Claire Shin Lai

Claire S. Lai is Of Counsel in Meyers Nave’s Government and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group. She advises local and regional public entities on a wide range of issues, including land use, telecommunications, housing, public contracts, and open government compliance. Ms. Lai's areas of focus include real property transactions, urban housing developments, public project procurement, and utilities deployment.

Ms. Lai currently serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of South San Francisco, City of Walnut Creek, and Town of Los Altos Hills; the General Counsel for Graton Community Services District; as well as supporting and special counsel to a number of public agencies throughout California. She is a graduate of UC Law San Francisco, and previously served as in-house counsel to the City of Milpitas and County of Merced.

Ms. Lai serves as update co-author to CEB’s “California Land Use Practice Guide,” and has authored articles relating to telecommunications and housing law issues for the daily Journal and other publications. She also provides trainings and presentations to notable organizations such as the League of California Cities and the American Planning Association-Northern California chapter.