Expert No. 9073 – Real Estate Expert – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: Experienced in the field of real estate investments and development; areas include commercial, residential property and land development (office, industrial, retail, apartment, single family subdivision, hotel, park and educational uses), economic / financial analysis, analysis of damages / lost profits, asset and property management, development, leases and ground leases, standards of care / due diligence, property financing, entitlement matters, land use policy, contracting, public sector development, professional standards, landlord / tenant disputes, environmental remediation, acquisitions and mergers of real estate interests, standards for public RFP competitions, and arbitrator AAA.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- dispute about terms, conditions of and compliance with a lease between a retail tenant and a shopping center
- dispute between a ground lease landowner and a ground leasee retailer, regarding the terms of the ground lease and certain rights and obligations to the parties
- dispute between equity investors and the managing partner regarding a number of issues pertaining to the financing and management of investment grade real estate apartment projects
- dispute between a a ground lessor and two ground leasees over the terms of the acreage, the exercise of a right of first offer, standards of industry practice pertaining to mergers and acquisitions of real estate interests and their effect on existing leases, and a discussion of remedies and calculation of damages involving a mixed use property
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- real estate transactions
- financing issues
- deal feasibility
- market evaluations
- leasing practices
- asset management practices
- acquisition and disposition activity
- broker conduct and practices
- investment bank / lender conduct and practices
- lawyer conduct and practices
- best industry practices in the management and development of real estate products
- government regulation and entitlement
- residential projects
- commercial and retail projects
- office and mixed use projects
- land planning and development
- resort development
- government projects
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA | Yale University | ||
| MBA | Harvard Business School |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- The Urban Land Institute
- The National Association of Real estate Investment Trusts
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- National Association of Industrial Parks
- Lambda Alpha International, land economics society
- Mill Valley City Council General Plan Committee
- American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators
- Greenbelt Alliance, Member of the Board and Executive Committee
Other Career Highlights:
| "Stapleton Gets Ready for Liftoff" |
| "Developing in Easter Europe" |
| "Downtown Development: Plan and Implementation" |
