Harvest LLP is pleased to announce that partners Fernando Landa and Jamie Altman Buggy were honored in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers®. They were both recognized in Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation – Real Estate in San Diego.
For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers® has been regarded as one of the most respected and credible measures of legal integrity and distinction due to its rigorous peer-review methodology. This year, the 32nd edition of Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 81,420 attorneys in 151 practice areas across 203 regional jurisdictions. In addition, the 6th edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America – which highlights the brightest rising legal talent with fewer than 10 years in practice – honors 27,241 attorneys across 79 practice areas in 199 regional jurisdictions. Only about 5% of practicing U.S. attorneys earn a Best Lawyer distinction, and only about 2% of early-career attorneys in the U.S. earn a "Ones to Watch" honor.
A founding partner of Harvest, Fernando represents public real estate investment trusts, private equity funds, institutional investors and entrepreneurial developers in a variety of commercial real estate transactions. He has broad expertise working on large deals across the country and spanning the asset spectrum, including office, industrial, life science, hospitality, retail and mixed-use assets. In addition, Fernando possesses a unique expertise in distressed real estate workouts and the sale of commercial real estate assets through the judicial process. Fernando has served the community for years, including on the boards of the San Diego chapter of NAIOP, the California Receivers Forum, the Building Industry Association of San Diego Political Action Committee, and the BuildSD Political Action Committee.
Jamie, who is also Harvest's General Counsel, has broad experience in all types of real estate disputes, including breach of contract, fraud, insurance coverage, partnership disputes, and breach of fiduciary duty. Her experience also includes serving both creditors and debtors in bankruptcy matters, guiding them through the complicated process to a favorable outcome. She specializes in commercial landlord-tenant disputes and oversees a high volume of landlord-tenant litigation. She thrives when the situation at hand lacks precedent and requires creativity and an entrepreneurial attitude and is known for managing her litigation matters cost effectively but with exceptional results. Outside of the law, Jamie serves her community through charitable work including past tenures on the board of Home Start, which aims to strengthen families and prevent child abuse, and as Vice President of the Veterans Research Alliance, which raises money to fund innovative medical research for veterans.