Practice Areas Real Estate Acquisitions, Sales & Leasing Secured Lending/Finance Transactions Land Use & Entitlements Insurance Insurance Coverage Land Use & Government Regulatory

Education Loyola Law School, New Orleans, J.D. Tulane University, B.A., Communications

State Bar Admissions California New York Florida

Karen Ahearn, a partner in Glaser Weil’s Real Estate Department, provides clients with a full range of real estate and development services. She assists clients with financing acquisitions, developments, leasing and land use. Her diversity of experience includes shopping centers, mixed-use projects and residential developments. 

Before joining the Firm, Ms. Ahearn specialized in insurance coverage matters. Thus, Ms. Ahearn is in a unique position to advise clients on an entire range of ancillary issues that arise in real estate transactions, including insurance needs and indemnification agreements.

Representative Matters

Represented a developer in purchasing $44 million of business interests in companies owning shopping centers throughout Southern California.

Assisted a developer in acquiring a portfolio of 18 properties on the Pacific Coast for $174 million and in obtaining the proper insurance policies for the sites.

Facilitated a client’s purchase of a residential property valued at more than $7 million and subsequent procurement of a lot line adjustment.

Associations

Westside Urban Forum

International Conference of Shopping Centers

Publications

“Recent Developments in Title Insurance Law,” Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, 2011