Attorneys

• Abraham, Michael D.
• Abrahams, Katherine
• Adams, Holly
• Bartko, John J.
• Bunzel, Robert H.
• Butscher, Zaneta
• Cox, Stephen T.
• Daspit, Mark E.
• Duffy, Kerry L.
• Edlund, William I.
• Goodfellow, Simon R.
• Hall, Joel
• Hannan, J. Thomas
• Hart, Darryl A.
• Hee, Carol
• Jerhoff, Ann K.
• Laiprasert, Jayne
• Louskos, Theani C.
• Matthews, David B.
• McLean, John F.
• Miller, Charles G.
• Nashban, Emily A.
• Oberle, Katherine R.
• Riley, Benjamin K.
• Schuck, W. Paul
• Senseney, Hilda A.
• Stafford, Walter V.
• Taghibagi, Parissa
• Tarrant, Richard T.
• Towle, C. Griffith
• Weber, Kimberly A.
• Zankel, Martin I.

Strategic Of Counsel Relationships

• Sommers & Schwartz
• Frank Sommers
• Andrew Schwartz

David B. Matthews

Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1990, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (High Honors)
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S. Foreign Service, cum laude, 1987

Contact Infomation

Practice Areas

Transactional Real Estate, with an emphasis on retail leasing

Experience:

David Matthews is a principal of the firm specializing in real estate matters. David represents H & M, Gap (including Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and Piperlime), Nike (including Cole Haan, Converse and Hurley), Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Ralph Lauren, PetSmart, Charlotte Russe and other national retailers in negotiating leases and resolving real estate disputes for locations throughout the country. David’s practice also includes the acquisition, development, financing, leasing and disposition of properties.

Prior to joining BartkoZankel, David was Associate General Counsel for Gap’s Real Estate Law Department, where he was integrally involved in both new store development, from letter of intent through store construction, as well as property management of Gap’s existing fleet. During his 10-year tenure at Gap, David negotiated thousands of leases and real estate-related documents. He played a key role in developing Gap’s leasing policies and real estate practices, and has experience handling a wide range of retail real estate-related disputes, including co-tenancy violations, late delivery fees, and construction disputes.

Before his career with Gap, David was an associate for five years in the Real Estate Group of Morrison & Foerster, one of San Francisco’s largest law firms, where he represented commercial landlords and tenants in commercial, office and industrial leasing transactions; building owners and developers in acquisition, management and disposition of real property; and creditors and borrowers in secured financings and workouts.

David has been a speaker at several law conferences of the International Council of Shopping Centers, including those in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Real Property Retreat of the State Bar of California.

Professional Affiliations

• International Council of Shopping Centers, Member
• State Bar of California
• Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
• American Bar Association, Member