Areas of Practice
Retail Leasing
Retailers have unique needs when leasing space. Brand identity and store build-out, location within the shopping center as well as landlord maintenance obligations and co-tenancy are critical.
High Tech Office
In the past, office leasing was often viewed as “cookie cutter”. With the advent of high tech, issues like density, exit strategies, securitization and subleasing have become critical pieces of the puzzle.
Life Science
Life science tenants require lab space, permission for tenant’s use of biohazardous materials & chemicals, as well as a backup power source to prevent damage to on-going scientific experiments.
Industrial (R&D)
Industrial leasing includes everything from warehouse distribution to research & development. With the advent of online retail shopping, there has been an explosion of industrial leasing.
About Jo Ann Woodsum
Jo Ann provides cost-effective, enthusiastic & efficient legal service to meet her client’s commercial real estate leasing needs. She has over two decades of experience in commercial real estate leasing and is a member of the Executive Committee of the California Lawyer Association’s Real Property Law Section. Her clients include high-tech office, retail space, life science and industrial tenants as well as institutional landlords. She is committed to the advancement and empowerment of women in the legal profession.
Notable Clients
Represented Lyft with its headquarters lease of 350,000 square feet with McCarthy Cook & Co. at China Basin in San Francisco, California.
Lyft, Inc.Represented Nektar in connection with its headquarters lease of 130,000+ square feet of space at Mission Bay in San Francisco, California.
Nektar TherapeuticsRepresented Twilio in their headquarters lease of 91,000 square feet from Bay Area Headquarters Authority in San Francisco, California.
Twilio, Inc.Follow Jo Ann
Tech companies are now leasing more office space than ever https://t.co/gBMkw0ATvU via @voxdotcom
Sacramento, California’s booming downtown may double in size with Railyards project https://t.co/E0NogDYO8O via @Curbed
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Stay up to date on the changing and challenging world of retail leasing! Our 5th Annual Northern California Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium is an all-day event that will cover the most relevant topics. Learn more: https://t.co/mF4efRhmUY https://t.co/Op2X1783AO
SF approves legislation requiring renewable electricity sources for commercial buildings https://t.co/FWWq7I3T4d
IHL Study: Five retailers opening stores for every retailer closing stores https://t.co/2kfnflnEky
Education
University of California, Los Angeles (1993)
Master of Arts in U.S. History
University of Pennsylvania Law School (1986)
Juris Doctorate Degree in Law
Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire (1983)
Bachelor’s Degree in History
Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Capital Market and Comparative Business Law (1984 -1986)