Real Estate Developer

Matthew Nichols

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BAR ADMISSIONS

California, U.S. District Court (C.D.Cal.), Dec. 2013

EDUCATION

Loyola Law School - Los Angeles, CA May 2013

Juris Doctor, Business Law Practicum

Scott Moot Court competitor; Mentor in Young Lawyers Mock Trial Program (2013); Business Law Society (2010 –

Activities:

Present); Entertainment and Sports Law Society (2010 – Present); ABA, Student Member (2010 – 2013)

Coursework: Securities Regulation; Trademark Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Planning: Start-up Financing

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA June 2010

B.S., Economics, Finance Concentration, Dean’s List

Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity - Epsilon Rho Chapter (2006 – 2010); Financial Management Association (2006-2010);

Activities:

Undergraduate Law Association (2007 – 2010)

Study Abroad: Richmond in Ro me University, AIFS in Ro me, Italy, Fall 2008

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

May 2014 – Present

Bowie, Arneson, Wiles & Giannone

Associate

Focus is primarily on development/construction transactions, public facilities financings and special tax transactions, including

developer impact mitigation agreements and Mello -Roos Community Facilities Districts formation deals.

Draft and negotiate mitigation agreements between public entities and developers.

Advise on issues under the Community Facilities Act, California Education Code school fee provisions and the Political Reform

Act.

Salisbury Law Group, APLC – Newport Beach, CA September 2013 – January 2014

Associate

Represented business and real estate clients in both litigation and transactional matters. Sample cases involved bringing an action

to enforce a distribution agreement on behalf of a food manufacturer; successfully suing to enforce an oral agreement on behalf

of an automotive parts manufacturer; advising new businesses in the formation of LLCs a nd corporations; representing a group

of real estate investors in a dispute over the close of escrow and administration of a trust; representing a party in a dispute over

the termination of a partnership agreement; and defending mul tiple businesses in ADA suits. Amounts in dispute ra nged from

$9,000 to $5 million.

District Attorney’s Office – Los Angeles County June – August 2012

Legal Intern

Drafted motions (with my name listed as the author) and observed them being argued in Court ; performed initial case write -ups;

conducted research into family violence and murder legal issues.

June – August 2011

Superior Court of California - County of Orange

Extern for the Honorable W. Michael Hayes

Researched and drafted bench memoranda for calendared cases; aided Judge in Chambers with a variet y of civil and criminal

matters; observed both civil and criminal trials.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

John Michael Engstrom Memorial Foundation Inc. – Tustin, CA (Founding Member, January 2008 – Present); The Alliance for

Children’s Rights – Los Angeles, CA (Pro Bono Member, August – December 2012)

INTERESTS: Lacrosse, golf, snowboarding, The Wall Street Journal, travel, Italy and coffee

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