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Commercial Leasing & Subleasing

Commercial leasing is the center of our practice. We represent landlords and tenants in office, industrial, retail, life sciences, and R&D transactions.

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Overview
Commercial leasing is the core of our practice and the discipline around which Valence was built. Our work is grounded in market knowledge, practical judgment, and a clear understanding of what drives successful leasing outcomes.

We represent landlords and tenants across the full range of commercial leasing transactions. Our clients include public and private technology companies, institutional landlords, growth-stage businesses, retailers, life sciences companies, investors, and companies managing multi-market real estate portfolios throughout California and major U.S. markets.

Our attorneys trained at leading national firms and bring that experience to a practice focused exclusively on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions. That focus gives our team deep transactional experience and practical insight into the terms that carry the most risk and value.

We focus on the issues that shape the deal: cost exposure, operational flexibility, growth needs, construction and delivery risk, and the allocation of responsibility if business circumstances change. We do not mark up leases for the sake of markups. We work to understand the transaction, identify the issues that matter most, and negotiate toward outcomes that support our clients’ business objectives.

What We Handle

Across every
asset class and market.

Office Leasing

Headquarters, regional office, campus, and build-to-suit transactions for landlords and tenants, including large-scale campus and multi-building transactions.

Industrial & Logistics

Warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics facilities, including specialized build-to-suit industrial projects.

Life Sciences & R&D

Lab, R&D, technology, and mixed-use research facilities, including complex tenant improvement negotiations, utility and infrastructure issues, and hazardous materials provisions.

Retail Leasing

Retail leasing across inline, multi-tenant, anchor, and pad site formats, including co-tenancy, exclusive use, and percentage rent provisions

Subleasing & Assignment

Sublease negotiations, assignment transactions, landlord consent agreements, recapture rights, and space dispositions for tenants restructuring or rightsizing their portfolios.

Portfolio & Multi-Site

Portfolio management, standardized lease forms, multi-market transaction coordination, and outside real estate counsel engagements for companies operating across multiple markets.

How We Work

A practical approach
to every transaction.

01
We focus on what matters

We bring disciplined judgment to each leasing transaction, identifying the issues most likely to affect cost, operations, flexibility, and risk over the life of the lease.

02
We think like business counsel

We approach leases as operating documents, not just legal agreements. Our advice is grounded in each client’s business objectives, space needs, timing pressures, and tolerance for risk.

03
We move at deal pace

Leasing transactions move quickly. We keep deals on track with clear communication, responsive execution, and focused attention on the issues that matter most.

04
We bring market context to every negotiation

With experience across California and major U.S. markets, we help clients distinguish between standard asks, unusual positions, and issues worth pushing for.