Lisa A. Atty, Partner at our Los Angeles law office
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Lisa A. Atty

Partner
Los Angeles
Services
Real Estate Commercial Leasing Office, Industrial, Retail, Mixed Use and Medical
Biography

Lisa A. Atty is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. She represents purchasers, sellers, landlords, and tenants on a broad range of real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, and commercial leasing transactions. Her practice includes structuring and negotiating deal terms and letters of intent, drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, handling sale-leaseback transactions and EV charging station leases, and advising on office, warehouse, industrial, and retail leases. Lisa also counsels clients on due diligence matters, involving title, survey, zoning, and property management issues. She has significant experience advising clients with large and complex real estate portfolios.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of California


Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School (J.D.)
  • University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Women of Influence, Globe Street (2023)
  • Women of Influence, A.A. Business First (2022)
  • Retail Influencers, Globe Street (2022)
  • Women of Influence: Attorneys, Los Angeles Business Journal (2022)
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2006, 2007)

Representative Experience

  • Represented the largest self-storage company in the United States in a 49-property portfolio acquisition valued at $1.8 billion for an additional 4.2 million square feet of rentable space
  • Represented a global communications company in the negotiation and closing of hundreds of lease and license transactions with hotels, stadiums, and state and local governments in preparation for the Super Bowl, resulting in network buildout in multiple cities and counties in and around San Francisco sufficient to provide seamless coverage and capacity before and during major national event
  • Represented a power production company in the transfer of power generation facilities valued at approximately $250 million in connection with corporate restructuring
  • Assisted in acquisition and disposition of real property assets for future uses such as automobile dealerships, negotiation of warehouse, industrial, and office leases, creation of forms of EV charging station leases for electric vehicle auto company clients, drafting of restrictive covenants and providing guidance on property management issues arising at various owned and leased locations
  • Implemented systems and procedures for completion of hundreds of telecommunications leases over a 20-year period for national communications carrier to expand and strengthen coverage and capacity of its nationwide network and implement its long-term evolution upgrades in response to rapidly evolving technological advances and consumer demands
  • Prepared, negotiated, and closed various real estate contracts for easements, fiber and master right-of-way agreements with municipalities and public utility companies, road construction and maintenance, property development, restrictive covenants, relocation, and construction staging
  • Represented a Fortune 150 company in connection with the acquisition of a multi-billion-dollar oil and gas refinery and distribution system

Previous Professional Experience

  • McGuireWoods LLP
    • Partner
    • Associate
  • Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket, Associate

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Women In Real Estate Law Affinity Group, National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Co-Chair (2019-Present)

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards Take Effect,” Co-author, McGuireWoods Client Alert (February 23, 2026)