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Los Angeles, CA, US

San Francisco

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Santa Monica

Senior In-house Counsel of publicly traded REIT owning over 18 million square feet of Class A commercial office and retail properties in Los Angeles and Honolulu.Practice focuses on drafting and negotiating commercial office and retail leases (e.g., new leases, subleases, renewals, amendments, extensions, expansions, reductions, terminations, assignments.

Los Angeles

Associate General Counsel of publicly traded bank with over $13 billion in assets operating in California, Washington, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Virginia, New York and New Jersey. Manage and direct all legal affairs related to the Bank’s corporate real estate matters, including commercial office and retail leasing in 9 states (California.

Los Angeles

Practice focuses on advising business units in credit risk management, regulatory and compliance (safety and soundness), credit policy, lender liability, loan workouts, restructurings, development of business products, marketing and advertising, consumer protection laws, regulatory bank examinations and internal audit, corporate governance.

Los Angeles

Counsel for institutional lenders and national banks in real estate secured transactions (mortgage loan securitization, construction, bridge, and mezzanine loans) totaling in excess of $300 million in 10-month period, including retail, office, multi-residential, industrial, and mixed-use projects.Responsibilities involve all aspects of real estate.

Orange County, California Area

Frequently perform as lead trial counsel in wide range of commercial disputes, including claims of unfair competition, breach of contract, secured lender remedies (foreclosure/receivership), business torts, and false advertising.Perform all aspects of litigation, including preparing complaints and answers; developing strategy; taking/defending depositions.

Los Angeles

General business and real estate litigator at both the trial and appellate level. Drafted motions, pleadings, research memoranda; argued motions; conducted affirmative and defensive discovery; witness interviews; conducted/defended depositions; prepared jury instructions, and trial/arbitration briefs; and drafted settlement agreements.

Greater San Diego Area

Successfully completed 14 jury and bench trials as lead defense counsel in 18 month period. Eight contested jury cases resulting in 6 full acquittals; six bench trials resulting in 3 full acquittals on charges including rape, indecent assault, child sex abuse, narcotics, check fraud, larceny, conspiracy, and assault. Performed over 30 sentencing.

Jd, Law

B.A. Social Ecology, Criminology And Legal Studies

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