Archie served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Trizec-Hahn Corporation, a public/later private developer and operator of first-class office buildings and over 50 regional shopping centers located throughout the United States and Canada.He was a Partner with Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory LLP, a major California law firm, as well as his own firm Weil & Wright specializing in banking and real estate transactions and property tax appeals. He has represented Tesco Stores, the U.K. grocer, MGM Mirage-Dubai World in their $12 billion Las Vegas casino resort project known as "CityCenter," and Ed Roski's Majestic Realty in leases for over 70 million square feet of office and industrial properties in Los Angeles. Most recently, he has drafted, negotiated and closed lease and finance transactions for major cell telephone carriers including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon while continuing to represent private clients in real estate transactions.His appellate cases:McMillin-BCED/Miramar Ranch North v. County of San Diego (1995) 31 Cal.App.4th 545 ■change of ownership under step transaction doctrineMitchell v. County of Los Angeles (1997) 60 Cal.App.4th 497 ■presumed value favoring owner of single family residenceEstate of Edward H.C. Sie (1998) — Cal.4thApp.Dist. — (unpub.) ■holographic will interpreted by extrinsic evidenceMaples v. Kern County Assessment Appeals Board (Lake Isabella Enterprises II, L.P.)(2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 1007 ■federally subsidized affordable housing over-assessedSvendsen v. County of Riverside, 2003 WL 133463, — Cal.App.4th — (unpub.) ■property assessments reduced due to appeals board's hearing delayPeabody Coal Company v. Navajo Nation, 373 F.3d 945 (9th Cir. 2004) ■federal question jurisdiction to enforce arbitration award in Indian coal lease disputeRelated: U.S. v. Navajo Nation, 537 U.S. 488 (2003) ■U.S. Secretary of Interior amicus brief
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