Randall J. Friend

Chairman

Randall J. Friend founded Eagle Real Estate Group in 2000. Over three decades, Mr. Friend has delivered exceptional investment returns, capital protection, and tax benefits to its investors and partners through multiple real estate cycles. Mr. Friend began investing in and developing multifamily properties in the 1990’s and, during his over 30-year career, has forged long lasting relationships with his partners, investors, and stakeholders. Mr. Friend’s career includes a law practice focused on real property and taxation both as a sole practitioner and in the Los Angeles office of the real estate law firm of Allen Matkins.

In addition to being a licensed attorney, Mr. Friend is also a real estate broker in the State of California. He earned a Masters of Law in Taxation (LLM) from New York University in 1987 after receiving his Juris Doctor from California Western Law School in 1986 (Cum Laude).

  • Clay Friend

    Co-Founder & Partner

    Clay Friend is a real estate investment and development expert with over 10 years of experience focused on Southern California markets. Prior to joining Eagle, Mr. Friend was a Partner at the GPI Companies, a Los Angeles based real estate investment and development firm. At GPI, he was directly responsible for creating and executing investment strategies and managing the firm's multifamily investment initiatives. During his career, he has acquired, entitled, developed 1M+ square feet of multifamily, mixed use, medical office, creative office, and retail projects. Previously, Mr. Friend worked in real estate development at the JBG Companies in Washington D.C.

    Mr. Friend received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with Honors from UCLA and an MBA degree from UCLA Anderson.

  • Shahny Lutfeali

    Co-Founder & Partner

    Shahny Lutfeali is a multi-disciplinary commercial real estate professional with a decade of transaction, development and management experience across the risk spectrum in the multifamily, office and industrial sectors spanning the West Coast. Prior to joining Eagle, Mr. Lutfeali was a Managing Director for Tishman Speyer Properties, where he oversaw the Pacific Northwest and Southern California markets. During his tenure, Mr. Lutfeali directed $2.1B of total acquisition, recapitalization, disposition and development activity. Mr. Lutfeali was previously a member of the Development Team at Kilroy Realty Corporation where he supported major mixed-use developments in Seattle and Southern California.

    Mr. Lutfeali received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California.

  • Taylor Friend

    Co-Founder & Partner

    Taylor Friend is a real estate transactions and capital markets expert with over 12 years of experience across both private and public markets. Prior to joining Eagle, Mr. Friend was Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Treasurer at Kilroy Realty Corporation and was responsible for sourcing over $2 billion of capital to fund its investment strategies. Previously, Mr. Friend worked in real estate investment banking at Goldman Sachs and PJT Partners, executing over ~$2.5B in real estate M&A and capital raising initiatives. He was previously a member of the Investment Group at Kilroy Realty Corporation, executing on commercial and mixed use acquisition and development opportunities.

    Mr. Friend received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA degree from UCLA Anderson.