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PRIVATE CLUB THURSDAY
545 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA MARCH 8, 2012

USC LAW
REAL ESTATE12
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW 2012 REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM

learn about new directions and how
to play them to your advantage
JOIN NATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKERS, INCLUDING:
Luncheon keynote Professor Edward McCaffery ● Sally Gordon
● Professor George Lefcoe ● Judge Bruce Markell (Nev. Dist.)
● Hessam Nadji ● Senator Alex Padilla ● Glenn Sonnenberg
● Lawrence Souza ● John Tamny ● Christopher Thornberg
● plus dozens of other real estate stars!

MCLE/CPE/DRE Credits Available!
REGISTER ONLINE NOW AT 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.

Learn and Thrive Now: The top names in the industry address key legal and business
issues – providing tips to help you learn from the best about new directions and how
to play them to your advantage.

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 across the country.

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 game changing development and land use
issues, the latest in finance strategies or where the value is in real estate today – as
you prefer.

Market Yourself: Nearly 1,400 real estate professionals have registered for the USC
Law Forum in the past three years. Reconnect with your professional peers at five
networking events, including a hosted reception. Attorneys are invited to a bonus
breakfast session on career options after ten years of practice.

Can’t Miss: For almost a decade, the USC Law Real Estate Law and Business Forum has
been one of 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 Forum is specially designed for professionals in the real estate industry, including:
Attorneys ● Developers ● Lenders ● Investors ● Brokers ● Accountants ● Owners
● Asset Managers ● 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 that 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 approved clock hours.

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
THURSDAY TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
MARCH 8 STARTING AT 11:30 AM, CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS:
TRACK A Game Changing Development & Land Use Track
TRACK B Finance Track
TRACK C Where the Value is in Real Estate Today Track

17:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
18:00 AM Bonus Breakfast Session
10 Years Out: Lessons from Roads Travelled
19:00 AM Welcome and Introductions
19:15 AM Commercial Real Estate Markets in the U.S.: Value Trends,
Capital Markets, and Managing Risk
10:25 AM The California Economy and Future Trends in Real Estate Investment
11:15 AM Networking Break
11:30 AM Breakout 1A – Game Changing Development & Land Use Track
Development in an Evolving Market: Using Available Land Use Tools to
Thrive in Uncertain Times
Breakout 1B – Finance Track
Office and Retail Lease Protections for Landlords and Tenants in Today's
Troubled Economic Times
Breakout 1C – Where the Value is in Real Estate Today Track
Sunrise or Sunset: Peaks and Valleys in the Investment Landscape of California
12:30 PM Luncheon and Keynote Presentation
Professor Edward J. McCaffery, USC Gould School of Law
12:00 PM Breakout 2A – Game Changing Development & Land Use Track
Redevelopment Redux: Brave New World
Breakout 2B – Finance Track
Understanding the Current Role of CMBS in Today’s Capital Markets.
Practical Tips for Maximizing the Benefits of a CMBS Financing.
Breakout 2C – Where the Value is in Real Estate Today Track
Does Chapter 11 Still Provide a Viable Option for Preserving Real Estate
Companies as a Going Concern? If Not, What Next?
13:00 PM Networking Dessert Break
13:15 PM Breakout 3A – Game Changing Development & Land Use Track
CEQA Reform in 2011: A Missed Opportunity. But Let’s Get Ready for the
Next Farmer’s Field, Playa Vista and Other Big Projects by Reforming
CEQA in 2012.
Breakout 3B – Finance Track
Hotels in 2012: An Opportunity in a Volatile Market
Breakout 3C – Where the Value is in Real Estate Today Track
Clearing the Markets: Outlook for Investments in Distressed Debt
14:15 PM Passing Period
14:20 PM Quick Hits on Hot Topics, a Roundup of Key Developments
over the Past Year
15:20 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 sponsors and co-sponsors of the 2012
USC Real Estate Law and Business Forum:

Sponsors
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Kennerly Lamishaw & Rossi LLP
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP Latham & Watkins LLP
Alston & Bird LLP Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, Inc.
American Realty Advisors Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP Manderson, Schafer & McKinlay LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Baker & McKenzie LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP
Ballard Spahr LLP Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Best Best & Krieger LLP O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Bingham McCutchen LLP Paul Hastings LLP
CBRE, Inc. Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Commerce Escrow Company Playa Vista
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP Property ID
Cushman & Wakefield of California Proskauer
DLA Piper LLP (US) R.W. Selby & Company, Inc.
Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP Safarian & Choi LLP
Frost/Chaddock Developers, LLC Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Garrett & Tully, P.C. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Thomas Safran & Associates
Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP
Holland & Knight LLP

Co-Sponsors
American Institute of Architects GlobeSt.com
Los Angeles Chapter LA Headquarters
Beverly Hills Bar Association Los Angeles County Economic Development
Building Owners and Managers Association Corporation
Greater Los Angeles Real Estate Forum
California Apartments Association – SPIRE – Stanford Professionals In Real Estate
Los Angeles Division Urban Land Institute Los Angeles
Central City Association of Los Angeles USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
CoreNet Global | Southern California Chapter

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

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contact information
USC Gould School of Law – Continuing Legal Education
1149 South Hill Street, Suite 340, Los Angeles, California 90015

Telephone: 213-743-1772 Email: cle@law.usc.edu
Facsimile: 213-743-1830 Website: http://law.usc.edu/cle
Our office hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time

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8:00 AM
Bonus Breakfast Session MODERATOR
10 Years Out: Lessons from Roads Travelled J. David Hitchcock
Kennerly Lamishaw & Rossi LLP
Experienced professionals will discuss various
SPEAKERS
career paths that lawyers might consider after ten
Jeffrey A. Heintz
years of practice, and how best to pursue those
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
paths. Topics include the pros and cons of
remaining at or joining a “big” law firm, opening Veronica Perez
your own firm, and moving in house to practice Holland & Knight LLP
law or to work on the “business side.” Brian Saenger
This is a “can’t-miss“ session. Register online or by Vice President of Acquisitions
Corporate Counsel
completing the appropriate portion of the
The Ratkovich Company
registration form on the inside back cover of this
brochure. No additional fee will be charged. Chris Safarian
Safarian & Choi LLP

9:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions Leeanna Izuel
Executive Director
Assistant Dean
Continuing Legal Education
USC Gould School of Law
Phillip G. Nichols
Co-Chair
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Glenn A. Sonnenberg
Co-Chair
President
Latitude Management
Real Estate Investors, Inc.

9:15 AM
Commercial Real Estate Markets in the U.S.: MODERATOR
Value Trends, Capital Markets, Professor George Lefcoe
and Managing Risk Ervin and Florine Yoder Chair
in Real Estate Law
Professor George Lefcoe will be moderating the most USC Gould School of Law
comprehensive overview of the commercial real estate SPEAKERS
market this Forum has ever presented. We start with Sally Gordon, Ph.D.
Lawrence Souza, real estate and financial economist, Managing Director
who will present his analysis of where various types of BlackRock, Inc.
real estate (office, retail, industrial, and apartment) New York, NY
are trending in major U.S. urban markets. Because of Hessam Nadji
the sensitivity of real estate to capital markets, we Managing Director,
hear next from Hessam Nadji, Managing Director of Research and Advisory Services
Marcus & Millichap, who will present an overview of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate
the capital markets for real estate, looking at current Investment Services
transactions trends. Our concluding speaker, Sally Walnut Creek, CA
Gordon, Managing Director of BlackRock, merges both Lawrence A. Souza
of these themes in offering specific examples of how Principal
BlackRock gauges and prices risks as it builds its Real Estate and
commercial real estate portfolio. Financial Economist
Johnson Souza Group, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

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10:25 AM
The California Economy and Future MODERATOR
Trends in Real Estate Investment Glenn A. Sonnenberg
President
Join nationally-known experts as they address Latitude Management
issues affecting California’s economy and real Real Estate Investors, Inc.
estate. Topics will include demand generators, SPEAKERS
particularly as they pertain to California, the Professor Steven B. Frates
growth of jobs (and the challenges to that Director of Research,
growth), California as a competitor for businesses Davenport Institute
that might choose to locate elsewhere, the Pepperdine University
prospects for economic expansion (and the School of Public Policy
structural and tax issues that may impede such John E. Tamny
expansion) and the potential for further growth Managing Editor
in supply. This is a “can’t miss” session. RealClearMarkets
Editor
Forbes Opinions
Washington, D.C.
Christopher F. Thornberg, Ph.D.
Founding Principal
Beacon Economics

11:15 AM NETWORKING BREAK

TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS
STARTING AT 11:30 AM, CHOOSE BETWEEN THREE TRACKS:
TRACK A GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT & LAND USE TRACK
TRACK B FINANCE TRACK
TRACK C WHERE THE VALUE IS IN REAL ESTATE TODAY TRACK

11:30 AM
GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT & LAND USE TRACK
BREAKOUT 1A

Development in an Evolving Market: MODERATOR
Using Available Land Use Tools Fernando Villa
to Thrive in Uncertain Times Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
SPEAKERS
While commercial real estate has in the past few years
William Anderson
experienced much turmoil and dislocation, seeds of Principal/Vice President
development opportunity lie in many places and take a AECOM
variety of forms. They include long-standing schemes San Diego, CA
such as the Development Agreement Act and the
Kelly G. Broughton
Subdivision Map Act, local regulations intended to
Director, Development Services
extend or simplify development rights, and cities Department
increasingly inspired to promote development. City of San Diego
Reduced land values, a spate of distressed or
Tony Canzoneri
foreclosed assets entering the sale market, an
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
increasing willingness of lenders and investors to fund
construction, and municipalities anxious to rekindle William A. Witte
local economies serve as a backdrop to what many see President
as an unparalleled chance to create or add value to Related California
otherwise beleaguered properties. This panel will
explore available legal tools and practical strategies
which developers, investors, local governments, and
others may employ to develop or re-position properties
for uses better adapted to new market realities.

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FINANCE TRACK
BREAKOUT 1B

Office and Retail Lease Protections for MODERATOR
Landlords and Tenants in Today's Kevin A. Shannon
Vice Chairman
Troubled Economic Times
Managing Director
Commercial landlords and tenants are often worried CBRE, Inc.
about each other’s solvency in what remains a SPEAKERS
tenant’s market. Project lenders and potential Steven Abram
buyers are more carefully scrutinizing potential McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
solvency issues. What has changed and what have
John A. Gebhardt
we learned since the financial crisis in our world of Principal
special servicers, receivers and struggling anchor SEG Advisors
and shop tenants? Join three of L.A.'s leading office
Michael E. Meyer
and retail leasing attorneys and a senior executive
DLA Piper LLP (US)
with an owner of several major retail shopping
centers as they identify issues timely to the current Tony N. Natsis
economic environment and debate the best options. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory
This session is moderated by a noted investment & Natsis LLP
sales expert and will address real estate leasing
strategies and terms designed to insulate
counterparties from uncompensated losses.

WHERE THE VALUE IS IN REAL ESTATE TODAY TRACK
BREAKOUT 1C

Sunrise or Sunset: Peaks and Valleys in the MODERATOR
Investment Landscape of California James D. Richman
Arnold & Porter LLP
Do you know how to capitalize on California real
estate? Our panelists will critically evaluate the prior SPEAKERS
Emile Haddad
morning panel discussions about California’s economy
President
and competitiveness and will apply the structural,
Chief Executive Officer
demographic and macro-economic trends of the FivePoint Communities
(once) Golden State to tell you what is likely to be hot
(or not) in various real estate sectors of California Steven Marcussen
Executive Director
over the next three years.
Cushman & Wakefield of California
Jason T. Thomas, Ph.D.
Chief Investment Officer
Principal
Aspiriant

upcoming programs
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
March 15, 2012
The Beverly Hills Hotel – Beverly Hills, California

ENTERTAINMENT LAW AND BUSINESS
October 27, 2012
USC University Park Campus

TRUST AND ESTATE
November 2012
Downtown Los Angeles

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12:30 PM
Luncheon and Keynote Presentation
What Tax Reform Could Mean KEYNOTE
for Real Estate Professor Edward J. McCaffery
Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law
Join popular returning speaker Professor Professor of Law, Economics and
McCaffery for a thirty minute discussion about the Political Science
implications of tax reform to you and your clients. USC Gould School of Law
Of Counsel
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

* 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 USC
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, is forthcoming.

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
of counsel to the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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2:00 PM
GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT & LAND USE TRACK
BREAKOUT 2A

Redevelopment Redux: Brave New World MODERATOR
Amy R. Forbes
The issue is always money, and how to get your Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
project financed. Until recently, redevelopment
agencies could be counted on to make those difficult SPEAKERS
Lewis G. Feldman
projects feasible by providing subsidies and tools for
Goodwin Procter LLP
site acquisition. First came AB 1X 26-27 which was the
legislature’s attempt to do away with redevelopment, Kelly M. Martin
or at least make redevelopment agencies share the General Counsel
wealth with the State of California. Then the CRA/LA
Senior Assistant City Attorney
redevelopment agencies sued to overturn AB 1X 26-27,
with unexpected results. Learn about the devastation Christopher Meany
to redevelopment caused by the California Supreme Wilson Meany Sullivan
Court’s recent ruling in California Redevelopment San Francisco, CA
Assn. v. Matosantos. Are there alternatives to tax
increment financing to support economic
development? What will happen to projects in the
pipeline? How can developers respond to the change
and uncertainty? This will be an up-to-the–minute
analysis of the current state of play.

FINANCE TRACK
BREAKOUT 2B

Understanding the Current Role MODERATOR
of CMBS in Today’s Capital Markets. Scott A. McPhee
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Practical Tips for Maximizing
the Benefits of a CMBS Financing. SPEAKERS
Anthony Jaffe
“CMBS” or “Commercial-Mortgage Backed Managing Director
Securities” are widely believed to be one of the J.P. Morgan
primary causes of the recent economic downturn. Michael Lehrman
When the market for these securities disappeared in Executive Managing Director
the latter half of 2008, the general consensus was Global Head of Real Estate
Cantor Fitzgerald
that CMBS had met its demise and was dead. The
New York, NY
prognosticators were wrong, and CMBS came back.
Or did it? This panel will answer the most pressing Jesse Sharf
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
questions on the minds of those interested in CMBS
financing. Is there a market for CMBS and what will
it take to energize and stabilize the market? Does
CMBS still offer the borrower better economics than
traditional bank financing? What terms can a
borrower expect in a CMBS financing, and how are
these terms different than the pre-2008 terms? What
can the borrower do to prevent loan servicing from
impeding the borrower’s day-to-day operations?
How should the borrower communicate with the
loan servicer when an issue arises to effectuate the
best result for the borrower? These panelists are at
the heart of today’s CMBS, and you will undoubtedly
find some their answers to be quite surprising.

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WHERE THE VALUE IS IN REAL ESTATE TODAY TRACK
BREAKOUT 2C

Does Chapter 11 Still Provide a Viable Option MODERATOR
for Preserving Real Estate Companies as a John P. Schafer
Going Concern? If Not, What Next? Manderson, Schafer & McKinlay LLP
SPEAKERS
Real estate companies and those that advise them are
Hugh G. Hilton
facing a new frontier of marketplace realities and real Co-Founder
estate cycle-created legal precedent that make Chapter Chief Executive Officer
11 reorganizations and out-of-court workouts more Alvarez & Marsal Capital Real Estate, LLC
uncertain. What are the risks and rewards of Chapter 11 The Hon. Bruce A. Markell
versus an out-of-court workout? A sitting bankruptcy U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Nev. Dist.)
judge and leading legal and financial experts will discuss Las Vegas, NV
how the changing dynamics in finance and the Cynthia A. Nelson
marketplace have changed the viability of Chapter 11 to Senior Managing Director
preserve the highest value of a real estate company. FTI Consulting
Real estate practitioners will learn how to maximize Chip Sellers
value through a real estate reorganization, from the Executive Vice President
perspectives of a lender, investor or real estate company. Latitude Management
Real Estate Investors, Inc.

3:00 PM NETWORKING DESSERT BREAK

3:15 PM
GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT & LAND USE TRACK
BREAKOUT 3A

CEQA Reform in 2011: MODERATOR
A Missed Opportunity. But Let’s Get Ready Edward J. Casey
for the Next Farmer’s Field, Playa Vista and Alston & Bird LLP
Other Big Projects by Reforming CEQA in 2012. SPEAKERS
William F. Delvac
Learn about the unique risks posed by CEQA litigation Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
and recent court decisions that showcase continuing Outside Counsel, AEG
problems. This expert panel will review recent reform The Hon. Alex Padilla
California State Senate
efforts, including the business community’s efforts to
Sacramento, CA
reform CEQA during the 2011 budget negotiations,
Patricia T. Sinclair
and the reform legislation that passed (including the
Co-President
Farmer’s Field Bill and the Environmental Leadership General Counsel
Development Projects Bill). The panel also will discuss Playa Vista
new ideas for additional CEQA reform.

FINANCE TRACK
BREAKOUT 3B

Hotels in 2012: MODERATOR
An Opportunity in a Volatile Market Philip N. Feder
Paul Hastings LLP
Investment in hotel properties comes with many SPEAKERS
challenges. But in the current, uniquely volatile Jeff Lugosi
market, they offer enormous potential for investors. Senior Vice President
Deleveraging and repricing have made hotel properties PKF Consulting USA
very attractive from a value standpoint. Further, while Gregory L. Steinhauer
the global economic markets have yet to stabilize, even Chief Operating Officer
a modest uptick in the markets can make hotel American Life, Inc.
property plays successful. Hear our panel of one of the Managing Member
top hotel consultants, a noted developer and lender SODO Builders LLC
specializing in hotel transactions, coupled with two Seattle, WA
experienced lawyers, discuss the pros, cons, risks and Adam B. Weissburg
rewards of investing in hotel properties. Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Thomas C. Whitesell
Senior Vice President
Lowe Enterprises Investors

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WHERE THE VALUE IS IN REAL ESTATE TODAY TRACK
BREAKOUT 3C

Clearing the Markets: Outlook for MODERATOR
Investments in Distressed Debt D. Eric Remensperger
Proskauer
This panel will address some of the big questions
SPEAKERS
surrounding legacy assets, such as whether “extend
Paul A. Fuhrman
and pretend” is coming to an end. When it does,
Principal
what will be the drivers, and how will such assets be Colony Capital, LLC
brought into the market? After hearing an “insider's
perspective” on the extent of various classes of Constantine Korologos
Managing Director
distressed debt holdings and the process of
Deloitte Financial
deleveraging, the panel – comprised of a former
Advisory Services LLP
Assistant Director of Banking Supervision and New York, NY
Regulation with the Federal Reserve Board in
Washington, D.C., a legal advisor, an executive of an Tom Muller
on-line auction house (formerly a special servicer), Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
and a principal at one of the more active buyers of W. Eric Paulsen
loan portfolios from banks and the FDIC – will address Co-Chief Executive Officer
when and how the market will ultimately begin to Auction.com Commercial
clear in earnest, how legacy loans will be sold and
some of the issues arising in the sale of those loans.

4:15 PM PASSING PERIOD

4:20 PM
Quick Hits on Hot Topics, a Roundup of MODERATOR
Key Developments over the Past Year Phillip G. Nichols
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Anyone involved in real estate should have at
SPEAKERS
least a glancing familiarity with these pressing
J. Dean Heller
issues. In one hour, you can get caught up on the
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
LandAmerica bankruptcies and how they
affected 1031 participants caught in escrow, how Scott M. Kalt
to deal with distressed condos and collect unpaid Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben
Gartside LLP
homeowner dues, assessments from deadbeat
unit owners, foreclosing lenders and developers Tomas A. Ortiz
holding unsold units, the MERS mess in Garrett & Tully, P.C.
California foreclosures, how to understand the Michael W. Rabkin
world of note purchases, and points of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman &
contention between senior and mezzanine real Rabkin, LLP
estate lenders in the negotiation of intercreditor
Anita F. Sabine
agreements. Find out what's going on, and what O’Melveny & Myers LLP
you might have missed.

5:20 PM
Wine and Cheese Reception
Meet the speakers and network at our annual reception. adjournment<<<

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planning committee
Phillip G. Nichols• L Lewis G. Feldman•
Co-Chair Goodwin Procter LLP
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Amy R. Forbes• L
Glenn A. Sonnenberg• L Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Co-Chair
President Steven K. Fowlkes
Latitude Management President
Real Estate Investors, Inc. R.W. Selby & Company, Inc.

Leeanna Izuel• James M. Frost
Executive Director Co-Founder
Assistant Dean, Continuing Legal Education Frost/Chaddock Developers, LLC
USC Gould School of Law Robert Garrett
Frederick L. Allen Garrett & Tully, P.C.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
David L. Gold•
Mallory & Natsis LLP
President
John J. Allen Rockland Capital Partners, LLC
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
David A. Goldberg
Mallory & Natsis LLP
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
Ronald A. Altoon
Founding Partner S. Gail Goldberg
Altoon + Porter Architects LLP Executive Director
Urban Land Institute Los Angeles
Dennis B. Arnold
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Michael Gottlieb
Managing Partner
James L. Arnone Advanced Green Solutions
Latham & Watkins LLP
Stuart A. Graiwer
Sonny H. Astani
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Chairman
Astani Enterprises, Inc. Richard K. Green
Director
Ellen M. Berkowitz
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Chair
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
W. Randall Boggan•
Edward C. Hagerott, Jr.•
Susan J. Booth• L Law Offices of Edward C. Hagerott, Jr.
Holland & Knight LLP
Timi Anyon Hallem•
Tony Canzoneri• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
J. Dean Heller•
Daniel J. Ceniceros
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Vice President,
Strategic Development J. David Hitchcock•
Real Estate Media Group/ALM Kennerly Lamishaw & Rossi LLP
Paul Cliff• Stanley L. Iezman•
Lobb & Cliff, LLP Chairman
Terence F. Cuff Chief Executive Officer
Loeb & Loeb LLP American Realty Advisors
Mona E. Dajani• Bryan C. Jackson•
Baker & McKenzie LLP Allen Matkins Leck Gamble
Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dean E. Dennis
Hill, Farrer & Burrill LLP Frank J. Jansen
Kevin M. Ehrhart Senior Vice President, Special Projects
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Chicago Title Company
Mallory & Natsis LLP Scott M. Kalt
Keith D. Elkins Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP
Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP Michael J. Kiely
Gordon K. Eng• Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Law Offices of Gordon K. Eng George Lefcoe• L
Scott M. Farb Ervin and Florine Yoder
Principal Chair in Real Estate Law
Reznick Group, P.C. USC Gould School of Law

• Member of Program Committee L Session Organizer

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Carson Leonard• Gregory W. Schultz
Alston & Bird LLP Managing Director/Strategic Clients
First American Title Insurance Company
William R. Lindsay
Partner Michael F. Sfregola•
PCCP, LLC Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gregg J. Loubier Kevin A. Shannon•
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Vice Chairman
Mallory & Natsis LLP Managing Director
CBRE, Inc.
Raymond W. Lowe
Senior Vice President Jesse Sharf•
Wells Fargo Real Estate Banking Group Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Mitchell B. Menzer• Carlos Siderman
Paul Hastings LLP President
Property ID
Michael E. Meyer•
DLA Piper LLP (US) Patricia T. Sinclair•
Co-President
George J. Mihlsten General Counsel
Latham & Watkins LLP Playa Vista
O’Malley M. Miller John R. Sischo
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Co-Chief Operating Officer
Tom Muller• Director
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
Tony N. Natsis David C. Smith
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Senior Vice President
Mallory & Natsis LLP DMB Associates, Inc.

Mark L. Nelson Arturo Sneider
DLA Piper LLP (US) Founding Partner
Primestor Development, Inc.
Michelle Ouellette
Best Best & Krieger LLP Hushmand Sohaili
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dean C. Pappas
Gary A. Stougaard•
Goodwin Procter LLP
Managing Member
Michael W. Rabkin Prospect Street Hotel Investors LLC
Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro,
Fernando Villa• L
Schulman & Rabkin, LLP
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
Kristina E. Raspe
Ira J. Waldman
Vice President, Real Estate Development
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
and Asset Management
USC Real Estate & Asset Management Peter M. Weil
Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard
Christian L. Redfearn Avchen & Shapiro LLP
Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Programs in Real Estate Mark J. Weinstein
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy President
MJW Investments
D. Eric Remensperger• L
Proskauer Adam B. Weissburg• L
2012 Forum Director of Publications
Benjamin M. Reznik and CLE/DRE Compliance
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
James D. Richman• L John W. Whitaker• L
Arnold & Porter LLP DLA Piper LLP (US)
Eric V. Rowen• Lynn A. Williams•
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Executive Vice President
Anita F. Sabine• Cushman & Wakefield of California
O’Melveny & Myers LLP Lydia W. Wu
Chris Safarian• Ballard Spahr LLP
Safarian & Choi LLP Jaye A. Young•
Thomas L. Safran Marc D. Young
Chairman Morrison & Foerster LLP
Thomas Safran & Associates Kev A. Zoryan
John P. Schafer• L Managing Director
Manderson, Schafer & McKinlay LLP Morgan Stanley│Merchant Banking

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REGISTRATION
frequently asked questions

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) on CD-ROM, which will
be distributed at the Forum.

Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Separate registration is required for the
bonus breakfast session – register online or using the inside back cover of this brochure.
Registration for the bonus breakfast session is at no additional charge.

REFUNDS
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 February 17, 2012. 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 Forum. Refund requests may be mailed to “Real
Estate Forum Refund” at USC Gould School of Law, Continuing Legal Education, 1149 S. Hill
Street, Suite 340, Los Angeles, CA 90015, 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 on the third floor of the Club.

EXHIBITORS
The USC Law invites you to exhibit at the 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 volume on CD-ROM 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, PARKING AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The 2012 Real Estate Law and Business Forum will be held at:
Jonathan Town Club
545 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Valet parking will be available at the Club for $10 per vehicle. The Club parking attendants
will not accept tips.

Please contact the USC Law Continuing Legal Education office at (213) 743-1772 or via email
at cle@law.usc.edu if you would like more information about the location, or about
suggested hotel accommodations in the immediate area.
Design: STABINS DESIGN

DRESS CODE
The dress code for the Forum is business attire. Jackets and ties are required for gentlemen
in several areas of the Club in which the Forum sessions will be held.

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registration form
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW 2012 REAL ESTATE LAW AND BUSINESS FORUM

MARCH 8, 2012
REAL ESTATE
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 – Real Estate Forum Registration
1149 South Hill Street, Suite 340, Los Angeles, CA 90015

SELECT REGISTRATION TYPE:

$345.00 Early-Bird Registration (postmarked or faxed on or before February 17, 2012)

$275.00 Discounted Early-Bird Registration for co-sponsors and local bar association
members (postmarked or faxed on or before February 17, 2012)
Bar Association/Membership:

$415.00 Standard Registration (postmarked or faxed after February 17, 2012)

$345.00 Discounted Standard Registration for co-sponsors and local bar association
members (postmarked or faxed after February 17, 2012)
Bar Association/Membership:

$100.00 Full-Time Law Student
Law School:

Check if applicable: I am also registering for the bonus breakfast session.
No additional fee will be charged.

Check if applicable: I do not want my contact information shared with Forum sponsors,
co-sponsors or partners.

Name of Registrant:
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Title/Occupation:

Firm/Company:

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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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