DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WEDNESDAY

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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW 2010 REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM

JOIN NATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKERS, INCLUDING:

Robert Cervero • James Chung • Ken Cruse • luncheon speaker Edward McCaffery
• Roger Moliere • Brian Olasov • Richard Parkus • Glenn Sonnenberg • Gary Stougaard
• Christopher Thornberg • Jane Usher • Robert White • plus dozens of other real estate stars!

MCLE/CPE/DRE Credits Available!

REGISTER ONLINE NOW
http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/
 welcome
USC Gould School of Law invites you to participate in the most valuable and
important real estate conference of the year.

Exploit and Thrive: The top names in the industry address key legal and business
issues facing us in these turbulent times – providing tips to help you survive in
and exploit this market.

Business Knowledge from the Best Nationally Recognized Speakers: Get the
latest information on industry trends, real-world strategies for dealing with major
challenges, and face-to-face interaction with local public officials and industry
experts from Los Angeles to New York to Chicago to Atlanta.

Legal Insight: Learn how to overcome legal pitfalls to maximize the success of
your project. Discover how to find opportunities in today’s marketplaces. Attend
tracked programming that allows you to focus on (1) fixing the broken deal,
(2) “working out” of the morass, and (3) trends in land use and development.

Market Yourself: Over 500 real estate professionals registered for each of the
2008 and 2009 USC Law Forums – reconnect with your professional peers at five
networking events, including a hosted reception. New attorneys are also invited
to a special breakfast session on how to adapt your career to the changing
economics of law firm practice.

Can’t Miss: For the past seven years, the USC Law Real Estate Law and Business
Forum has been the most highly attended law and business conference in
Southern California. This is the one real estate law and business conference you
can’t miss.

who should attend?

The program is open to the general public. It is specially designed for
professionals in the real estate industry, including:
Attorneys • Developers • Lenders • Investors • Brokers • Accountants
• Asset Managers • Owners • Architects • Business Leaders • Students

continuing education credit

Attorneys: USC Gould School of Law, a State Bar of California-approved provider,
certifies that this activity qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education
credit in the amount of 7.5 hours. This event may meet the requirements for
continuing legal education credits in other states. Please check with the State Bar
Association or Supreme Court in the state in which you are seeking continuing
legal education credits to see if this program is eligible.

Real Estate Professionals: This program has been submitted to the California
Department of Real Estate under the designation of Consumer Service for 6 clock
hours of credit. Approval by the California Department of Real Estate does not
constitute an endorsement of the views or opinions which are expressed by the
USC Gould School of Law or Forum instructors, authors or lecturers. It is the
policy of the USC Gould School of Law Real Estate Law and Business Forum that
in order to receive DRE credit, you must attend 90% of the program.

Accountants: This program meets the guidelines set by the California State Board
of Accountancy in the amount of 6 hours.

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 quick program guide
TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
WEDNESDAY STARTING AT 11:30 AM, CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS:
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TRACK A Fixing the Broken Deal Track
TRACK B Working Out of the Morass Track
TRACK C Trends in Land Use and Development Track

17:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

18:00 AM Bonus Breakfast Session:

How to Approach Your Legal Career in the Face of the Changing
Economics of Law Practice

19:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

19:15 AM The Real Estate Picture: Demographics, an Economic Forecast and a

Look at Global Trends in Real Estate Transactions

10:15 AM The Future of Capital Markets for Commercial and Residential

Real Estate

11:15 AM Networking Break

11:30 AM Breakout 1A – Fixing the Broken Deal Track

Hotels and Other Operating Properties: Issues In Restructuring and
Purchasing Troubled Hotels and Other Operating Properties

Breakout 1B – Working Out of the Morass Track

CMBS Distressed Debt: Loan Workouts and Note Purchases

Breakout 1C – Trends in Land Use and Development Track

Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers to Renewable Energy
Projects in the Southwest United States

12:30 PM Luncheon and Keynote Presentation:

The Impending Fiscal Crisis and What it Means for You
Professor Edward J. McCaffery, USC Gould School of Law

12:00 PM Breakout 2A – Fixing the Broken Deal Track

Busted Condos: Where are the Bodies Buried in a Distressed Condo
Construction Loan?

Breakout 2B – Working Out of the Morass Track

Joint Venture Workouts: Debt Modifications, Additional Capital
and Hidden Tax Consequences

Breakout 2C – Trends in Land Use and Development Track

The Green Leasing Revolution

13:00 PM Networking Dessert Break

13:15 PM Breakout 3A – Fixing the Broken Deal Track

Busted Land Deals: Dealing with Broken Expectations and
Hidden Liabilities

Breakout 3B – Working Out of the Morass Track

Cutting Edge Issues in Workouts and Remedial Actions

Breakout 3C – Trends in Land Use and Development Track

Transit-Oriented Development: Opportunities and Challenges

14:15 PM Quick Hits on Hot Topics, a Roundup of Key Developments

Over the Past Year

15:15 PM Wine and Cheese Reception: Meet the speakers and network at our
annual reception.

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 sponsors
USC Gould School of Law gratefully acknowledges the co-sponsors and sponsors
of the 2010 USC Real Estate Law and Business Forum:

Co-Sponsors
American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Building Owners and Managers Association Greater Los Angeles
Central City Association of Los Angeles
CoreNet Global | Southern California Chapter
Jewish Business Leaders, The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Valley Alliance
LA Headquarters
Legal Division, The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
Real Estate & Construction (“REC”) Division, The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate

Sponsors
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP
California Real Estate Journal
Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management, LLC
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Daily Journal
DLA Piper
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
GlobeSt.com
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Housing Authority, City of Los Angeles
Keller CMS Inc.
Kennerly, Lamishaw & Rossi LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, Inc.
Lobb Cliff & Lester, LLP
Lynn Williams of Cushman & Wakefield
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
PaulHastings
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Urban Partners, LLC
Wilson Meany Sullivan

For a complete and up-to-date list of USC Real Estate Law and Business Forum
co-sponsors and sponsors, please visit our website:
http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/.

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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW 2010 REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM

START

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Bonus Breakfast Session: MODERATOR
How to Approach Your Legal Career Nancy N. Kennerly
in the Face of the Changing Economics Kennerly, Lamishaw & Rossi LLP
of Law Practice SPEAKERS
Like it or not, law firm economics are affecting your Professor Bryant Danner
career and will continue to do so. Join four lawyers Lecturer in Law
with the perspective to help you adapt your career to USC Gould School of Law
successfully respond. Topics to be discussed will Anton N. Natsis
include: how junior lawyers are affected by changes in Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
the relationships between law firms and their clients, Mallory & Natsis LLP
how to shape your career given law firm economics,
and how the careers of young lawyers are shaped by Lucinda Starrett
firms maximizing profit per partner. The session will Latham & Watkins LLP
also provide an insider’s view on the flexibility within
large law firms, and how to maximize your value as
firms adjust to shifts in client demand.

This is a “can’t-miss“ session. Register online or by

completing the appropriate portion of the registration
form on the inside back cover of this brochure. No
additional fee will be charged.

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Welcome and Introductions Leeanna Izuel
Executive Director
Assistant Dean
Continuing Legal Education
USC Gould School of Law

Phillip G. Nichols
Co-Chair
Founding Member
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks

Glenn A. Sonnenberg
Co-Chair
President
Latitude Management
Real Estate Investors, Inc.

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 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
The Real Estate Picture: Demographics, an MODERATOR
Economic Forecast and a Look at Global Professor George Lefcoe
Trends in Real Estate Transactions Ervin and Florine Yoder Chair in
Real Estate Law
To help you get your bearings in this unsteady real USC Gould School of Law
estate market, our opening session features three
prominent consultants, each the founder and SPEAKERS
president of his own firm. James Chung of Reach James Chung
Advisors will discuss the demographic trends that President and Founder
will shape the demand curve for residential real Reach Advisors
estate in the next decade. Christopher Thornberg Slingerlands, NY
of Beacon Economics will offer an up-to-date Christopher F. Thornberg, Ph.D.
forecast for the California and U.S. economies with Founding Principal
projections of what we can expect as Federal Beacon Economics
supports are slowly withdrawn, and Robert White Leading Economic Forecaster
of Real Capital Analytics will review trends in
recent U.S. commercial real estate transactions, Robert M. White, Jr.
with a special focus on the way distress debt Founder and President
situations are being resolved in different segments Real Capital Analytics, Inc.
of the real estate market. New York, NY

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
The Future of Capital Markets for MODERATOR
Commercial and Residential Real Estate Glenn A. Sonnenberg
President
Join a panel of top national experts as they
Latitude Management
survey the real estate capital markets and answer
Real Estate Investors, Inc.
the following questions: Who has capital and
what will they be looking for? How will SPEAKERS
underwriting and perceived risk change in the Darren J. Esser
new economy? Should we and how should we Director
regulate real estate volatility? How should we Asset Backed Finance –
deal with the overhang of distress? Is CMBS on Commercial Real Estate
the way back, what form does it take and how Wells Fargo Securities
will traditional and specialty lenders take up the New York, NY
slack? What is the effect of government and its
Brian F. Olasov
potential to jump-start the system? Wither
Managing Director
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; what are their
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
roles and that of HUD/FHA in the current
Atlanta, GA
marketplace and what will it cost taxpayers? Why
isn't the money coming yet? Richard Parkus
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
New York, NY

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM NETWORKING BREAK

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 TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
STARTING AT 11:30 AM, CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS:
TRACK A Fixing the Broken Deal Track
TRACK B Working Out of the Morass Track
TRACK C Trends in Land Use and Development Track

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
BREAKOUT 1A

Hotels and Other Operating Properties: MODERATOR

Issues in Restructuring and Purchasing Troubled Phillip G. Nichols
Hotels and Other Operating Properties Founding Member
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Hotels are especially difficult assets because of the
interplay of (1) third party management agreements SPEAKERS
with major national hotel companies, (2) large Ken Cruse
declines in operating revenues, (3) wild Chief Financial Officer
overleveraging with CMBS loans, and (4) ownership Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
structures that are often quite complex. This panel of
J. Dean Heller
experts will dive into the interaction of these factors
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
and will discuss important issues for hotel owners,
potential owners and counsel in connection with Gary A. Stougaard
hotel sales, hotel loan restructures and hotel joint Managing Member
venture restructures. The panel will also discuss Prospect Street Hotel Investors LLC
franchise agreements.

BREAKOUT 1B

CMBS Distressed Debt: MODERATOR

Loan Workouts and Note Purchases Tom Muller
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
With an ever-increasing percentage of CMBS loans in
default, borrowers are looking for ways to work out SPEAKERS
loans included in these complicated pools, while Ellen R. Marshall
investors are looking for opportunities to buy distressed Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
loans or real estate owned (REO) from CMBS pools. This
Tom F. Nolan
panel describes how to work out a securitized loan,
Managing Director
what trends are emerging from CMBS workouts to
CWCapital Investments LLC
date, and how to buy loans and REO from the servicers
handling the distressed loans in these pools. Kevin Swartz
Loan Workout Consultant
Scarsdale, NY

BREAKOUT 1C

Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers to SPEAKERS

Renewable Energy Projects in the Lee E. Bailey
Southwest United States Managing Director
US Renewables Group
Renewable energy is generated from natural resources
(such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal Todd A. Larsen
heat) that are naturally replenished. Renewable Southern California Edison
energy is moving to the forefront of energy and
Anne E. Mudge
project finance development with the extension of
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
investment tax credits and new stimulus funding,
San Francisco, CA
implementation of state renewable energy standards,
growing interest from the electric utilities and Marc K.O. Sabine
growing demand from a public that is increasingly Solar Energy Consultant
looking for cleaner energy and greener jobs. This
Gregory B. Thorpe
panel will discuss a range of issues and options facing
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
renewable energy projects, including project finance
and special government finance opportunities,
permitting and entitlement challenges unique in the
Southwest U.S., and transmission line and
infrastructure concerns.

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 TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
STARTING AT 11:30 AM, CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS:
TRACK A Fixing the Broken Deal Track
TRACK B Working Out of the Morass Track
TRACK C Trends in Land Use and Development Track

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Professor Edward J. McCaffery
The Impending Fiscal Crisis and Robert C. Packard Trustee
What it Means for You Chair in Law
Professor of Law,
Looming fiscal catastrophe due to the growing Economics and Political Science
imbalance between government spending and USC Gould School of Law
revenue-raising promises far reaching changes, not Of Counsel
just to Federal, state and local tax laws but to the Seyfarth Shaw LLP
wider economy as well, as through the possibility of
bouts of hyper-inflation. Hear about the causes and
possible cures and effects, and how they might
impact you – as real estate owner, developer, or
citizen generally.

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
BREAKOUT 2A

Busted Condos: Where are the MODERATOR

Bodies Buried in a Distressed Thomas R. Fileti
Condo Construction Loan? Morrison & Foerster LLP
A due diligence primer on where SPEAKERS
to dig to find potential treasure Robert D. Champion
instead of liabilities. President
Champion Real Estate Company
Join a distinguished panel of leading
representatives from institutional lenders, Robert D. Gilmore
developers and government agencies as they Southern District Manager
offer insights for due diligence analysis. Learn California Department of Real Estate
about potential liabilities and economic
Bill Pham
pitfalls related to the acquisition of distressed
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
condominiums and construction loans, as well
as potential opportunities to create added Ken Swenson
value. The panel will also provide advice and Division Counsel, Real Estate
analysis regarding SB 800. Banking and Special Assets
Bank of America

BREAKOUT 2B

Joint Venture Workouts: MODERATOR

Debt Modifications, Additional Capital James D. Richman
and Hidden Tax Consequences Arnold & Porter LLP

Workouts are a part of life for limited liability SPEAKERS

companies and partnerships. Learn how to master Christopher C. Rising
such issues as secured debt modifications, capital Senior Vice President
calls, member acquisition of JV debt and the Strategic Initiatives
renegotiation of such debt with the JV, the Maguire Properties, Inc.
exchange of debt for equity, and the renegotiation Stephen D. Rose
of various JV agreement provisions. This session Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
will also highlight important tax issues, including
recognition of income from COD and various Roy J. Schneiderman
structures to avoid such recognition. Principal
Bard Consulting LLC
San Francisco, CA

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* keynote luncheon speaker

PROFESSOR EDWARD J. MCCAFFERY

Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law
Professor of Law, Economics and Political Science
USC Gould School of Law
Of Counsel
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

PROFESSOR EDWARD J. MCCAFFERY is an internationally-recognized

expert in tax law who studies property law and theory, tax policy, tax
structures, public finance theory including behavioral public finance, as well
as intellectual property and law and economics. He teaches at the USC Gould
School of Law and at the California Institute of Technology.

Professor McCaffery's scholarship has been widely cited by economists,

government officials, journalists and policy analysts. His publications include
Rethinking the Vote: The Politics and Prospects of American Election Reform,
which he co-edited. Another book, A New Understanding of Property, will be
published later this year.

A summa cum laude graduate of Yale University, Professor McCaffery

received his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and a master's
degree in economics from USC. He served as a clerk to Chief Justice Robert N.
Wilentz of the New Jersey Supreme Court and was an attorney with Titchell,
Maltman, Mark, Bass, Ohleyer & Mishell before joining the USC Law faculty in
1989. He is an elected fellow of the American Law Institute (ALI) and the
American College of Tax Counsel. Professor McCaffery is also counsel to the
Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

BREAKOUT 2C

The Green Leasing Revolution MODERATOR

Bryan C. Jackson
Green leasing is a reality. The Federal government,
Editor, Green Building Update
which owns or leases over 3 billion square feet in
Adjunct Professor, USC MRED
over 500,000 sites, now requires many of its leases to
Chair, Green & Sustainable
address green and sustainable mandates. In the
Construction Group
private sector, an ever-growing number of leases are
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
focused on meeting corporate and marketing
Mallory & Natsis LLP
policies for green and sustainable space. This panel
will examine the various laws and targets that are SPEAKERS
driving green leasing issues related to energy Vicki R. Harding
conservation, renewable energy, recycling, Pepper Hamilton LLP
sustainable sites, water usage, Energy Star, LEED, Detroit, MI
High Performance Buildings, net zero buildings, and
Michael E. Meyer
similar green and sustainable issues.
DLA Piper

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM NETWORKING DESSERT BREAK

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 TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
STARTING AT 11:30 AM, CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS:
TRACK A Fixing the Broken Deal Track
TRACK B Working Out of the Morass Track
TRACK C Trends in Land Use and Development Track

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
BREAKOUT 3A

Busted Land Deals: Dealing with Broken MODERATOR

Expectations and Hidden Liabilities Patricia T. Sinclair
Co-President and General Counsel
Join prominent real estate professionals as they Playa Vista
analyze some of the unique issues in taking over
busted land deals from lenders and troubled SPEAKERS
borrowers. The discussion will focus on practical Amy R. Forbes
problems such as successor liability, angry Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
neighbors and city decision-makers, extending the
Bill Myers
life of entitlements, and completing half-built
Senior Vice President
infrastructure. This panel will involve a simple
Cerberus Real Estate
hypothetical, and engage the perspectives of an
Capital Management, LLC
experienced land developer, a municipality's
counsel, developer's counsel and bankruptcy Jeffrey M. Oderman
counsel. The discussion promises to be lively and Rutan & Tucker, LLP
the issues timely.
Richard M. Pachulski
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

BREAKOUT 3B

Cutting Edge Issues in Workouts and MODERATOR

Remedial Actions Jesse Sharf
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Learn about the latest trends in workouts and
remedies. This must-see panel will emphasize SPEAKERS
(1) how personal recourse affects the dynamics of Kenneth Cohen
negotiations and remedies, (2) the effectiveness Principal
of bankruptcy guaranties, (3) the effectiveness of G2 Real Estate Partners LLC
bankruptcy remoteness/SPE provisions to preclude New York, NY
bankruptcy, and (4) the effect of single asset Eric V. Rowen
debtor rules. We will hear from legal and Chair, Real Estate Litigation
business experts from both sides of the aisle on Greenberg Traurig, LLP
these and other issues.
Chip Sellers
Executive Vice President
Latitude Management
Real Estate Investors, Inc.

James H.M. Sprayregen

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, IL

register online now!

http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/
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 BREAKOUT 3C

Transit-Oriented Development: MODERATOR

Opportunities and Challenges Mitchell B. Menzer
PaulHastings
In ten years, Los Angeles will have changed
dramatically – due to transit development SPEAKERS
happening right now. If you plan to live, Professor Robert B. Cervero
practice real estate law or develop property in Professor, City and Regional Planning
Los Angeles in the next ten years, you need to University of California, Berkeley
understand how this change will affect you. Berkeley, CA
Learn about what is coming and how to use
Scott Johnson
this change to your advantage.
Design Partner
Johnson Fain

Paul N. Keller
Founding Principal
Urban Partners, LLC

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Quick Hits on Hot Topics, a Roundup of MODERATOR
Key Developments Over the Past Year Mona E. Dajani
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Anyone involved in real estate should have at least Chicago, IL
a glancing familiarity with these pressing issues. In
one hour, you can get caught up on the latest SPEAKERS
trends in signage, transit-oriented development in Susan J. Booth
East L.A., land use and CEQA, climate change and Holland & Knight LLP
recent case law. Find out what's going on, and
Carlyle W. Hall Jr.
what you might have missed.
Senior Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Roger S. Moliere
Chief, Real Property
Management and Development
Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority

Jane Ellison Usher

Los Angeles Special Assistant
City Attorney
Immediate Past President
Los Angeles City Planning Commission

Fernando Villa
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks

5:15 PM
Wine and Cheese Reception
Meet the speakers and network at our
annual reception.

adjournment<<<
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 planning committee
Phillip G. Nichols• ■ Kevin M. Ehrhart
Co-Chair Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
Founding Member Mallory & Natsis LLP
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Gordon K. Eng•
Glenn A. Sonnenberg• ■ Law Offices of Gordon K. Eng
Co-Chair
Lewis G. Feldman•
President
Goodwin Procter LLP
Latitude Management
Real Estate Investors, Inc. Amy R. Forbes• ■
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Leeanna Izuel•
Executive Director Steven K. Fowlkes
USC Gould School of Law President
R.W. Selby & Company, Inc.
David L. Abel
President Douglas B. Frank
ABL, Inc. Proskauer Rose LLP

Frederick L. Allen David L. Gold•

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Managing Director
Mallory & Natsis LLP Paladin Realty Partners, LLC

John J. Allen Michael Gottlieb•

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Editor
Mallory & Natsis LLP California Real Estate Journal

Ronald A. Altoon• Stuart A. Graiwer•

Founding Partner
Altoon + Porter Architects LLP
Dennis B. Arnold•
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Richard K. Green•
Director
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate

James L. Arnone• Edward C. Hagerott, Jr.•

Latham & Watkins LLP Goodwin Procter LLP

Sonny H. Astani Timi Anyon Hallem• ■

Chairman Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Astani Enterprises, Inc. Jeffrey A. Heintz
Ellen M. Berkowitz• Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP J. Dean Heller•
W. Randall Boggan• Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tony Canzoneri• ■ Stanley L. Iezman•

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP President and Chief Executive Officer
American Realty Advisors
Rick J. Caruso
President Bryan C. Jackson• ■
Caruso Affiliated Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
Mallory & Natsis LLP
Daniel J. Ceniceros
Vice President Frank J. Jansen•
Strategic Development Senior Vice President, Special Projects
Real Estate Media Group/ALM Chicago Title Company
GlobeSt.com Ross Kay
Paul Cliff Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
Lobb Cliff & Lester, LLP KB Home

Terence F. Cuff• George Lefcoe• ■

Loeb & Loeb LLP Ervin and Florine Yoder
Chair in Real Estate Law
Mona E. Dajani USC Gould School of Law
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
William R. Lindsay•
Dean E. Dennis Partner
Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP PCCP, LLC

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Karl J. Lott Patricia T. Sinclair• ■
Holland & Knight LLP Co-President & General Counsel
Playa Vista
Gregg J. Loubier•
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble John R. Sischo
Mallory & Natsis LLP Executive Vice President for Acquisitions
Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
Christopher E. Maling•
Vice President Investments David C. Smith
National Retail Group Director of Regulatory Affairs
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate DMB Associates, Inc.
Investment Services
Hushmand Sohaili
Mitchell B. Menzer• ■ Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
PaulHastings
Gary A. Stougaard• ■
Michael E. Meyer Managing Member
DLA Piper Prospect Street Hotel Investors LLC
George J. Mihlsten Scott M. Stuckman•
Latham & Watkins LLP Senior Managing Director
O’Malley M. Miller Separate Accounts
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Rockwood Capital, LLC

F. Thomas Muller• ■ Ken Swenson•

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Division Counsel
Real Estate Banking and Special Assets
Anton N. Natsis• Bank of America
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
Mallory & Natsis LLP Patrick B. Tooley• ■
Vice President
Mark L. Nelson• Wilson Meany Sullivan
DLA Piper
Fernando Villa• ■
Dean C. Pappas
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Goodwin Procter LLP
Ira J. Waldman
Katherine Aguilar Perez
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Executive Director
Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles Paul R. Walker
Sidley Austin LLP
Benjamin M. Reznik
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP Mark J. Weinstein•
President
James D. Richman• ■

MJW Investments
Arnold & Porter LLP
Adam B. Weissburg•
Eric V. Rowen
2010 Forum Director of Publications and
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
CLE/DRE Compliance
Anita F. Sabine• ■ Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Pamela L. Westhoff
Gregory W. Schultz• Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Managing Director/Strategic Clients
First American Title Insurance Company John W. Whitaker
DLA Piper
Michael F. Sfregola
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Lynn A. Williams
Executive Vice President
Kevin A. Shannon• Cushman & Wakefield of California
Vice Chairman
Institutional Investment Group Gary A. York
CB Richard Ellis Ballard Spahr LLP

Jesse Sharf• ■ Jaye A. Young•

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Marc D. Young•
Fred L. Silva Morrison & Foerster LLP
Fiscal Affairs Advisor
Beacon Economics

• Member of Program Committee ■ Session Organizer

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The Registration fees are outlined on the registration form on the inside back cover of
this brochure. Your fee includes the Forum program, luncheon, refreshment breaks,
wine and cheese reception, and a copy of the Forum Syllabus (a volume of outlines,
articles, forms, essays, briefs and other topical materials prepared by our speakers).

Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Separate registration is required for

the breakfast bonus session – register online or using the inside back cover of this
brochure. Registration for the breakfast bonus session is at no additional charge.

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Refunds (less a $100 processing fee, $25 for students) will be made in response to
written requests postmarked, faxed or emailed to us on or before April 7, 2010. All
refund requests must be accompanied by the registrant’s Social Security number or the
firm’s Federal Tax Identification number for accounting purposes.

All refunds will be processed following the USC Law Real Estate Law and Business
Forum. Refund requests may be mailed to “REI Refund” at the return address printed
on this brochure, faxed to (213) 743-1830, or emailed to cle@law.usc.edu.

BADGE PICK-UP
All badges will be held at Will Call, which is located in the Main Galeria on the lobby
level of the Hotel. Badges will not be mailed.

EXHIBITORS
The USC Gould School of Law invites you to exhibit at the USC Real Estate Law and
Business Forum. Exhibitor space is limited, so reserve your space as soon as possible.
Visit our website http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/ for more information.

SYLLABUS
A Syllabus containing outlines, articles, forms, essays, briefs and other topical materials
prepared by our speakers will be distributed at the Forum. Additional copies of the
Syllabus may be purchased following the Forum. For more information or to purchase a
Syllabus, visit our website http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/ or email cle@law.usc.edu.

LOCATION, HOTEL RESERVATIONS AND PARKING

The 2010 Real Estate Law and Business Forum will be held at:
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-2607
Information: (213) 624-1011
Reservations: (800) 245-8673

If you plan to stay at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, please call the Hotel to make your
reservations for sleeping accommodations. Maps and other Hotel information are
available on the Hotel website at
www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumlosangeles/index.html.

Attendees are encouraged to self-park at Pershing Square, located across the street
Design: STABINS DESIGN

from the Hotel at 530 South Olive Street, for $9.35 with validation. Limited valet
parking will be available at the Hotel for $20.00 with validation. Validations may be
obtained in the Registration area of the Forum.

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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW 2010 REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER:

• Register online at http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/
• Fax completed form with credit card information to (213) 743-1830
• Mail this completed form with check or credit card information to:
USC Gould School of Law, CLE REI Registration
1149 South Hill Street, Suite 340, Los Angeles, CA 90015

SELECT REGISTRATION TYPE:

$325.00 Standard Registration (postmarked or faxed on or before April 7, 2010)

$255.00 Discounted Standard Registration for BHBA, AIA/LA, BOMA, Central City
Association, CoreNet Global, Jewish Business Leaders of the Jewish Federation of
Los Angeles Valley Alliance, Legal Division of the Jewish Federation, REC Division of the
Jewish Federation, ULI and other local bar association members (postmarked or faxed
on or before April 7, 2010)
Bar Association/Membership:

$395.00 Late Registration (postmarked or faxed after April 7, 2010)

$325.00 Discounted Late Registration for BHBA, AIA/LA, BOMA, Central City Association,
CoreNet Global, Jewish Business Leaders of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Valley
Alliance, Legal Division of the Jewish Federation, REC Division of the Jewish Federation,
ULI and other local bar association members (postmarked or faxed by April 7, 2010)
Bar Association/Membership:

$100.00 Full-Time Law Student

Law School:

Check if applicable: I am also registering for the special breakfast session.

No additional fee will be charged.

SYLLABUS FORMAT PREFERENCE: (check one) CD-ROM Print

Name of Registrant:
Photocopy form for additional registrants
Title/Occupation:

Firm/Company:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Telephone: Fax:

Email:

PAYMENT BY CHECK: Please make checks payable to USC Gould School of Law.

PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD: I authorize the University of Southern California to charge my

USC Law Real Estate Law and Business Forum registration fee as noted above to the
following account: Visa MasterCard American Express

Cardholder Name (as printed on card):

Account No.: Expiration Date:

Cardholder Signature:

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 Continuing Legal Education
USC Gould School of Law
1149 South Hill Street, Suite 340
Los Angeles, CA 90015

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW

2010 REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM
SPECIAL
DISCOUNT
RATES
AVAILABLE
Insight in Turbulent Times
Learn the future of real estate and capital markets. Fix the broken deal.
Work out of the morass. Identify trends in land use and development.

Can’t-miss features: national speakers, bonus breakfast session and wine reception.
THE MOST HIGHLY ATTENDED REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS CONFERENCE
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW! http://law.usc.edu/cle/realestate/