Lindsay Tabaian

Partner

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Lindsay is a partner in the Los Angeles office where she focuses her practice on land use, environmental law, and general litigation matters. She advises clients on land use entitlements, transactional matters, real estate disputes, environmental issues, California Environmental Quality Act compliance and local government law matters.

Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Lindsay worked at a Southern California law firm serving as the primary contract city attorney for a number of cities, including Cypress, San Dimas and Carson, California. During this time she also represented many other cities and public agencies advising on various issues related to land use, entitlements and environmental law.

With a decade of experience Lindsay has built a sophisticated and well-rounded land use practice with a general focus in the following three areas:

GENERAL LAND USE & ENTITLEMENT WORK

Lindsay guides projects from diligence to entitlement, including development of project strategy, resolution of disputes involving local government maters and public agency law, and compliance with CEQA. Her familiarity with city and agency politics and her network of municipal contacts of both staff and City officials adds value to her clients. Lindsay has entitled a variety of development projects including mixed-use, industrial, residential, retail, medical and medical office, master-planned, and commercial developments.

TRANSACTIONAL MATTERS

Lindsay routinely represents clients in connection with the preparation and negotiation of complex agreements required to finalize projects and close deals. The transactional portion of her practice has included work in land use (Development Agreements, CC&R's, easements, and licenses), environmental law (ECC&R's, Land Use Covenants, and CLRRA Agreements), litigation, and construction management.

LAND USE & ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION

Lindsay also has substantial litigation experience predating her time with Allen Matkins while serving as a contract City attorney with an emphasis in land use and general municipal law, including significant litigation and trial experience. Lindsay's litigation experience includes trials involving land use disputes, environmental/CEQA compliance, water rights, contaminated real estate and redevelopment. Should a project end up in litigation, Lindsay has the experience to help her clients through the process.