Sara G. Neva

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12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92130

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Overview

Sara counsels clients on real estate, finance and general business transactions. Her practice involves real estate property purchase and sale, commercial leases and easements, joint venture formation and other equity investments, and financing. Sara is experienced with developers, builders, lenders, borrowers, commercial real estate investors, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations and commercial landlords and tenants.

Represented property owners in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and financing of commercial property across California, including negotiating cell tower and access easements.
Represented several landlords in lease negotiations for life sciences facilities.
Represented landlords of office, retail and industrial properties, including numerous “big box” anchor leases.
Represented a fractured corporation reach consensus on selling over $60 million of commercial property in San Diego County.
Represented multiple companies in the sale and leaseback of corporate headquarters.
Represented an affordable housing developer in the purchase of land across California.
Represented a child care company in the leasing and purchasing of multiple properties for school uses.
Represented the land owner in the sale of a $20-million industrial property to a public agency.
Represented a tenant in lease negotiations for an urgent care facility.
Assisted a joint venture partner in over fifty land acquisitions for single- and multi-family residential developments across several states, including entity formation, purchase agreement drafting and negotiation, title review and financing.
Counseled a client in the leasing and subsequent sale of a real estate portfolio consisting of numerous properties throughout the United States.
Assisted a property management and investment corporation client in obtaining multimillion-dollar loans for apartment complexes in Southern California.

Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2024-2025
Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Real Estate Law, 2020-2025
San Diego Top Attorney, SD Metro, 2020, 2024, 2025
40 Under 40, SD Metro, 2025
Next Top Business Leader Under 40, San Diego Business Journal, 2024
Leader of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2023, 2024
Women of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2021-2024
Business Woman of the Year, finalist, San Diego Business Journal, 2022-2024
Woman of Influence, SD Metro, 2023
40 Under 40, SD Metro, 2021
Business Women of the Year, finalist, San Diego Business Journal, 2021
Leaders in Law finalist, San Diego Business Journal, 2020
Next Top Business Leader under 40, San Diego Business Journal, 2020
Leaders in Law Rising Star, San Diego Business Journal, 2019

JD, University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude, 2014
BS (Political Science with minors in Business and History), Santa Clara University, magna cum laude, 2011

Moderator. “2025 Outlook in Commercial Real Estate,” ACG San Diego, San Diego, CA, May 29, 2025.
Panelist. “Wonder Women Rise: Supporting Women to Partnership,” NALP 2024 Annual Education Conference, virtual, April 19, 2024.
Co-author. “2021 Rings in Impactful New California Real Estate Laws and Regulations,” January 1, 2021.
Contributor. “Multifamily Matters: Should Investors ‘Shelter In Place’?,” Western Real Estate Business®, Volume 17, Issue 11, July 2020.
Author. “CARES Act and New Court Rules Impose Further Restrictions on Evictions,” April 29, 2020.
Author. “Proposed California Legislation Seeks to Expand Eviction Protections Including Rent Reduction,” April 29, 2020.
Co-author. “Landlord-Tenant Issues, Granny Flats, HOAs and more: 2020 Real Estate and Land Use Updates,” January 7, 2020.
Author. “What Residential Landlords Need To Know About New Regulations Passed by the California Legislature,” September 24, 2019.
Co-author. “2019 Finds Commercial and Residential Real Estate Owners Under New Laws and Regulations,” January 29, 2019.
Co-author. “2019 Brings Key New State and Federal Statutes and Regulations Critical to Native American Communities,” January 29, 2019.
Co-author. “Thinking of Relocating Your Business? The City of San Diego May Pay You to Stay,” Attorney Journal, San Diego, Volume 181, 2018.
Co-author. “Thinking of Relocating Your Business? The City of San Diego May Pay You To Stay,” July 26, 2018.

University of San Diego Real Estate and Land Use Society Mentorship Program
BIA Y-Gen, the emerging young professionals council of the San Diego Building Industry Association
Downtown San Diego Partnership, Downtown Planning & Public Policy Committee Member
Voices for Children, Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children (past)
Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of San Diego, Advisor
ULI Young Leaders
Pro Bono Legal Counsel – San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program

“Meet San Diego’s Top Leaders in Law,” San Diego Business Journal, October 16, 2023.
“Women of Influence in Law 2022,” San Diego Business Journal, June 20, 2022.
“Procopio Elevates 6 Attorneys to Partner in San Diego,” San Diego Daily Transcript, February 7, 2022.
“2020 Leaders in Law Finalists,” San Diego Business Journal, November 9, 2020.
2020 NEXT Business Leader Under 40,” San Diego Business Journal, November 2, 2020.
Graves, Brad. “Leaders in Law Awards Reflect Well on Legal Community,” San Diego Business Journal, November 7, 2019.
Jolly, Vik. “SDBJ Insider: Book Offers Advice From a Woman Who’s Been There,” San Diego Business Journal, February 17, 2019.