Cary Jones has practiced for over 30 years in all aspects of sophisticated national real estate transactions, focusing in mixed use, transit, hotel, historic properties, ski resort, shopping center and office developments and joint ventures; zoning and land use; real estate financing, and construction. In his prior role as the Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of a national food and drug store public company, Cary supervised over $3 billion in development of shopping center and related mixed use projects throughout the country.
Cary served as the managing partner of the firm's Los Angeles office from its opening in 2009 through 2022.
Representative Real Estate Cases
Lead counsel for major university in the acquisition of a more than 50 year old CA based specialty college, including its campus and intellectual property.
Lead counsel for a major university’s public private partnership (P3) project for construction, development, and operation of 5,000 units of on campus student housing.
Lead co-counsel for a major university in the leasing and acquisition of an ownership interest in a large space for a California campus in a downtown Los Angeles property
Lead counsel for ownership group in reacquisition of several restaurants and breweries
Lead counsel for lease and ultimate purchase of sites for national health care facilities
Lead counsel for leading ski resort operator in acquisition, disposition and development of ski resorts in Colorado, California, Nevada, Utah, and Vermont
Lead counsel for acquisition, development and leasing of one million sq. ft. research and development park in Los Angeles, California
Lead counsel for acquisition, entitlement and development of one million sq. ft. manufacturing and distribution facility in Utah
Lead counsel for Utah Transit Authority on all real estate and land use matters for $185 million acquisition of Union Pacific facilities for 175-mile Wasatch Front Commuter Rail Project
Lead counsel for acquisition and development of 20,000-seat amphitheater facility in Salt Lake City, Utah
Lead counsel for large grocery retailer in sale of 600,000 sq. ft. mixed use office/retail project in Salt Lake City, and lease of 250,000 sq. ft. to large national bank
Lead counsel for American Stores Properties, Inc. in acquisition of multiple food and drug stores
University of Utah (J.D.)
Note Editor, Utah Law Review
Order of the Coif
University of Utah (B.A., with honors)
State Bar of Utah, Real Property Section, Former Chairman
"Workforce Housing – Current Development Processes And A Possible Model For The Future," Co-Presenter, Snell & Wilmer Virtual CLE Series (June 22, 2021)