Kimia Ghalambor is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on complex real estate transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions as well as financing, development, and management of real estate assets. She advises private equity funds, REITs, and other institutional investors in transactions involving office, retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use properties.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Kimia’s representative matters included:
Representation of an institutional bank in connection with the financing of a three-story class A office headquarters of a leading global investment firm in Beverly Hills, California.
Representation of a Swiss bank in connection with the mortgage and mezzanine financing of a historic luxury hotel in Santa Monica, California.
Representation of a leading, alternative investment firm in the tenanting of its state-of-the-art marquee food hall on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California.
Representation of a real estate firm in the acquisition and financing of a trophy mixed-use property and office tower in Chicago, Illinois.
Representation of a private equity fund in the sale of a multi-tenant office/flex/industrial project in Napa County, California.
Representation of a property trust in its development and sale of vacant land in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Representation of a leading real estate fund in connection with a series of acquisitions and financings for multi-family portfolios in Orange County and Los Angeles County.
Representation of a real estate investment company in the negotiation of a joint venture for a trophy office tower in downtown Chicago.
Representation of an institutional lender in connection with a financing of a six hotel-property portfolio owned by a leading private equity firm.
Representation of a private equity fund in its development, financing and condominium conversion of a luxury hotel and resort in Kohala Coast, Hawaii.
Representation of a joint venture between a private equity fund and a real estate operator in connection with a six-property mid-rise office portfolio in Orange County, California.
Representation of a private equity fund in connection with a mortgage loan and mezzanine loan financings of a retail portfolio in San Diego County, California.
Representation of a private equity fund in its disposition of a cultural retail complex in Phoenix, Arizona.
Prior Experience
Associate, Sutton, Pakfar & Courtney LLP, 2016–2019
Associate, Alston & Bird LLP, 2013–2016
Tax Consultant, Deloitte Tax LLP, 2009–2010
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Recognition
Recognized by the Best Lawyers® as “Ones to Watch,” 2022
Memberships & Affiliations
Associate Board, UCLA Department of Economics
Alumni Board of Directors, UCLA School of Law
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
California
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D. (Business Law Specialization)2013
President, Business Law Association
Vice President, Real Estate Law Association
University of California, Los AngelesB.A., Business-Economics; Accounting & French Minors2009
