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

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

State Bar Admissions California New York Florida

Karen Ahearn, an Associate 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