Background
Guides developers and property owners through land use, environmental and real estate issues in California. Provides strategic advice on entitlement, CEQA, zoning and municipal law during the development lifecycle, including administrative proceedings and litigation. Known for practical, politically informed problem-solving to help clients navigate regulations, opposition and legal uncertainty to advance projects.
Daniel Freedman advises developers, property owners and project teams on complex land use, environmental and real estate development matters across California. His work includes entitlement strategies, guidance on CEQA and municipal law, and handling project-related litigation to help clients move projects forward, manage risks and safeguard their long-term property and development goals. Clients rely on Daniel for practical guidance when facing regulatory complexities or public process challenges.
Daniel guides clients from initial planning and approvals to appeals and litigation. He advises on environmental review, zoning, and regulations, working with project teams to develop strategies. Because Daniel primarily serves developers and property owners, his practice covers the legal and regulatory issues often associated with real estate projects and property rights. This includes municipal law, open government requirements, signage regulations, housing policy, public contracting, and disputes related to land use controls, takings, exactions, inverse condemnation, construction defects, landslides and other property or project-related claims.
Clients value Daniel’s creative problem-solving, vigorous advocacy, and thoughtful legal approach. Daniel collaborates with developers, owners, consultants, and public affairs teams to craft strategy, navigate agency proceedings, and achieve successful outcomes through approvals, negotiated resolutions, or litigation.
Daniel has served as an adjunct professor in graduate urban planning programs at UCLA and California State University, Northridge, where he taught urban planning and land use law. He is also an Advisory Board member for the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.
Credentials
EDUCATION
J.D., 2011, Loyola Law School
M.A., 2006, University of California Los Angeles
B.S., 2004, University of California Berkeley
ADMISSIONS
California
