Lance Anderson

Shareholder
Walnut Creek, CA
925.941.3208
lance.anderson@msrlegal.com
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Lance has been practicing transactional real estate at Miller Starr Regalia for over thirty years. He represents tenants, landlords, sellers, buyers and lenders of commercial real estate and also advises owners and operators in connection with environmental compliance and risk management.

Lance has been practicing transactional real estate at Miller Starr Regalia for over thirty years. He represents tenants, landlords, sellers, buyers and lenders of commercial real estate and also advises owners and operators in connection with environmental compliance and risk management.

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Acquisitions & Dispositions Leasing Environmental General Corporate Transactions, Entity Formations & Joint Ventures
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Biography

Lance is a shareholder in the firm’s Walnut Creek office. He has substantial experience in retail, office, pharmaceutical and biotech leasing (including laboratory and production facility leases) and ground leases, the purchase, sale and leasing of corporate facilities (including corporate campuses), and the sale of REO properties. 

His practice specifically includes the preparation and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, leases and ground leases, subleases, access and entry agreements, and joint venture agreements. He also represents clients in other commercial contexts, such as the sale and purchase of environmentally impaired real estate, problem loan workouts, the formation, dissolution, and structuring of business entities, and the preparation and negotiating of consulting agreements.

Education

J.D., Stanford Law School (1986)

A.B., with distinction, Stanford University, International Relations (1983)

Associations

Bar Association of San Francisco 

California Minority Counsel Program 

International Council of Shopping Centers 

Stanford Professionals in Real Estate 

Awards & Recognition

Best Lawyers® – Real Estate Law (2018–2025)

Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent Rated (2005–2019)

Speeches & Presentations

“Key Issues in Start-up and Technology Company Leasing,” Practical Law Webinar, September 29, 2015

"Insurance and Indemnity Clauses in Commercial Leases: All You Need to Know When Your Risk Manager Is on Vacation," International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate Annual Conference, 2008

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Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate and land use law firm for more than 60 years, announced today that eight of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers in its updated 2025 edition. Lawyers are named to The Best Lawyers in America®, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists, and received recognition as Lawyer of the Year in Oakland Real Estate Law.

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Miller Starr Regalia’s Wilson Wendt Named “Lawyer Of The Year” – Real Estate Law (Oakland) By Best Lawyers In America © Wendt And Nine Other MSR Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers Recognition

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