From inception, SSL has embraced an innovative law firm model that has enabled us to provide extraordinary service to our clients at lower hourly rates.  SSL was formed in 2001 by the members of the legal department of the former Spieker Properties (where Pamela Lakey was Vice President, Associate General Counsel), when Spieker Properties was merged into Equity Office Properties.  The firm was formed with the encouragement of EOP, who was our initial leasing client.  Following an RFP process for leasing legal services conducted by EOP in 2004-2005, SSL was selected to be EOP’s leasing counsel nationwide for all leasing matters that are not handled by EOP’s in-house lawyers, and we continue to represent the surviving EOP entity following the Blackstone/Carr acquisition earlier this year.

Today, SSL has grown into a full service real estate firm offering a broad selection of real estate transactional services, as well as real estate litigation and land use expertise.  We invite you to review our practice area descriptions and the information our site provides on each of our team members in order that you may get a full understanding of the ways in which SSL can assist you with your transactional real estate and real estate and land use litigation needs.