Jennifer Chavez (JD '02) Named Partner at Sheppard Mullin

February 28, 2019 | Pepperdine Law alumna Jennifer Chavez (JD '02) has been named a partner at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP. Chavez practices in the firm's San Diego office.

From the Sheppard Mullin press release:

Jennifer Chavez is a member of the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group and is based in the San Diego office. Her practice focuses on land use and development matters, including purchase and sale transactions and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Subdivision Map Act, the Coastal Act and planning and zoning laws, as well as other general real estate transactional matters. She has represented developers, landowners and public agencies in a variety of projects, including large and small-scale residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and educational development projects throughout California. She also represents clients before city councils, county boards of supervisors, planning commissions and other regulatory bodies to secure land use entitlements, permits and approvals and also involves defending land use entitlements in litigation matters before trial and appellate courts. In addition, Chavez has experience drafting and negotiating agreements with public agencies and private property owners concerning the use and development of real property, including development and improvement agreements, funding and reimbursement agreements, easement agreements and covenant agreements. She received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, where she was on the Provost Honors List.