Camarin Madigan
A team leader who works across disciplines, Camarin drives project success for clients.
Camarin Madigan practices on the cutting edge between real estate, land use, and environmental laws. Collaborating with colleagues across multiple disciplines, she advises on all aspects of complex development projects, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, leasing, and financing. Camarin also handles land use entitlements and environmental permitting for similar projects and is recognized for her exceptional proficiency and deep knowledge of ground lease work.
Camarin’s clients include developers, landowners, lenders, and public agencies. She manages real estate issues for a wide range of properties, from renewable energy projects to multi-family projects. Additionally, Camarin manages real estate work for a major higher education institution.
Prior to joining the firm, Camarin lived in Japan as part of secondment to the in-house legal department of a Japan-based international trading, investment, and service company. In this role, Camarin managed the legal affairs of the client and its subsidiaries in North, Central, and South America involved in various industries, including energy and natural resources, agricultural resources, and information technology.
Active in the San Francisco community, Camarin is pro bono counsel for the Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial and serves on the board of Contra Costa Senior Legal Services.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., cum laude, 2003
- Grinnell College, B.A., with honors, 2000
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Real Estate, 2021-2024
Recommended by The Legal 500 US, Industry focus - Environment - litigation, 2016-2018
Recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law, San Francisco, 2016-2025
Named Top Woman Lawyer by Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2017
Recognized by Northern California Super Lawyers, 2013, 2014
Impact
Professional Leadership
- State Bar of California, Real Property Law Section, Environmental Law Subsection, Co-Chair
- Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial, Pro Bono Counsel (Former Board Member)
- Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, Board Member (President, 2007-2012, 2023)
- American Bar Association, Member
- Contra Costa County Bar Association Real Estate Section, Member
