail Development
Lead counsel on land use and entitlement strategy for a 200,000+ square-foot office and retail development, including entitlement sequencing, zoning analysis, and development constraints. - Ventura, California – Downtown Mixed-Use Infill Project
Lead counsel on entitlement and development structuring for a downtown mixed-use infill project comprising 78 residential units, two live/work units, and approximately 2,400 SF of street-level retail, including zoning compliance, consultant coordination, and development approvals. - Oceanside, California – Multifamily Land Sale
Counsel to seller on the approximately $25 million sale of a 1.51-acre multifamily development site to a national developer, including negotiation of the letter of intent and purchase and sale agreement, structuring of SB-330 vesting strategy, refundable and non-refundable deposits, entitlement ownership, seller oversight rights, and post-termination assignment mechanics. - Redwood City, California – Retail Property Acquisition
Counsel to buyer on the acquisition of a retail property, including drafting and negotiation of the purchase and sale agreement, seller disclosures, title clearance, conveyance of permits and development rights, and escrow coordination. - Palo Alto, California – 530 University Avenue
Counsel to seller on the approximately $6 million sale of an office/retail property, including drafting and negotiation of the purchase and sale agreement, structuring of due diligence and seller deliveries, negotiation of remedies and liquidated damages provisions, coordination of escrow and title matters, payoff of existing financing, and delivery of the property vacant and free of tenancies.