Univ. of Michigan Law School J.D., cum laude - 1986
Univ. of Michigan Honors College B.A., with honors - 1983
Business
- For over 25 years, acted as outside general counsel to a hotel management and development company assisting them and their clients, in the acquisition, repositioning, operation and disposition of numerous hotels from select service to full service luxury.
- For over 25 years, acted as outside general counsel to a dry cleaning and textile supply company assisting them in operational issues, and roll up of numerous companies in the same and related industries.
- For over 25 years, acted as outside general counsel to a California farm family with local and international farming operations and real estate holdings and development.
- For over 27 years, acted as outside general counsel to a Japanese family in connection with their United States investments in golf courses, businesses and real estate holdings.
- Represented purchaser in the acquisition of a large clothing manufacturer from a publically traded seller.
Finance
- Represent national and regional banks in loan documentation for real estate loans, revolving credit agreements and term loans for entrepreneurial and middle market clients.
- Represent out of state lenders in real estate financings.
- Represented foreign bank in participating financing in Hawaiian townhome development.
- Worked out, restructured and enhanced $400 million Taft Hartley Retirement Fund’s troubled loan portfolio.
- Represented national and regional banks in workouts and foreclosures of troubled loans and disposition of REO properties.
Partnerships
- Prepared operating agreements for partners in numerous industries including, apparel, golf, hospitality, long term pharmacy, and natural gas exploration.
- Represented minority member in successfully defending a lawsuit from hostile member, which resulted in the forced buyout of hostile member and the subsequent acquisition of supermajority interest of large internet billing company.
- Represented multi-property partnerships in a negotiated dissolutions involving the sale and trading of properties, infusing an underfunded pension fund with cash and negotiating a favorable extension with a foreclosing lender.
- Represented member in an apparel company, after the court appointed a receiver, in negotiating an asset purchase and release of claims against affiliated companies.
- Represented partner in large produce company in structuring a negotiated buyout of other partners utilizing favorable tax treatment and installment payments.
Real Estate
- Represented hotel owners, managers and lenders in all phases of hotel development, operation and disposition with respect to hundreds of hotels ranging from economy to luxury brands.
- Acted as owner’s representative together with joint venture developer in connection with planning, processing entitlements, and negotiating ground lease for 500-room hotel, 350-room vacation club/hotel; pleasure boat marina; boatyard; and commercial space on leased land in San Diego, CA.
- Acted as owner’s day to day representative responsible for selecting development team, coordinating planning, and processing entitlements for golf course reconfiguration, clubhouse with overnight units and luxury townhome development at Sandpiper Golf Course through Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors and Coastal Commission approvals.
- Represented owner in acquiring golf course from Japanese receiver with 100% financing, and its subsequent repositioning and disposition.
- Acted as owner’s day to day representative responsible selecting development team, coordinating planning, and processing entitlements for on-shore to off-shore natural gas slant drilling project from entitlement through implementation, included Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors, Coastal Commission and State Lands Commission approval and passage of a State bill to amend revue sharing percentages.