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Real Estate/Development

Aug. 16, 2012

Linda S. Koffman

Gipson Hoffman & Pancione LLP Los Angeles Specialties: leasing, acquisitions, financing


In helping her client sell five Santa Monica office buildings for $90 million, Koffman said she felt at times like a translator, diplomat and guide.


"We were bridging the institutional world of the buyer with the entrepreneurial energy of the seller," she said. "The deal was good for both parties, but the cultural differences had to be bridged via good-faith discussions and joint accommodations."


In the deal, which closed in Decemb...

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