Cox, Castle & Nicholson Deepens Commitment to San Diego with Addition of Rebecca Reed as Partner

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, a leading full-service law firm specializing in real estate in the United States, today announced that Rebecca Reed has joined the firm as a Partner, reinforcing and expanding its commitment to San Diego and signaling plans for a forthcoming office. This move strengthens Cox Castle’s footprint in California and enhances its ability to provide sophisticated legal services across the state’s major real estate markets.

Based in San Diego, Rebecca represents clients in a wide array of real estate and land use disputes. She represents developers and landowners in litigation involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the California Coastal Act, Planning and Zoning law and the Subdivision Map Act. She also handles disputes involving boundary lines, easements, covenants and restrictions, deeds, purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, trespass and nuisance, adverse possession and inverse condemnation.

Rebecca joins Cox Castle from Procopio and will work alongside a team already serving clients in San Diego, further strengthening the firm’s regional capabilities.

“Bringing Rebecca on board is a key step in deepening our commitment to San Diego,” said Mathew Wyman, chair of Cox Castle. “We have a long history of advising clients in the region, and as that work continues to grow, we are making a strategic investment to expand our local presence, including plans to open an office. This strengthens our bench and delivers greater value to clients in one of California’s most dynamic real estate markets.”

“Rebecca is an exceptional attorney with extensive experience in land use and complex real estate litigation, particularly in San Diego,” added Dwayne McKenzie, managing partner of Cox Castle. “Her arrival enhances our ability to guide clients through sophisticated development and regulatory challenges and supports the firm’s growing presence in the market.”

Rebecca is a Barrister of the Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court and a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and the Lawyers Club of San Diego. She previously served as a past Board of Governor of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) San Diego. She has earned recognition in Best Lawyers for commercial litigation in both 2025 and 2026.

“Cox Castle’s expertise and reputation in real estate and land use are unmatched,” said Reed. “I’m excited to join a team that has already been deeply engaged in San Diego and to help grow the firm’s local presence. There is a tremendous opportunity to continue supporting developers, landowners, and businesses across the region.”

About Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Cox Castle was founded in Los Angeles in 1968, with the goal of providing superior and comprehensive legal services to businesses, institutions, and individuals across all aspects of the real estate, finance, and construction industries. Cox Castle is now one of the largest full-service law firms specializing in real estate in the United States, with more than 140 transactional attorneys and litigators across its Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco offices.

The firm has substantial expertise in matters involving land and improved property acquisitions and dispositions; joint ventures; single and multifamily residential development; land use, entitlement, and regulatory compliance (including coastal commission and condemnation); office, industrial, retail, data centers, and mixed-use development, leasing, and management; commercial lending and institutional investment; loan workouts and financial restructuring; construction; resort and hospitality; labor and employment; risk management and insurance; environmental compliance; renewable energy and natural resources; and tax and estate planning. For more information, please visit www.coxcastle.com.