Mary G. Murphy > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
CALIFORNIA
United States

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Mary G. Murphy is the co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Land Use and Development Practice Group and a member of the Real Estate Practice Group and Sports Law Group. Mary is a major player in development in San Francisco and the Bay Area. She represents a wide variety of developers and investors in real estate transactions and land use issues, with particular experience in public private partnerships, sports facilities and historic rehabilitation projects. Her recent projects include current pursuit of a new ballpark and mixed use development for the Oakland A’s, entitlement of Golden State Warriors arena and mixed-use development and recent successful entitlement of a hotel project for the Warriors; pursuit of development of a new urban village for UC Hastings; entitlement and current implementation of 9-million-square-foot development for a Related; entitlement of Build, Inc.’s 38-acre India Basin project; assisting Cedar Fair’s with its acquisition of the Great America Theme Park; pursuit of redevelopment of a portion of the San Francisco Center for Westfield; entitlement of Treasure Island Naval Station redevelopment and current implementation of vertical development; entitlement of Parkmerced redevelopment; development of several waterfront and cultural institution projects.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Land use/zoning

(Hall of Fame)

Mary MurphyGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP proffers ‘efficient and business-minded advice’ to a variety of clients including Brookfield Properties Development, JP Morgan, and the Golden State Warriors, regarding entitlements and permits, private and public partnerships, and environmental compliance. The firm’s land use practice is headed by San Francisco’s Mary G. Murphy and Los Angeles’ Ben Saltsman, who help clients navigate the approval and entitlements processes for large developments such as mixed-use, commercial, and industrial sites. Murphy, supported by San Francisco’s Allison H. Kidd and Neil Sekhri, is currently advising Oakland A’s Major League Baseball team on the development agreement and cross-easement rights related to its plans for a new stadium in Las Vegas. In Los Angeles, Amy R. Forbes focuses on planning issues, zoning regulations, and environmental and municipal laws, while Orange County’s Joseph Spence is well-versed in public-private partnerships and historic preservation matters.