Michelle Chan

Michelle W. Chan represents developers, landowners, and public agencies at all stages of project development, including mixed-use, commercial, and residential projects throughout California. She helps clients secure land use approvals, such as general plan amendments, specific plans, zoning, and subdivision map approvals. She also drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, leases, easements, licenses, and related transactional documents and agreements.  

Michelle advises clients on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and represents clients at public hearings to obtain land use approvals. She also defends entitlements in litigation. Her current work involves the redevelopment of regional retail centers, transit-oriented mixed-use development projects, large mixed-use master-planned communities, and high-density residential projects.  

In her active pro bono practice, Michelle represents clients seeking asylum and assists local nonprofit organizations.