Real Estate Portfolio Director and Legal Counsel

Regent is a global private holding company focused on acquiring businesses and realizing exponential growth through operational improvements and strategic capital deployment. We focus on acquiring businesses with potential for significant change and rapid growth. Our portfolio includes companies across diverse industries including technology, consumer products, industrial, and media and entertainment.

We are seeking an attorney to join our team to manage our large real estate portfolio, and to serve as legal counsel for real estate matters. This candidate will serve in a combined business, strategic and legal role, across our portfolio — including the structuring and negotiating of leases for our multi-unit retail portfolio companies, structuring and negotiating larger office spaces, contributing to M&A due diligence, working with management to match business needs to real estate footprint and more.  Ideally this will be a business-minded individual with strong transactional lease experience and a comfortability dealing with mall-based landlords.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, revise and track leases and other real estate agreements
• Partner with management on tailoring Regent’s real estate footprint to business needs
• Negotiate leases for the company’s multi-location retail portfolio companies
• Negotiate office leases across the portfolio companies
• Provide legal support to the internal team regarding complex real estate issues
• Identify different methods for improved practices
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions, and succession planning of businesses and real estate

Requirements:

• JD from an accredited law school
• Admission to the California State Bar (or any state bar)
• 4 years of commercial real estate transactional experience
• Prior experience working in a well-established national real estate investment firm and/or a national real estate law practice (preferred)
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional adherence to ethical standards
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong business and financial acumen

Compensation is determined by several factors which may include skillset, qualifications/certifications, experience level, and geographic location. The expected annualized base compensation range for this role in Los Angeles is $200-275k/yr. Please note this range is an estimate and actual may vary based on qualifications and experience.