Preferred Name: Michael

Last Name: Matkins

Degree String (Type, Year): ('67)

Job Title: Partner

Company Name: Allen Matkins

Bio: Michael Matkins ('67) is a founding partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and one of the country's leading lawyers in real estate development and finance. For more than 30 years, he has advised institutional investors, lenders, property owners, and developers in all aspects of purchase, sale, financing, leasing, and construction of properties ranging from office and retail to recreational and mixed-use projects. Michael has been involved in numerous multi-hundred-million-dollar real property asset portfolio acquisitions. He has also represented institutional investors in the restructuring of substantial investments in California real property, as well as institutional developers in acquiring, entitling, and developing master-planned communities. Michael is a frequent speaker on real estate and finance trends for various professional organizations. He has been ranked as one of the best real estate lawyers in California, according to a survey of his peers. Michael was featured in the L