Hinshaw Expands National Real Estate Practice with Addition of Partner in Los Angeles

April 22, 2021 – Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Gary Ogden has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Ogden was most recently the principal of The Ogden Law Group, a full-service real estate transactions legal advisory firm. He represents buyers, sellers, developers, small businesses, start-ups, and investors in the full range of large and small commercial real estate transactions.

Ogden assists clients in selling, leasing, developing, and financing commercial real estate in California and throughout the United States. On behalf of a major retail client, Ogden has handled development agreements, purchase and sale agreements, leases, reciprocal easement agreements (REAs), license agreements, finance documents, and architectural/construction contracts. Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, he has been involved in renegotiating office leases and sub-leasing contracts.

Prior to managing his own law firm, Ogden served as In-House real estate counsel at Broadway Stores, Inc. Ogden received his B.A. from Brigham Young University, cum laude and with University Honors, and his J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.

Bilingual in Spanish and English, Ogden regularly chairs and lectures in a number of professional continuing education programs on various aspects of real estate development, leasing, and management. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Valley Family Center, a counseling services and educational support foundation serving low-income families and individuals in San Fernando, California. He has been involved with Valley Family Center for 20 years and has handled real estate matters for the not-for-profit on a pro bono basis.