Brad O'Brien played a leadership role in the real estate practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Brad's practice focused on real estate transactions, representing developers, lenders, and corporate users of commercial and industrial facilities. His areas of expertise included real estate finance, joint venture development, ground lease practice, facility acquisition and disposition, and complex leasing transactions. Brad assisted the firm's corporate clients in acquiring, developing, and financing projects to satisfy large facilities requirements, including corporate campus development. He had experience in such varied transactions as the sale of a major ski resort; the development of hotel/casino, riverboat, and dockside gaming operations in several states; the sale of a major theme park; and the purchase of large coastal land holdings for open space protection.

In addition to his client work, Brad was responsible for the business and legal aspects of Wilson Sonsini's facilities requirements, including site selection, deal structure, and negotiation of leases for more than 20 office facilities.

Brad began practicing in Silicon Valley in 1976 and joined Wilson Sonsini in 1981. He regularly taught courses in commercial leasing and recent developments in real estate practice for the California Continuing Education of the Bar. He also was active in community affairs, providing pro bono representation to a variety of community organizations, including Peninsula Open Space Trust, Eastside College Preparatory School, and Ronald McDonald House.