Ms. Draffin is a partner in our Irvine office and is a member of our Real Estate Department. She represents lenders, borrowers and developers in complex real estate finance and general real estate matters affecting commercial and industrial properties, raw land, residential tracts and apartment complexes, mixed use projects, leasehold structures, and public projects.

EDUCATION

Hastings College of Law (J.D. 1978)
University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1975)

ADMISSIONS/QUALIFICATIONS

State Bar of California, 1978
Admitted to Practice US District Court (Northern District of California), 1978

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Orange County Bar Association (Real Estate and Financial Practice sections)
Past Section Chair, Orange County Bar Association (Financial Practice section)
California Women Lawyers

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS/CLIENTS

Representation of developers and lenders in various financings ranging in size from under $1,000,000 to in excess of $30 million for commercial office, industrial, and retail properties, raw land, mixed use projects, parking facilities, and apartment complexes.

Representation of a municipality in the construction of a $120 million sports arena, negotiation of long-term management agreement with national facility manager, and long-term lease to National Hockey League franchise.

Representation of a municipality in connection with the renovation and long-term lease of a sports stadium to a major league baseball franchise.

Representation of letter of credit issuer in $100 million plus multi-state bond financing of a pool of low and moderate income housing units.

Negotiation of joint venture between national golf-course owner/operator and local developer in connection with construction of $85 million golf course resort/hotel complex.

Representation of landowner in ground lease of office/entertainment/hotel development.

Representation of lenders in connection with workouts on residential tract developments ranging in size from four units to three hundred units.

Negotiation of joint venture arrangement for construction of a golf course at a planned community.

Assisted landowners in obtaining subdivision approvals.

Documentation of loan sales, syndications and participations between lenders.

Representation of landowner in action for reconveyance of avigation easements.

Representation of buyers and sellers in various real estate acquisition transactions.

Representation of real property owners in obtaining Department of Real Estate 'white reports' on REO condominium and tract projects.