
Braeden Mansouri is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group in the Firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Mansouri focuses his practice on land use and environmental issues, including real estate development, zoning, permitting, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance. His practice includes assisting a broad range of private and public sector clients with due diligence review, land use entitlements, permitting, the approval of both affordable and market rate housing developments, and land use litigation. His practice additionally includes election law matters, especially with respect to land use planning initiatives and referenda.
Mr. Mansouri has extensive prior experience working on major development projects with public agencies in California, including past work representing numerous cities and special districts across Northern California. Previously, he clerked at the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney and served as a judicial extern in the Land Law, Environmental, and Natural Resources Divisions at the Office of the California Attorney General in Sacramento.
In October 2022, Mr. Mansouri was elected to a seat on the Advisory Board of the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District in San Francisco. Since January 2023, he has been Co-Chair of the Cultural District’s Land Use Committee.
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Buchalter Attorneys Prevail in a Land Use Ruling in Contra Costa County
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Buchalter Attorneys, led by Alicia Guerra, Kevin Collins, and Braeden Mansouri, were successful in defeating a land use initiative that barred planned residential development in […]
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Governor Newsom Signs Bill into Law Imposing Restrictions on Logistics Facilities Near Sensitive Uses
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October 1st, 2024
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Impacts California Developers
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April 23rd, 2024
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24 Legislative Update: 56 New Laws Targeting Housing Development Become Effective in California
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January 2nd, 2024
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Governor Newsom Signs Major Development Bills into Law
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October 4th, 2022
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UC Berkeley Student Enrollment Crisis Inspires Legislative Push to Change CEQA Requirements
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March 16th, 2022
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Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: California Extends Validity of Housing Entitlements During the COVID-19 Crisis
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October 6th, 2020
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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Bay Area Shelter-in-Place Order and Local Government Status
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April 3rd, 2020
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Buchalter Client Alert: Land Development and Regulatory Compliance Update (March 13, 2020)
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March 13th, 2020
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Senate Bill 50 was the quickest way to encourage growth
February 10th, 2020
Mr. Mansouri earned his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor on the UC Davis Law Review. He also was the recipient of the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law II, First Amendment. Mr. Mansouri earned his B.A. with majors in Political Science and Economics from the University of California, Irvine.