Elizabeth Chambers
Over the past 25 years of practicing law, Elizabeth has been a strategic business partner to executive teams on a comprehensive array of business and real estate transactions, bringing both sound business judgment and interpersonal skills to the role. At Real Property Law Group, Elizabeth’s commercial real estate practice includes acquisitions and dispositions, contract and lease negotiations, financings, new construction projects and operations, entity formation, and joint ventures. In addition to private practice, Elizabeth has substantial in-house expertise and now provides both growing and mature businesses with corporate counsel services, including serving as outside corporate counsel for clients who are not yet ready to hire a full time General Counsel.
Before joining Real Property Law Group, Elizabeth served as General Counsel for Aegis Living for over a decade, a privately held real estate development and senior living operator with over 2,500 employees in 3 states, and nearly $250 million in annual operating revenues. In this role, Elizabeth oversaw all legal aspects of 17 ground up developments, from acquisition, to construction, to opening and leasing, including construction and permanent financing at each stage. Elizabeth was a key partner in negotiating a joint venture with a private equity investor to acquire 14 properties (over 1,000 units) in a series of transactions valued at over $640 million. In addition to her real estate work and overseeing all legal functions in the General Counsel role, Elizabeth had an active role on the executive leadership team, helping the company to “peek around corners” and meaningfully impact the organization’s profitability and culture.
Prior to joining Aegis Living, Elizabeth was a partner at Cairncross & Hempelmann, where her business practice ranged from advising founders to counseling established companies on myriad corporate issues, including start-up, formation and governance issues, capital raising and acquisitions, general business counseling, and contract negotiations. Elizabeth also worked with Microsoft Corporation, MSNBC and Aegis Living on various domestic and international business transactions, including a significant mergers and acquisitions practice. In particular, Elizabeth served as lead counsel to Microsoft Corporation and MSNBC in 25 acquisitions and securities investments.
Background:
Partner, Real Property Law Group 2023 – Present
General Counsel, Aegis Living 2011 – 2023
Partner, Cairncross and Hempelmann 2005 – 2011
Associate, Cairncross & Hempelmann 1999 – 2005
Education:
J.D., University of Washington, with High Honors, 1999
Activities and societies: Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Washington Law Review; Moot Court Honor Board Member
B.A., Dickinson College, Magna Cum Laude, 1993
Activities and societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Women’s Varsity Soccer (Div. 3)
Elizabeth Chambers is licensed to practice law in the State of Washington
Contact Information:
Elizabeth Chambers, Partner
Real Property Law Group, PLLC
1326 5th Avenue, Suite 654
Seattle, Washington 98101
Direct: 206-617-1755
Fax: 206.625.0376
Email: echambers@rp-lawgroup.com
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