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Overview
Introduction
Camarin drives project success for clients across many legal disciplines.
Camarin Madigan practices on the cutting edge between real estate, land use, and environmental laws. Collaborating with colleagues across multiple disciplines, she advises on all aspects of complex development projects, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, leasing, and financing. Camarin also handles land use entitlements and environmental permitting for similar projects and is recognized for her proficiency and knowledge of ground lease work.
Camarin’s clients include developers, landowners, lenders, and public agencies. She manages real estate issues for a wide range of properties, from renewable energy projects to multifamily projects. Additionally, Camarin manages real estate work for a major higher education institution.
Prior to joining the firm, Camarin lived in Japan as part of secondment to the in-house legal department of a Japan-based international trading, investment, and service company. In this role, Camarin managed the legal affairs of the client and its subsidiaries in North, Central, and South America involved in various industries, including energy and natural resources, agricultural resources, and information technology.
Active in the San Francisco community, Camarin is pro bono counsel for the Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial and serves on the board of Contra Costa Senior Legal Services.
Education & credentials
- University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., cum laude, 2003
- Grinnell College, B.A., with honors, 2000
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Professional recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Real Estate, 2021-2026
Recommended by The Legal 500 US, Industry focus - Environment - litigation, 2016-2018
Recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law, San Francisco, 2016-2026
Named Top Woman Lawyer by Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2017
Recognized by Northern California Super Lawyers, 2013, 2014
Named the Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for Enviromental Law, 2026
Impact
- State Bar of California, Real Property Law Section, Environmental Law Subsection, Co-Chair
- Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial, Pro Bono Counsel (Former Board Member)
- Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, Board Member (President, 2007-2012, 2023)
- American Bar Association, Member
- Contra Costa County Bar Association Real Estate Section, Member
Latest thinking
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Business Insight
The New Data Center playbook
June 29, 2026
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Building the Future: Data Centers, Construction, and Infrastructure Investment
March 24, 2026
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The Rack Report | Q1 2026
March 24, 2026
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DCD Investment Forum
March 04, 2026
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Legal development SB 6 Implementation Shaping Data Center Future in Texas
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Increasing Energy Demand, Critical Infrastructure, and Impacts on Land Use Patterns
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Latest news, deals and awards
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News Camarin Madigan and Michael C. Herrera Quoted in Law360 – Data Center Boom Unites Wide-Ranging Practice Areas
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News Twenty-one Perkins Coie Lawyers Named 2026 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
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