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2024 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

California
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Preston Brooks

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Served as environmental counsel on Rexford Realty’s $1-billion Blackstone portfolio buy

Represented the city of Lynwood in its $215-million development of a grocery store

Preston Brooks is one of California’s leading environmental lawyers and chaired Cox Castle’s Environmental team for nearly 20 years. He represents property owners, developers, pension funds, lenders, and municipalities to craft environmental risk management strategies for real estate acquisition, financing, and development.

Brooks also represents brownfield purchasers interested in redeveloping properties into more productive uses. He negotiates with federal and state government agencies to help minimize environmental liabilities, using tools such as the California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act and Prospective Purchaser Agreements.

Recent work includes representing Rexford Realty on environmental issues in its $1-billion, three-million-square-foot portfolio buy from Blackstone Real Estate. Brooks also represented the city of Lynwood (California) on the $215-million clean-up and development of a grocery store in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood.

Brooks is a member of the Brownfield Collaborative, co-chair of the United Friends of the Children board and on the board of Green Wish. He has written many articles on environmental issues, such as brownfield redevelopment, mold, green building, OSHA asbestos standards and environmental insurance.

This is why Preston Brooks received Connect CRE’s 2024 California Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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