Jason Grinnell
Jason uses his years of experience in leading real estate transactions and financings to help clients navigate the California real estate market.
In the transactional sector, Jason handles acquisitions, dispositions and leasing across multiple asset classes, with particularly deep experience in the retail leasing. He represents global technology and video game clients in office and studio leases. He also has strong ties to the Los Angeles private equity and family office firms and assists these clients with their real estate needs.
In his real estate finance practice, he advises financial institutions in construction, permanent and mezzanine debt financing. Jason also represents both financial institutions and investors in loan workouts, forbearances, and other distressed debt transactions. Jason’s practice includes a special emphasis on renewable energy project finance, including construction and permanent debt financing and tax credit investments for solar and wind portfolios.
Associations
ICSC
Law360.com, Editorial Advisory Board for Real Estate
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Men’s Guild of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Board Member
California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section, Former Executive Committee Member
Publications
Quoted, "Buy Buy Baby To Sell Sell, Maybe," Law360 Real Estate Authority, January 2023
Quoted, “What Real Estate Attys Have Learned About Force Majeure,” Law360 Real Estate Authority, August 2022
Speaking Engagements
"Holy Helium! How Inflation and a Forecasted Recession are Shifting Consumer Demands and Impacting the Southern California Leasing Market," moderator, Crocker Commercial Real Estate Symposium, October 6, 2022
“Loan Workout Strategies for the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Economies: Putting Humpty Back Together Again, ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 2021
“Real Estate Strategies,” virtual panelist, Los Angeles Business Journal, July 14, 2021
“Higher Ground (Leases) — Inner Visions on Functional and Financeable Ground Leases (With apologies to Stevie Wonder),” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, October 2020
“Economic Forecast & Trends 2020,” panelist, Los Angeles Business Journal, January 2020
“Accelerating Revolution of Retail Thanks to Mobile Devices”, ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference Roundtable, San Diego, CA, October 2019
“Digital Disruptions: Internet and Smart Phone Impacts on Retail Leasing,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference Workshop, Orlando, FL, October 2018
“To Have and to Leasehold: The Perfect Marriage of Financeable and Functional Ground Leases,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, San Antonio, TX, October, 2017
“Digital Disruptions: Internet and Smart Phone Impacts on Retail Leasing,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference Roundtable, Hollywood, FL, October 2016
“Digging into Ground Leasing,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 2015
“Investment Opportunities in Green Energy,” video webcast, January 2015
“Greening of Retail: Smart Investment or Mere Marketing Fluff?,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference Roundtable, Orlando, FL, October 2014
“How Green Is My Rooftop? Issues Relating to Renewable Energy Projects for Retail,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference Roundtable, San Diego, CA, October 2013
“Green Energy Meets Real Estate,” panelist, USC Marshall School of Business, April 2012
“Opportunities in Green Energy,” panelist, Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network, March 2012
“Expanding In a Down Market: Managing a Tenant Rollout in Tough Economic Times,” ICSC, U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference Roundtable, Phoenix, AZ, October 2011