Marisa N. Bocci

Commercial Real Estate

• Represented client in lease negotiations and related landlord/tenant matters for Seattle-area industrial property.
• Represented client in an ongoing joint venture ownership and operation of a multi-use retail and office complex; advised on leasing matters affecting the property.
• Analyzed potential causes of action and relative strengths of a client's position with respect to a property dispute involving a large-scale, nationally recognized medical campus.
• Advised publicly-traded REIT on a variety of activities, including the financing and acquisition of retail properties in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Represented a church organization on development matters affecting its real estate assets, including joint venture relations with a property developer.
• Assisted a large international company on its facilities management and operations outsourcing agreements. Negotiated multi-national operations contracts for country-specific management needs of the client.
• Negotiated a multi-year lease agreement for a nationally recognized theater company, including tenant leasehold improvements and shared use rights for other arts organizations.
• Led the successful negotiation of an oil and gas operations lease and related surface use agreement for 1500+ acre tract of land in the Mountain West, maximizing value for the property while still maintaining long-term land development opportunities.

Hospitality

• Represented client on the acquisition of a luxury Caribbean resort property.
• Represented client on a joint venture hospitality transaction, involving the acquisition and finance of a hotel and conference center in Portland, Oregon.
• Advised hotel condominium owner on matters relating to private owner hotel unit condominium association and joint operations of the hotel facilities.
• Advised client on the acquisition of a large-scale mixed use luxury hotel and office complex in Atlanta.
• Represented client on a joint venture hospitality transaction involving the acquisition and finance of a luxury hotel in San Francisco.
• Advised client on restaurant and spa renovations and leasing matters for a Boston-area hotel refurbishment and rebranding project.
• Led the acquisition of a luxury hotel in Houston. On a post-closing basis, advised client on hotel refurbishment and renovation plan.
• Advised client with respect to a joint venture hospitality transaction involving the acquisition and finance of a hotel and related waterfront marina lease.

Agriculture/Agribusiness

• Represented client on the acquisition of almond and grape land in California, and related post-closing lease transactions; negotiated a shared water management agreement.
• Conducted the sale of trucking/transportation and farm-supply companies; resolved operational matters relating to an affiliated fertilizer company joint venture.
• Counseled client on the acquisition of farming company and related agribusiness processing company; advised asset managers and farm managers on all aspects of post-closing real estate, regulatory, and agribusiness operations.
• Prepared form leases for a property manager to use with respect to a multi-state agricultural land portfolio. Created leases for cash rent, flex rent, crop share and custom farming arrangements; also prepared specialty forms for hunting leases, grain bin leases and pasture leasing situations. Updated the forms annually to address changes in law and business practices.
• Represented client in the acquisition of a large portfolio of farmland, as part of a multi-state transaction.
• Represented client in the sale of large tracts of farmland, conducted by live-auction. Negotiated the auctioneer/brokerage agreement, prepared the bid package (including form of purchase agreement and ancillary disclosure materials), and managed all aspects of the multi-state closings.