Location Los Angeles, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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I am Chair Emeritus at Pillsbury after serving as CEO and Global Chair for Pillsbury for more than a decade. During that time, I was primarily responsible for developing and executing Pillsbury's strategic plan and policies and leading the Pillsbury Board. I had all of the roles and responsibilities of a CEO and had primary accountability for
firm performance. I was the board's key advisor, the top executive, and its chief visionary, decision maker, and communicator.
Presently, I serve on many for profit, civic and charitable boards, lead Pillsbury's global real estate and construction practice with over 150 attorneys worldwide, and I handle a robust real estate, capital markets and venture capital law practice as a most trusted advisor serving key market players on their most important matters in ensuring their objectives are met and surpassed.
Before I became Pillsbury's Chair, I served in the following firm capacities, among others:
• Leader or co-leader of Pillsbury's global Real Estate practice for over 10 years • Office Managing Partner of Pillsbury's Los Angeles Offices • Chair of Pillsbury's Partner Compensation System Review Initiative • Vice-Chair of Pillsbury's Compensation Committee, and former and current long-standing member of the Compensation Committee • Member of the Professional Responsibility Committee • Member of the Partner Hiring Committee
In addition to my role in the firm leadership, I conduct a highly accomplished and recognized real estate practice. My practice has emphasis in real estate matters including strategic and high-profile investments and acquisitions, development, finance, capital markets, joint ventures, ground leases, build-to-suit leases, synthetic leases, exchanges, syndications, REITs, multi-family tax exempt bond financing, and participating mortgages, all involving the full range of property types. My clients are among the most successful real estate developers, investors, lenders, and owners.
