Professional Activities
California Business Properties Association
International Council of Shopping Centers
Law Conference Planning Committee, 2011-present
Law Committee, 2005-2011
Member, Bankruptcy Task Force, 2008-2019; Chair 2020-present
Chair, Southern California Government Relations, 2017-present
Member, New Retail Lease Model Task Force, 2020
Contributing editor, Shopping Center Legal Update, 2005-2014
Los Angeles County Bar Association
State Bar of California
Recognitions and Accomplishments
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Samuel L. Williams Outstanding Trustee Award, 2011
The Legal 500 US, finance - restructuring (including bankruptcy) - municipal, 2017
Named to Southern California Super Lawyers, 2013-2019
Recent Publications
"New Stimulus Deal: Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code," Ballard Spahr alert, December 28, 2020
Co-author, "Two New Laws Benefiting Commercial Landlords in California Take Effect Jan. 1," Ballard Spahr alert, November 19, 2018
Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Allows Leases To be Stripped in Section 363 Sale," Ballard Spahr alert, July 18, 2017
"Bankruptcy Court Finds Tenant Cannot Assume Commercial Lease After Waiving Rights to Seek Relief From Forfeiture Under California Law," Client Alert, September 24, 2014
"Knowing When (or Whether) to Say When-A Survey of Public Access and Free Speech Rights at U.S. Shopping Centers," Co-author, Shopping Center Legal Update, Summer 2014
Recent Speaking Engagements
ICSC 2020 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, "A Not So Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Recent Case Law Affecting Shopping Centers," – General Session, Orlando (virtual), October 14, 2020
ICSC 2018 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, "Remedies, Recoverable Damages and Creative Solutions: What You Want vs. What You Need vs. What You Can Get," – Peer to Peer, Orlando, October 26, 2018
ICSC 2016 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, "The Changing Landscape of Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance and Litigation, from Architectural Barriers to Cyber Accessibility, What Every Retail Lawyer Needs to Know," – Seminar, Hollywood, FL, October 27, 2016
ICSC 2015 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, "I Fought the Law and the Law Won: Recent Developments in the Law Impacting Shopping Centers," – General Session, Phoenix, October 28, 2015
2014 California Retail Leasing Symposium, Panelist, "Let's Call It Quits! (Or Something Like That)...," Default/Bankruptcy Issues- General Session, San Francisco, February 21, 2014