Michael Williamson sits on the Board of Buchalter, and is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group which includes the Community Development Finance group. Michael’s practice includes equity and debt finance, tax credits, opportunity zones, real estate fund formation, syndicated investments, and portfolio and syndicated credit facilities.
Michael represents the spectrum of transaction participants including investors, fund sponsors, joint ventures, lenders and borrowers nationwide in all real estate product types. He lectures frequently on legal and financing issues, opportunity zones, historic preservation, tax credits, and housing issues.
Michael is active in community affairs in his hometown of Pasadena. He was Chair of the City Planning Commission and Chair of the Pasadena Board of Zoning Appeals. He is founder, past president and vice president of development of Heritage Housing Partners, a nonprofit for-sale housing developer.
In 2019 & 2020, Michael was selected as a finalist by the Los Angeles Business Journal for the prestigious “Leader in Law” award.