Matthew S Gray

Practice Areas

Land Use & Development

Real Estate & Land Use

Environment, Energy & Resources

Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure

Land Development

Hospitality

Energy Infrastructure & Clean Technology

Mining

Real Estate

Career

Matt Gray handles land use entitlement processing, environmental compliance, and real estate transactions for developers, landowners, and local agencies. He negotiates and secures approval of development agreements, general plan amendments, specific plans, zoning, subdivision approvals, and annexation of property into cities and special districts; regularly appears before planning commissions and city councils; and advises clients on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and other federal and state regulations.

Matt develops and implements strategies for leveraging California’s housing and development streamlining laws; negotiates affordable housing agreements, mitigation fee agreements, and conservation easements; advises clients on issues relating to water supply; and uses the initiative and referendum process in the land use planning context. Additionally, he negotiates purchase and sale agreements; site development agreements; covenants, conditions, restrictions, and easement agreements; and related transactional documents in connection with mixed-use, commercial, and residential development projects.

Matt’s experience spans a variety of land use projects throughout California, including large urban redevelopment projects, military base reuse projects, mixed-use waterfront developments, renewable energy and related infrastructure projects, regional shopping centers, and master-planned residential communities.