Miguel Mauricio is a Land Use associate in Miller Starr Regalia’s Walnut Creek office. His expertise includes representing residential, commercial, and industrial developers on a wide range of land use entitlement and environmental matters throughout the state of California, with a particular focus on residential development. At Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Miguel represented clients in a broad range of transactions, including acquisitions, leasing, financings, and development projects. He advised on complex regulatory issues impacting various projects, such as retail centers, mixed-use developments, office projects, and historic rehabilitations. Miguel is well-versed in zoning planning, CEQA, and processing entitlements for major real estate developments in California.
Miguel sits on the board of directors for the Kennedy-King Memorial College Scholarship Fund and Opportunity Junction. In 2025, Governor Newsom appointed Miguel to serve on the governing board of the 23rd District Agricultural Association.
J.D., Yale Law School, New Haven, CT (2022)
B.A. Political Science, University of California, Berkeley (2016)
California
Spanish
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Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 60 years, announced today the addition of Miguel Mauricio to the firm’s Land Use Department. Mauricio joins the firm’s Walnut Creek office as an associate, bringing varied legal and political experience to MSR.