Samara Harris, a corporate and real estate attorney with experience working on a variety of complex transactions, recently joined Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy.
Harris joined the firm on March 17 as an associate in the firm’s Transactions Department. Her practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and general contract and corporate matters.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Harris has represented a wide range of clients, including private equity funds, public companies, developers, individuals, and hotel companies in connection with complex real estate deals. These transactions have included the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, land banking and franchising of diverse real estate assets, such as multifamily and residential developments, student housing, mixed-use developments, retail centers, hotels and single-family homes.
Prior to joining Reicker Pfau, Harris practiced at Holland & Knight LLP in Los Angeles as a member of the firm’s West Coast Real Estate Practice Group. She earned both her J.D., with honors, and B.A., magna cum laude, from USC, and was admitted to practice law in California in 2022.
Dedicated to educating fellow law professionals and the broader public about the latest developments in real estate law, Harris is the author of several explanatory articles. These include an overview of master leasing as an approach to Los Angele’s homelessness crisis, and a review of California’s hotel and private residence rental reservation refunds law.
In her spare time, Harris is a member of the Belles Service Organization, which is devoted to helping victims of domestic violence and empowering women through service. Members volunteer at domestic violence shelters, animal shelters, cafes devoted to feeding the homeless, and several other locations.
A full article from Patch can be found here.