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Nico Zimmerman

@attorneynico

Licensed US Attorney : Institutional Real Estate and Transactional Counsel

United States
English
About me
Welcome. I am Nico Giap Zimmerman, an active, licensed U.S. Attorney (BAR ID: 234275) with 15+ years of transactional experience in commercial and residential real estate, asset acquisition, and creative capital structures. Core Areas of Focus: Real Estate Acquisitions & Sales Creative Real Estate Financing Asset Protection & Landlord Operations Enforcement & Dispute Resolution Whether you are closing an off-market luxury parcel, executing a complex seller-financed portfolio acquisition, or protecting a multi-family asset. Review my specialized gigs with your transaction details to begin.... Read more

Skills

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Business & Commercial Contracts
I will draft an fsbo real estate purchase contract or land sale agreement
From$175 / projectMore details
Business & Commercial Contracts
I will write a subject to contract, owner financing, or contract for deed
From$250 / projectMore details

Work experience

State_of California

Managing Partner & Principal Counsel

State of California • Full-time

Apr 2014 - Present • 12 yrs 7 mos

Key Achievements & Scope: Advised private equity real estate funds, independent syndicators, and commercial developers across $250M+ in aggregate property acquisitions and dispositions. Structured over 1,200 bespoke transaction instruments, including bilateral purchase and sale agreements, seller carrybacks, private placement equity agreements, and institutional commercial leases. Standardized contract workflows for mid-market wholesalers and creative financing operators, reducing deal fallout and escrow title defects by over 80%.

Fiverr

Senior Transactional Counsel

Fiverr • Part-time

Mar 2008 - Dec 2014 • 6 yrs 9 mos

Key Achievements & Scope: Directed full-cycle legal due diligence and contract negotiation for a multi-state portfolio of commercial office parks, retail strip centers, and multi-family residential assets. Authored standardized state-specific residential leases and operational addenda across diverse, highly regulated jurisdictions (including California, Texas, and Florida). Led lender workouts, loan assumption transfers, and structured creative debt acquisitions (Subject-To and Wrap-Around transactions) while keeping operations strictly compliant with banking and federal consumer-lending statutes.