About
Gael Bizel-Bizellot is a San Francisco real estate attorney whose practice covers transactions and dispute resolution involving residential and commercial property. She advises clients on landlord-tenant matters, Tenancy-in-Common ownership, subdivisions, condominium conversions, and real estate business formationacs. She also prepares leases, CC&Rs, and TIC agreements. Her work helps property owners, buyers, sellers, and co-owners manage legal obligations, document relationships, and resolve conflicts.
Gael earned an LL.M. from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2004. She previously completed a postgraduate Master’s degree in business law at the University of the French Antilles and Guyana in 2002. She also earned a Master’s degree in business law from the University of Toulouse Sciences Sociales in 2001. Her international education supports careful analysis of property transactions, ownership structures, contracts, and business formation concerns.
Gael represents clients in rent and eviction control matters, including Ellis Act evictions, owner move-in evictions, rent increase notices, and tenant buyout negotiations. She has extensive experience with TIC and homeowners association formations and disputes. Her work includes conflicts involving refinancing failures, unpaid assessments, incomplete condominium conversions, and violations of CC&Rs or TIC agreements. She also assists buyers and sellers with real property transactions and required disclosures.
Gael Bizel-Bizellot is admitted to practice in California and New York. She has authored and co-authored articles addressing condominium associations, companion animals in rental housing, condominium conversion rules, rent control, and related property law issues. Her practice combines transactional drafting with practical dispute resolution. She helps clients organize ownership arrangements, address regulatory concerns, complete property sales, and pursue workable solutions when real estate relationships become contested.
Law Office Affiliations
- Of Counsel, Zacks, Freedman & Chernev, PC
- Member, State Bar of California
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Licensed State
- California
- New York
Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law
Master of Laws (LLM) - University of the French Antilles and Guyana
F.W.I. (Post-Graduate Master in Business Law) - University of Toulouse Sciences Sociales
Master in Business Law
Awards & Badges


- Commercial Real Estate
- Condominium
- Land Use & Zoning
- Residential Real Estate
- Equipment Finance & Leasing
- Litigation





