Stephen Toohill

Stephen Toohill, a partner at the San Diego business law firm of Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP, is a veteran commercial real estate attorney who’s been recognized time and again by colleagues, peers and clients for his skilled representation across industries. Across the West Coast, Toohill is sought out by commercial, retail, hospitality, industrial and biotech developers, owners and tenants.  

For more than 35 years, Toohill has represented developers, owners and tenants in acquisition, development, leasing and sale of improved and unimproved properties. He also has extensive experience in mixed-use high-rise commercial development, particularly representing landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions, hotel acquisitions and representation of borrowers in complex loan and loan workout transactions.  

Recently, Toohill represented a San Francisco development company working on a high-rise mixed-use project that is part of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal Center, as well as representing a significant public company, Viasat, Inc., in connection with their real estate needs throughout the United States. Additionally, as part of a hospitality-related practice, Toohill is currently representing a hospitality company in acquiring and financing hotel properties. 

Over the past year, Toohill has assisted a San Diego-based company in acquiring and converting an existing office building into a high-end medical use property, has negotiated significant master lease transactions for an owner of coastal property in La Jolla, and has assisted clients in acquiring ranch properties throughout various Northern California areas. 

These are some of the reasons that we named Toohill to our California grouping of Lawyers in Real Estate. These are real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in both their practice and the larger community.