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Real
Estate Law
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Legal Elite
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Areas of
Practice:
Specialization in real estate law, emphasis in following areas.
Representation
of sellers and buyers
in
purchase and sale and development of all types of office, retail,
industrial, hotel, and residential properties and leasehold interests
and real property secured promissory notes.
Representation
of owners/developers
Specialization
in asset management, leasing, and management strategies and documentation
for office, retail, and industrial projects, including in connection
with form document preparation, all varieties of lease (e.g.,
bondable and credit leases, and anchor and chain store leases),
lease-equity, build-to-suit, master lease, ground lease, and lease
takeover transactions, and in the consummation of project related
contracts, including base building and tenant improvement construction
contracts, architect, engineering and other construction and consulting
agreements, building and parking management agreements, broker listing
and registration agreements. Further specialization in development
issues such as CC&R, REA, land use issues and related agreements.
Further specialization in CAM audit and landlord/tenant dispute
resolution.
Representation
of Tenants
Emphasis
on user strategies and documentation for office, industrial, and
retail tenants, including in connection with form document preparation,
all varieties of lease (e.g., bondable and credit leases,
and anchor and chain store leases), lease-equity, build-to-suit,
master lease, ground lease, and lease takeover, and lease with purchase
option transactions, and tenant improvement construction, design,
and other consultant contracts. Further specialization in CAM audit
and landlord/tenant dispute resolution.
Representation of owners, brokers and brokerage
firms
in commission disputes, breach of fiduciary
duty and other claims involving professional liability, and negotiation
and consummation of listing, registration, and employment agreements.
Major Clients Represented:
AEW Real Estate
Group; AIG;
Arden
Realty, Inc.; AT&T;
Bank
of America; Blackacre
Real Estate; BMG
Music, Inc.; California
State University; CALPERS;
CALSTERS;
Citicorp
Corporate Realty Services; Citicorp
Real Estate, Inc.; Colony
Advisors, Inc.; Copley
Real Estate Advisors; Digital
Domain; Douglas
Emmett & Company; The
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; Equity
Office Properties; Farmers
Insurance; Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation; First
Interstate Bank; George
Marciano; Gerald
Hines Interests; Gerrity
Morgan Stanley Realty, Inc.; Hillman
Properties; Highridge
Partners; J.H.
Snyder Co.; J.P.
Morgan Investments; Japan
Leasing Corporation; JMB
Properties Company; KOWA;
LaSalle
Partners
Magellan Corporation
Miller/Davis
Co.
Mitsui Fudosan
(U.S.A.), Inc.
Pac-Ten Partners
The Prudential
Realty Group
Regent Properties/Shamrock
Properties
Rysher Entertainment
Selleck Properties,
Inc.
Shuwa Investments,
Inc.
Sumitomo Life
Realty (N.Y.), Inc.
Swiss Bank
Corporation
Teachers Insurance
and Annuity Association
Tishman International
Transpacific
Development Company
Westmark Realty
Advisors
Union Bank
of Switzerland Asset Management
The Voit Companies
WCB Properties
The Yarmouth
Group
Recent Major Acquisitions/Dispositions:
Purchase and sale of several office, retail, and industrial projects
including:
· Sale
of Fox Plaza in Century City, California by 20th Century
Fox Film Corporation to LaSalle Partners in closed bid
process.
· Sale
of 650,000 square foot office tower in Denver, Colorado
by undisclosed entity.
· Assemblage
of multiple parcels for sites of Westside Pavilion Regional
Mall addition in Westwood, California and Filmland Corporate
Center office building in Culver City, California (Buyer's
Counsel).
· Transfer
of over 300 office and industrial properties located in
over 25 states for group of affiliated companies controlled
by Coca-Cola in corporate merger/consolidation.
· Co-Counsel
for sale of Century Plaza Towers by Citicorp Real Estate/Prudential
to J.P. Morgan.
· Sale
of 500,000 SF 10960 Wilshire by Swiss Bank Corporation to
Beacon Properties.
· Sale
of 400,000 SF Canyon Corporate Center by Magellan
Corporation to Trinet Realty.
· Purchase
of several shopping centers in connection with acquisition programs
for prominent institutional purchasers throughout the Southwestern
United States.
Other purchase and sale projects
include:
· Purchase
of Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California by
Miller/Davis from Boesky/Slatkins entity in closed bid
process.
· Sale
of Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California by
Miller/Davis to Sultan of Brunei.
· Sale
of several apartment complexes, an office building, and a neighborhood
shopping center in Southern California, with sale prices in the
aggregate in excess of One Hundred Million Dollars, for
undisclosed domestic investor.
· Purchase
of several separate parcels of raw land for CoastFed Properties
in Southern California, with purchase price in the aggregate in
excess of Two Hundred Million Dollars, in connection with
the construction of apartment complexes, shopping centers and
office buildings.
· Transfer
of over 35 properties located in over 15 states
for undisclosed syndicator in master limited partnership
roll-up/reorganization.
· Representation
of several institutional and developer-oriented buyer entities
in several other multi-million dollar purchases of office buildings,
industrial projects, apartment complexes, retail centers, and
hotels, and real property secured notes.
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Recent Major Lease Forms Prepared and Revised:
(since 1986)
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Landlord:
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American Realty Advisors
Arden Realty, Inc.
CALSTERS
Citicorp Real Estate Management
Citicorp Real Estate, Inc.
Coast Federal Bank
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors, Inc.
Cushman Management Corporation
Douglas Emmett & Company
The Equitable/First Interstate Bank Joint Venture
The Equitable/NLI Joint Venture
Farmers Insurance
First Interstate Bank
George Marciano
Gerald Hines Interests
Highridge Partners
Hillman Properties
Insignia Commercial Group, Inc.
J.H. Snyder Co.
JMB Properties Company
Japan Leasing
The Koll Company
LaSalle Partners
Magellan Corporation
Maguire/Thomas Partners
Miller/Davis Co.
Miller/Davis Co. - J. H. Snyder Co. Joint Venture
Mitsui Fudosan (U.S.A.), Inc.
Prudential Realty Group/Citicorp Joint Venture
Shuwa Investments, Inc.
Sumitomo Life Realty (N.Y.) Company
Summit Commercial
Swiss Bank Corporation
Transpacific Development Company
Union Bank of Switzerland Asset Management.
The Voit Companies
Watt Industries, Inc.
Westmark Realty Advisors
The Yarmouth Group
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Tenant:
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Coast Federal Bank
First Interstate Bank of California
FDIC
AIG
Citicorp Corporate Realty Services
California State University
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Education:
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University of Michigan School of Business,
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1980 (Magna Cum Laude).
University of Michigan School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1983.
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Professional Associations:
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California State Bar Association
• Chairman - Southern California, Landlord-Tenant Law Real
Property Subsection
Los Angeles Commercial Realty Association (LACRA)
• Member of Board of Directors 1989-1991
• Legal Counsel 1988-1991
Real Estate Investment Advisory Council
• Legal Counsel
Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Los Angeles National Headquarters Association.
Building Office Managers Association.
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Recent Major Publications:
(Not updated for 1996-97)
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Chief Consultant
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California Continuing Education of the Bar, Commercial
Real Property Lease Practice Guide, 2d edition.
(Served as chief consultant for compilation of guide for lawyers
in connection with preparation, negotiation, and analysis of lease
documentation - includes editing work of over 50 practicing attorneys
in California - Two-Volume, 1,300-page Treatise Published in 1997).
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Author
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Real Estate Finance Journal,
"Securitization of Tenant Concessions and Obligations."
Article published in March, 1993.
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1993 BOMA Office Journal,
"Overview of Market Terms and Conditions."
Article published in 1993.
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Leasing Law and Strategy,
"Negotiating in a Down Market." Article
published in November, 1992.
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Real Estate Finance Journal,
"Negotiating and Structuring Early Termination Rights in Office
Space Leases." Article published in November,
1992.
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Commercial Lease Law Insider,
"Partnership Liability Issues." Article
published in October, 1992.
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The Los Angeles Lawyer, "Negotiating
Leases in a Soft Market." Article published
in October, 1992.
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BOMA Tenant Representative,
"Tenant Retention in the '90s." Article
published in May, 1992.
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Journal of Real Property Management,
"The Non-Issues of the 1990's." Article
published in April, 1992.
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ULI Urban Land Magazine,
"The New Age of Leasing." Feature article
published in May, 1992.
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Office Market Journal of Greater Los Angeles,
"Century City Builds on Prestige." Article
published in 1992.
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Commercial Lease Law Insider,
"How to Negotiate a Partner's Responsibility for Partnership Rent."
Article published in October, 1992.
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Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy,
"Soft Commercial Leasing Market Gives Rise to Significant Issues."
Article published in November, 1992.
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The Institutional Real Estate Letter,
"Maximizing Asset Values in the Nineties."
Article published in April, 1993.
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Court Appearances:
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Expert Witness
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Have been designated as an expert witness in a variety of legal
actions, including those relating to legal malpractice, CAM disputes,
unlawful detainer, and commission disputes.
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Partial List of References:
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Mr. Jerrold Barag
Executive Vice President
Equitable Real Estate Investment
Management, Inc.
19800 MacArthur Boulevard
Suite 1000
Irvine, California 92715
(714) 263-9525
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Mr. Mark Cassidy
Executive Vice President
Summit Commercial Properties, Inc.
300 Continental Boulevard
Suite 565
El Segundo, California 90245
(310) 648-7500
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Mr. John C. Cushman III
President
Cushman Realty Corporation
601 South Figueroa Street,
47th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 629-6575
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Mr. John Gebhardt
Senior Vice President/Managing Officer
CB Commercial
15301 Ventura Boulevard
Suite 120
Sherman Oaks, California 91403
(818) 908-4666
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Mr. Ernest Johnson
President - Western Region
PM Realty Group
811 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1650
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 229-4430
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Mr. Christopher Mahon
First Vice President Leasing/Marketing
Shuwa Investments Corporation
515 South Flower Street
Suite 1270
Los Angeles, California 90071
(213) 489-2757
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Mr. James H. Miller
President
Miller/Global Properties
4643 South Ulster Street
Suite 1500
Denver, Colorado 80237
(303) 773-0369
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Mr. Thomas E. Mullahey
Vice President
AEW Capital Management, LP
601 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 689-3111
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Ms. Shari Reed
Vice President
Citicorp Real Estate, Inc.
725 South Figueroa Street
Fourth Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 239-1379
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Mr. Colin Shepard
Senior Vice President
Hines Interests Limited Partnership
601 South Figueroa Street
Suite 3450
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 243-1261
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Mr. Jeffrey J. Strand
Vice President
La Salle Partners Management
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 1240
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 282-0047
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Mr. Richard Ziman
President
Arden Pacific
9100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 700 East
Beverly Hills, Ca 90212
(310) 266-9300
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