PRACTICAL LEGAL ADVICE 
BUILT ON 
PERSONAL INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
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We help commercial real estate investors optimize leasing strategies,
pragmatically address risk, and confidently close transactions.

OUR SERVICES

COMMERCIAL LEASING

FLAT FEE, TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN COMMERCIAL LEASE SERVICES FOR LANDLORDS
We offer a flat-fee based Commercial Leasing service for commercial landlords, REITS, and landlord-side leasing brokers managing multiple assets. We draft and negotiate leases for entire portfolios, and deliver consistency, speed and accuracy. 
HOW WE HELP
Predicable Legal Spend: We prepare and negotiate leases at a fixed rate, enabling clients to anticipate and control leasing expenses across their portfolios without concern for hourly billing surprises.

Team Integration: We draft and negotiate based on actual market conditions and can work directly with your leasing team to promote effective communication and rapid turnaround times.

Client Platform: Through an intuitive online portal, clients track lease progress in real-time—from initial drafting through execution. Clients can monitor timelines, tenant signature status, and maintain centralized, version-controlled document storage, so you always know where your leases stand.

Transactional and PArt-Time General Counsel

Your Partner for the deal, or for the long term
For real estate acquisitions, dispositions, asset management, and entity management, we serve as transactional counsel for a purchase, sale or negotiaion or ongoing fractional General Counsel for entities with significant real estate holdings.

We partner with commercial landlords, families that own multiple real estate assets, and private commercial real estate investors, providing targeted transactional support and ongoing strategic legal advice. Our approach is efficient, commercially practical and delivers sophisticated counsel without the overhead of a full-time in-house attorney.
HOW WE HELP
Acquisitions and Dispositions: The firm guides clients through commercial property acquisitions or sales, including letter-of-intent negotiation, due diligence oversight, financing coordination, and closing management. This support emphasizes practical risk management and ensures successful deal execution.

Operational Legal Support: Routine asset operations, from reviewing service agreements to negotiating loan documents and resolving tenant issues, receive dedicated part-time General Counsel oversight. This ensures compliance and optimized property management.

Entity Management and Document Audit: We audit and optimize real estate holding structures and legal documents, update operating agreements, monitor corporate governance, and ensure leases and contracts align effectively with client objectives.

Seamless Team Integration: The firm adapts seamlessly to existing client workflows and systems, working effectively within established processes and software frameworks. This flexibility makes legal coordination simple, responsive, and efficient.

Strategic Risk Management: Above all, the counsel we provide is pragmatic, precise, and commercially astute. We identify and addresses genuine transactional risks efficiently, avoiding unnecessary complication. This ensures that transactions progress swiftly and successfully, without sacrificing thoroughness or attention to detail.‍

ABOUT The attorney

David Austin brings a distinctive dual perspective as a seasoned real estate attorney and active investor. With more than a decade of focused experience, he provides pragmatic, commercially-driven legal counsel, enabling clients to successfully navigate complex commercial real estate transactions.

In 2015, David founded David Austin Law to deliver specialized real estate advisory and legal services to clients in Hawai‘i, throughout the United States, and in Asia. Before establishing his own practice, David refined his skills at several prominent Honolulu law firms specializing in real estate litigation, development, and finance. Additionally, he served as counsel for a national title and escrow company, gaining comprehensive insights into property title and transaction closings. This extensive industry background—covering law, real estate development, property management, brokerage, and title insurance—allows David to deliver legal advice firmly aligned with commercial realities.

On the investment side, David has been an active partner in a real estate private equity advisory firm, overseeing approximately $75 million in commercial acquisitions and sales in markets including Dallas, Denver, and Phoenix. His experience includes more than one million square feet of office and mixed-use property transactions.

He continues serving as fractional General Counsel to family offices located in the United States and Hong Kong, guiding strategic real estate portfolio management and risk mitigation.

David earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law (where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the law journal), and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School. David is licensed to practice law in Hawai‘i, Texas, and the District of Columbia, and holds an inactive license in Maryland.

His diverse background enables David Austin Law to offer clients a bold, modern, and pragmatic approach to commercial real estate legal services—providing authoritative counsel focused on achieving successful outcomes.

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