Practice Areas
Mr. Char has substantial experience in the areas of real estate acquisitions, sales, financing and development; commercial leasing; public finance; condominium hotels; and related areas. He has participated in transactions involving the acquisition, financing, development, operation, and/or sale of resort hotels, commercial office buildings, shopping centers, residential condominium projects, timeshare projects, vacant land, on-going business concerns, franchises, and residential and agricultural subdivisions, and has also advised clients on bankruptcy and environmental matters in the context of such transactions.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, honors in history, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1974
- Juris Doctor, cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1982
- Graduate work, University of Chicago, Committee on Social Thought, 1976-1979
- M.A., Chinese history, University of California at Berkeley, 1988
- Fulbright-Hays Scholarship, 1989-90
Professional Activities
- Past director, Real Property and Financial Services Section, Hawaii State Bar Association
Memberships
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2015 to present); Superlawyers, Real Estate Law (2012-2014)