Real estate and business-related litigation are the firm’s main practice areas.  We have represented or opposed developers, landowners, hotel and resorts, private equity firms, lenders, investors/partners, lessors/lessees, brokers, managers, and associations.

The matters have involved purchase and sale agreements, LLC agreements, partner/investor/lender issues, entitlements, environmental issues, affordable housing requirements, historic property challenges, management agreements, and association and club issues. 

The venues have included state and federal trial and appellate courts, state and county regulatory quasi-judicial bodies subject to HRS Chapter 91, state land use commission, county planning commissions, county permitting agencies and zoning boards of appeals, Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) board, DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division and Island Burial Councils, Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) and Public Utilities Commission (PUC).