April 26, 2023 – David Crawford, a proven real estate and financial attorney, has joined Procopio as a partner at Cooley LLP. He has represented Life for many of his science, technology and other industry clients in a wide range of complex real estate and strategic joint venture transactions in the United States and globally. His legal services are very broad and he says he can help with “anything to do with dirt, bricks and sticks.” David is based in his San Diego office in downtown Procopio.
Managing Partner John D. Alessio said: “He is one of the largest law firms in the United States and has represented major companies in key areas of complex legal transactions. We are a leading law firm in the life sciences industry, so David is a perfect synergy across our many practices and disciplines.”
David has represented over 150 life sciences, technology, and venture investors in securing leases for new headquarters, GMP manufacturing facilities, lab space, and other specialized space across the United States. Office/Laboratory Lease in San Diego History (By Transaction Value). His legal areas include regulatory matters such as joint ventures, financing, development, construction, project his finance, clean energy, leasing, licensing, RESPA and fair housing. He represents individuals, start-ups, public companies, portfolio companies and venture capitalists in multiple industries including life sciences, technology, clean energy, aerospace, consumer goods, hospitality, beverages and retail. David’s projects include the leasing, development, construction, acquisition and disposal of corporate offices, manufacturing facilities, R&D labs, agricultural production facilities, hotels, distilleries, wineries, mixed-use developments, and various other facilities. increase. He facilitates real estate financing for both borrowers and lenders. This includes portfolio lending, construction loans, term facilities, refinancing, synthetic leasing, and mixed collateral transactions. David is also negotiating feedstock, offtake, EPC and other contracts related to developing and financing clean energy and manufacturing facilities.
“I am thrilled to be joining one of Southern California’s finest and most robust real estate practices and look forward to being part of a team of great attorneys and great people,” said David. “Procopio’s excellence, customer service, culture of innovation, and company leadership in the San Diego community are a perfect match not only for my practice, but also for my values and goals. Serving domestic and international clients.” We look forward to working across a wide range of practices and industry types to deliver
After several years with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle, Washington, David was a member of San Diego-based Cooley’s West Coast Real Estate for eight years. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, was awarded the Order of the Coif, and graduated first in his class. He holds a diploma in real estate development from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon and a bachelor’s degree from Reed University. In his final year of law school, David served as his extern of honor James L. Robert, a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington. He is admitted to the bar in California and Washington.
Procopio real estate attorneys serve property owners, investors, lenders, developers, property managers, and real estate professionals in acquisitions and dispositions, land use rights and project management, landlord and tenant leasing, and more. We provide a full range of value-added services, including the services of Compliance with agency, rural and urban development projects, real estate finance, and environmental laws. The firm’s services include sale and purchase transactions, portfolio acquisition and disposition, option agreements and 1031 exchanges, entity formation and joint ventures, due diligence, land use and eligibility, environmental and CEQA regulations, commercial loans and public finance and There are tax credits, commercial and temporary. Directed and mixed-use developments, subdivision documents for master-planned community and high-rise projects, leasing of all types of retail and industrial and R&D space, hotel and golf course developments.
Procopio’s life sciences attorneys bring decades of law firm and in-house counsel experience to clients, from life-saving pharmaceuticals to breakthrough biotechs, to help with company formation, fundraising, venture capital and intellectual property. We represent start-ups and established multinationals providing a wide range of legal services, including property counseling. Litigation, Licensing, Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures. They advise designers and manufacturers of medical devices, innovators in biologics, genomics, diagnostics, e-health, digital health technology and other life sciences companies. Their experience in molecular biology includes gene therapy, personalized cancer immunotherapy, TCRs, and antibodies/peptibodies. antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs); protein therapeutics, cancer therapeutics, cellular immunotherapy, nucleic acids, next-generation sequencing, and advanced genomics. Our chemical technology expertise includes pharmaceuticals, industrial biotechnology, organic chemistry and polymer chemistry in areas as diverse as peptide pharmaceuticals, adhesives, drug delivery technology and medical devices.