Megan Ione Hawn
Megan Ione Hawn
Megan Ione Hawn
Biography
Megan Hawn takes a detail-oriented and attentive approach to her work in drafting contracts and handling transactions as part of the firm’s Real Estate practice group. She focuses her practice on developing relationships with her clients and is thoroughly invested in working with them to advance their business goals.
Through her work as a project manager at a Los Angeles-based construction consulting firm prior to earning her law degree, Megan gained hands-on experience in the construction industry, and an understanding of a developer’s perspective, something that aids in her current practice and furthered her interest in fostering community development.
Megan represents clients in transactions that span the globe and has experience in the areas of real estate acquisition, sale, management, development, and leasing.
Giving back to the community is important to Megan, and she has dedicated countless hours to working with indigent families through programs such as the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP). She was recognized for her work for SDVLP with the Wiley W. Manuel award from the State Bar of California. In addition, Megan has spent considerable time volunteering at a food pantry, providing food and other essentials to underserved and indigent residents in her community.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- State Bar of California, Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services, 2017
Professional Affiliations
- San Diego County Bar Association
Admissions
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Colorado, 2022
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California, 2018
Education
University of San Diego, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2018
University of California-Santa Barbara, B.A., 2013
Related Practice Areas
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Commercial Real Estate
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Real Estate Sector
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Real Estate
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Commercial Construction & Engineering
Experience
- Represented a real estate investment and operating company, as seller, in connection with a 32 property portfolio sale of industrial properties throughout the United States with a contract price of more than $2 billion.
- Represented a global technology company in connection with the negotiation of a construction contract related to the buildout of state-of-the-art office space with a value of more than $150 million.
- Represented an institutional landlord in connection with the leasing and management of a retail center totaling more than 90,000 square feet.
- Represented a technology company, as tenant, in connection with the leasing of an office building totaling over 114,000 square feet.
- Represented a court-appointed receiver in connection with the sale of properties and other assets throughout the United States related to a receivership action arising from a Ponzi scheme.
- Represented a healthcare company in connection with the purchase and financing of a ground lease with a value of $70 million.
- Represented a real estate investment and operating company in connection with the sale, leaseback, and sublease of a property in California to a public university.
Resources
Speaking Engagements
- “Trends in Commercial Real Estate,” Webinar, Association of Corporate Counsel, September 1, 2021