Carolyn Tawasha's corporate, real estate and business law practice includes a wide variety of general business transactions and the formation, maintenance and dissolution of business entities. She has extensive experience negotiating and drafting agreements among joint business owners, covering management, financing and buy-sell matters, as well as those necessary for the purchase and sale of a business and day-to-day business operations.
Carolyn's real estate transactions practice concentrates on commercial leasing, commercial sales & acquisitions and construction & design contract matters. She has many years of experience representing real property owners in connection with leasing and management matters covering office, retail and industrial properties. Carolyn also represents tenants with review, negotiation and restructuring of leases.
Carolyn was on the adjunct faculty of Golden Gate University School of Law, teaching business planning and legal writing and research. She served as a Member of the San Francisco Mayor's Committee on Housing and Community Development for two years. As a law student, she worked as an assistant to Roger Bernhardt on the Real Property Law Reporter.
Education
B.A. (1982) San Francisco, State University, International Relations
J.D. (1986) Golden Gate University School of Law, with Honors
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
US District Court (Northern Districts of California)
US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Associations and Memberships
State Bar of California, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections of the
Bar Association of San Francisco, Business Law and Real Property Sections
