Name

Brewer Lofgren LLP

Legal name

Brewer Lofgren LLP

Website

https://brewerlofgren.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Causeway Bay

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal and Consulting Services: Brewer Lofgren LLP provides legal counsel and strategic advice on land use, government affairs, public-private partnerships, CEQA compliance, permitting, and development agreements. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for legal representation, project management, and strategic consulting engagements with developers, property owners, healthcare systems, and public agencies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brewer Lofgren LLP is a Sacramento-based land use and public policy law firm providing legal counsel and strategic advisory services to developers, healthcare systems, property owners, and public agencies. Core offerings include land development entitlements, CEQA compliance review, permitting and regulatory approvals, development agreement negotiation, strategic planning, public-private partnerships, entitlement audits, due diligence, and management of multidisciplinary consultant teams for complex entitlement projects. All services are delivered directly by the two founding partners who bring combined public sector and private development expertise across more than 26 jurisdictions in California.

Product overview

Brewer Lofgren LLP is a law firm offering a unified suite of legal services focused on public policy and land use law. The firm's service portfolio centers on land development entitlements, CEQA compliance, permitting, strategic planning, and public-private partnerships. Services are delivered through individual practice areas including land development entitlements, CEQA review, permitting and regulatory approvals, strategic planning, nonprofit governance, entitlement audits, multidisciplinary project team management, medical center expansion project services, development agreements, spheres of influence and annexations, due diligence, mining permits, and public-private partnerships. All services are provided by partners Roy Brewer and Martha Lofgren with expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments across multiple jurisdictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Development Entitlements Strategic engagement in all aspects of large, complex and controversial land use projects involving redevelopment, brownfield properties, public financing, permitting, rezoning, and infrastructure development, delivered to developers, property owners, and public agencies.
• CEQA Review Advisory and document review service for compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act, including Notices of Preparation, Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports, delivered to developers, public agencies, and other project sponsors.
• Permitting and Regulatory Approvals Development of creative solutions to permitting and regulatory issues, helping clients navigate rules, regulations, and policies that place conditions or limits on the use and reuse of property.
• Strategic Planning Public management perspective advisory offering solutions for public, private, and nonprofit interests, including development of long-term fiscal policies and strategic plans for local government agencies and other organizations.
• Development Agreements and Contracts Negotiation and drafting of development agreements, fee agreements, and financing agreements on behalf of property owners or developers with local governments, establishing rules and policies governing long-term development projects.
• Public-Private Partnerships Specialized advisory across negotiation, implementation, and development of all phases of public-private partnerships, including multifaceted redevelopment projects involving public agencies and private developers.
• Medical Center Expansion Project Services Land use, government affairs, and project management services for complex medical center expansion projects including greenfield facilities and demolition/renovation on infill sites, delivered to healthcare systems and hospital providers.
• Due Diligence Analysis of project approvals, conditions of approval, mitigation measures, public facility financing plans, affordable housing plans, and development agreements to assist lenders in evaluating land development project risks.
• Infill Project Development: Entitlement Audits Overall review and entitlement audit service assisting new owners in renegotiating conditions of approval to create economically feasible infill development projects.
• Managing Multidisciplinary Project Consultant Teams Management of multidisciplinary project consultant teams coordinating civil engineering, architecture, economics, archaeology, and other disciplines to achieve successful outcomes in entitlement efforts.
• Nonprofit Governance Drafting and revision of by-laws for nonprofit organizations and advisory to CEOs and boards as legal counsel to nonprofits in economic development, arts, leadership, and political action committees.
• Mining Permits Negotiation of mining permits and review of CEQA documents for mining operations across multiple jurisdictions, delivered to mining operators and project sponsors.
• Spheres of Influence, Annexations and Incorporations Strategy advisory for private clients on revising city and special district boundaries, including spheres of influence, annexations, and incorporations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero project losses - all projects submitted have received approvals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Randle CommunicationsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Brewer Lofgren LLP formed a strategic partnership with Randle Communications, Sacramento's top-ranked public relations and public affairs firm with a 22-year track record. The partnership combines Brewer Lofgren's public policy and land use expertise with Randle's strategic communications capabilities to offer clients integrated solutions across local public affairs, government relations, strategic communications, and community relations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Best Best & Krieger LLP: Large California-based law firm serving as city attorney and special counsel to numerous municipalities. Overlaps with Brewer Lofgren in land use entitlements, public-private partnerships, and municipal government affairs across the state.
• Meyers Nave: California-based law firm specializing in public agency, municipal, and land use law. Directly comparable to Brewer Lofgren in representing cities, counties, and special districts on entitlements, CEQA, and government affairs across California.
• Burke Williams & Sorensen LLP: California public agency law firm with deep land use, CEQA, and municipal practice. Comparable to Brewer Lofgren in representing public agencies and developers on entitlements and government affairs across Northern California.
• Nossaman LLP: California-based law firm with national infrastructure and land use practice. Comparable to Brewer Lofgren in public-private partnerships, CEQA, and complex entitlement work for transportation and infrastructure clients.
• Downey Brand LLP: Full-service Sacramento law firm with a significant land use, natural resources, and government affairs practice. Competes with Brewer Lofgren on Sacramento-region land use and CEQA matters while offering broader legal services across California.
• Richards Watson & Gershon: California-based law firm specializing in public agency law, land use, and municipal representation. Comparable to Brewer Lofgren in serving cities, counties, and developers on entitling complex projects across California.
• Colantuono Highsmith & Whatley PC: California-based law firm focused on municipal, public agency, and land use law. Comparable to Brewer Lofgren in serving cities and special districts on government affairs, CEQA, and complex entitlements.

Direct peers

• Somach Simmons & Dunn: Sacramento-based law firm specializing in water law, land use, and CEQA matters. Comparable to Brewer Lofgren in practice area, regional client base, and representation of public agencies and developers in the Capital Region.
• Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Herd: Sacramento-based law firm with a strong land use, water, and public agency practice. Comparable to Brewer Lofgren in serving California municipalities and developers on entitlement and regulatory matters in the Sacramento region.
• Remy Moose Manley, LLP: Sacramento-based boutique law firm specializing in land use, environmental, and CEQA matters. Directly comparable to Brewer Lofgren in practice area, regional focus, and client base of developers and public agencies across the Capital Region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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