Mala D. Clancey
Mala assists clients with matters pertaining to real estate and real estate finance in both the local and national markets.
Mala Clancey’s clients include large landowners, real estate developers and investors, renewable energy companies, commercial lenders and borrowers, and landlords and tenants of retail and office space. She represents clients in all aspects of sales and acquisitions of vacant and developed property, including retail centers, office buildings, condominium projects, development of vacant land, leasing from both the landlord and tenant sides, and real estate-secured financing from both the borrower and lender sides.
Mala also represents renewable energy companies with respect to site control, including acquisitions and ground leases and due diligence for large-scale, commercial solar and wind projects; tech companies in acquisitions of data center sites; and an electric vehicle (EV) charging company in the acquisition and leasing of EV charging station sites. Mala’s extensive experience allows her to advise clients on structuring, negotiating, and consummating complex real estate and loan transactions.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1985
- University of Wisconsin, B.A., with distinction, 1981
Bar and Court Admissions
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Arizona
Related Employment
- Lowe & Berman, 1990-1996
- Steptoe & Johnson, 1988-1990
- Snell & Wilmer, 1985-1988
Professional Recognition
Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona
- Wisconsin State Bar
- Maricopa County Bar Association
Professional Experience
Experience
- Represented a client in the acquisition of a $162,500,000 regional shopping center.
- Represented a client in the acquisition of a $53,600,000 office building on a ground-leased site.
- Represented a client in drafting and negotiating a complex declaration encompassing privately owned office buildings, municipal buildings, and a shared garage.
- Represented multiple clients in acquiring data center sites.
- Represented a landlord of primarily residential properties in leasing retail space in residential buildings.
- Represented multiple clients in the formation of traditional condominiums, as well as “land” condominiums and other nontraditional structures.
- Represented a client in the purchase and lease of multiple sites for electric charging stations and convenience stores.
- Represented purchasers of national real estate portfolios, including apartment portfolios, hotel/motel portfolios, mobile home projects, and mini-storage sites, in acquisition and financing.
- Represented developers and lenders of build-to-rent projects.
- Represented a joint venture of Optima, Inc. and DeBartolo Real Estate Investments, LLC in the development of Optima Sonoran Village.