Cox, Castle & Nicholson Experts to Advise on ``Real Estate Law & Business 2003''.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Law School Institute/LACBA Symposium May 1 Offers Views of Real Estate Sector, Including Key Legal Developments, Project Structuring An examination of the real estate sector from a business and legal perspective forms the agenda for the upcoming 2003 USC Law School Institute/LACBA Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law and Business on Thursday, May 1, 2003, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Keynote speaker for this event will be Oakland Mayor and former California Governor Jerry Brown, who will discuss his ideas for appropriate development, public-private partnerships and land use controls. Also participating will be other prominent attorneys and businesspersons addressing such topics as the industry outlook, evolution of the retail sector, current leasing issues, environmental risk management and real estate financing. Two important panels during the daylong conference will feature partners from Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , a California law firm with one of the nation's largest concentrations of attorneys specializing in the real estate industry. The sessions will address: "Recent Developments in Real Estate Law of Major Interest to Real Estate Executives and Attorneys" and "Have You Structured Your Construction Project for Success or Failure?". Ira J. Waldman, partner in the Los Angeles office of Cox, Castle & Nicholson and 2003-04 chair of the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Assn., will survey recent significant judicial decisions, statutory enactments, deal structures and documentation strategies confronting the industry. Waldman, who serves on the planning committee for the symposium, is also a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers The American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) [1] is the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers. Admission is by invitation only after a rigorous screening process. . Timothy M. Truax, a partner whose practice encompasses construction law, with emphasis on litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and alternative dispute resolution Procedures for settling disputes by means other than litigation; e.g., by Arbitration, mediation, or minitrials. Such procedures, which are usually less costly and more expeditious than litigation, are increasingly being used in commercial and labor disputes, Divorce , contract drafting, and advice, will join a discussion of how to properly organize a project for construction, including effective risk management techniques and how to protect from runaway costs. A member of the event planning committee, he is past chair of LACBA's Construction Law Section and of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing the construction industry. It was formed in 1918 following a request by President Woodrow Wilson. of California. This year marks the first collaboration between the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Assn.'s renowned Crocker Symposium and USC School of Law USC School of Law may refer to:
continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). programs. The symposium will be held at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. For more information and a conference schedule, visit http://lawweb.usc.edu/cle/realestate/index.html. For more information regarding Cox, Castle & Nicholson, visit www.coxcastle.com/. With offices in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP has for more than 40 years represented public and privately held businesses, major financial institutions and industry entrepreneurs in acquiring, developing, financing, leasing, managing and disposing of real estate assets. |
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