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Denice Tokunaga

Denice Tokunaga

USA 2026

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About

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USA

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Career

Denice works with real estate developers, public and private companies, and government entities to help meet their domestic and international growth goals through the purchase and sale of commercial and mixed-use projects, as well as representing both landlords and tenants of commercial and industrial space.

Denice has extensive experience representing e-commerce companies in industrial leasing, having negotiated leases for more than 229 million square feet for fulfilment, distribution, data center, last mile, and other industrial uses.

Many of her US-based clients look to her to represent them in their expansion into other countries—overseeing and negotiating the acquisition, leasing, and development of build-to-suit and market refurbish projects. Denice has a particular focus on working with clients from a variety of industries on scaling their real estate portfolios to support their growth across the US and globally.

Denice’s clients benefit from her deep environmental experience involving due diligence investigation and development of contaminated properties.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate - Washington

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Denice Tokunaga has a broad practice that includes working with clients such as developers. She often works on acquisitions and dispositions.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Denice Tokunaga has one of the strongest technical skill sets of any development lawyer. She understands the technical aspects of complex construction deals like no one else.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA
  • Denice Tokunaga thinks outside the box and works to make sure that we are protected and get what we want.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA
  • Denice Tokunaga brings a rare combination of deep industry insight, responsiveness, and long-standing experience across customer, developer, and investor perspectives.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA

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