Catherine Oh is a seasoned real estate attorney with a broad practice focused on commercial property transactions throughout California and beyond. She advises clients on all aspects of real estate deals involving a wide array of asset types, including office buildings, retail centers, medical facilities, agricultural land, and industrial properties.
With a practical, business-minded approach, Catherine guides clients through every stage of a transaction—from strategically drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, leases, easements, and other key contracts, to performing due diligence and coordinating successful closings. She brings particular expertise in healthcare real estate, and frequently represents both landlords and tenants in real estate matters involving medical offices, clinics, and other healthcare-related facilities.
Catherine earned her B.A. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, and was awarded her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she was a member of the Hastings Law Journal. Catherine is listed in the 2024 edition of Northern California Super Lawyers for excellence in real estate law. She was named in the Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar List and is listed in Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law
J.D., 2001 - University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., cum laude, 1996
History
Admissions
- State Bar of California
Leadership
- California Lawyers Association, Commercial Leasing Practice Area Committee (2019-Present)
- Center for Land-Based Learning, Board of Directors (2015-2018)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); Next Generation Programs Committee (2010-2011)
- Urban Land Institute (ULI), Communications Committee (2008-2010)
- Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE); Developer Showcase Planning Committee (2005-2009)
- Sacramento Metro Chamber, Leadership Sacramento, Class of 2008
- Commercial Real Estate Women of Sacramento (CREW), Board of Directors (2006-2007); Governance Task Force Chair (2006)
- Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS), Board of Directors (2006)
Memberships
- Urban Land Institute (ULI)
- California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP)
- Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS)
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Real Property Section
- California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section
- American Bar Association, Real Property Section
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, “Women Real Estate Lawyers In-House: The Only Constant is Change,” California Lawyers Association 2025 Real Property Law Retreat and 10th Annual Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium in Monterey, California (March 8, 2025)
- Co-Presenter, “Whose Space is it Anyway?: Top Issues in Subleasing in a Post-Pandemic World,” The California Lawyers Association (CLA), Real Property Law Section, 2023 Real Property Law Retreat (March 25, 2023)
- Co-Presenter, “Assignment/Subletting: Top Tips for Protecting Your Client’s Interests,” The California Lawyers Association (CLA), Real Property Law Section, Commercial Leasing Round Up: 7th Annual Women in Leasing Law Symposium (June 8, 2021)
- Moderator, “Hospital and Healthcare Systems,” BisNow Healthcare Real Estate Summit, Panel 2 (March 2014)
Publications
- “SNDA Toolbox: Ten Tips for the Health Care Tenant When Reviewing Subordination, Nondisturbance, and Attornment Agreements,” Co-authored with Suzanne E. Hennessy, American Health Law Association, August 6, 2021
- “Rent Relief Considerations for Commercial Landlords,” April 21, 2020
- “Foreclosures in California,” Co-authored with Russell J. Austin
- “Real Property Law: Lease Renegotiations with Troubled Commercial Tenants” (Part 2), ULI Landlink
- “Real Property Law: Lease Renegotiations with Troubled Commercial Tenants” (Part 1), ULI Landlink
- Listed in Northern California Super Lawyers, Real Estate (2024)
- Sacramento/Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List, Real Estate (2024)
