Ethan is a shareholder in the Sacramento office focusing in redevelopment, affordable housing and land use law. Ethan�s redevelopment practice includes assisting redevelopment agencies in structuring transactions with private developers for commercial, residential and mixed-use projects; negotiating and drafting disposition and development agreements and owner participation agreements for commercial, residential and mixed-use projects; advising redevelopment agencies on the adoption and amendment of redevelopment plans; and providing day-to-day advice on redevelopment law issues. Additionally, Ethan has developed substantial experience in prevailing wage laws as they relate to public-private projects, and frequently advises public agencies and private developers on the potential impacts of state prevailing wage laws on proposed transactions.
Ethan�s affordable housing practice includes negotiating and drafting disposition and development agreements, loan agreements and associated regulatory and resale restriction agreements, and rental and for-sale affordable housing projects.
Ethan also represents private developers in a variety of land use matters, and previously served as the City Attorney for the City of Rio Vista. |