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Wagenseller Law Firm specializes in real estate litigation for real estate developers, property owners and investors.  We also handle commercial leasing.. Please visit our website at for more information on the firm.. We are committed to friendly, responsive and informative legal services for our clients.

Upon graduation from Pepperdine University School of Law, I worked as an associate attorney at one of the largest estate planning firms in Southern California.  I subsequently worked as an associate attorney at a major downtown Los Angeles firm in order to gain litigation experience.  I returned to the field of estate planning and have several years experience working as an associate attorney and currently as a sole practitioner in estate planning and probate law.

Thomas E. Lombardi is a founding partner of Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP. Mr. Lombardi’s practice emphasizes real estate, business and commercial law. Mr. Lombardi litigates real estate disputes for real estate companies, including REITs, private equity firms, regional and local real estate companies, and individual real estate entrepreneurs. He also serves in an advisory capacity to these clients and their asset and property managers. Mr. Lombardi has an extensive range of experience handling all types of matters arising from commercial leases and the operations of real estate assets. Mr. Lombardi also has substantial experience litigating disputes involving purchase and sale agreements, loans, options, first rights of refusal, commissions, partnership and corporate real estate disputes, failure to disclose, construction, ADA, nuisance, quiet title, easements, and boundary disputes. Mr. Lombardi’s practice also includes defense of multifamily real estate owners faced with tenant claims ranging from wrongful eviction, mold exposure, lead exposure, discrimination, and rent control violations. Mr. Lombardi also handles transactional matters including formation of real estate entities, commercial leases, lease workouts, finance and sales transactions. Business and commercial matters handled by Mr. Lombardi include litigation arising from partnership disputes, corporate dissolution, fraud, breach of contract, insurance coverage and unfair competition. Mr. Lombardi has tried cases in the Superior Court of California and the Federal District Court. He has also argued appeals before the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeal and the California Court of Appeal.

Thomas E. Beltran is a partner at Barton, Klugman & Oetting in downtown Los Angeles. His areas of practice include estate planning, disability-related estate planning, conservatorships and guardianships, will and trust litigation, public benefits litigation in administrative forums, state and federal court, defense of special needs trusts, probate, special education and regional center litigation and appellate matters. Recent published cases concern regional center services: Harbor Regional Center v. Office of Administrative Hearings, (2012) 210 293 and Samantha C. v. Department of Developmental Services, (2010) 185 Cal. App. 4th 1462. He set-up the PLAN of California Master Pooled Trust, and serves as its general counsel. Mr. In the mid-1980s, he was part of a Congressional demonstration project which lead to the codification of the SSI work incentives, Sections 1619(a) and (b) of the Social Security Act. Other experience includes ten years with the regional centers, work with the special education clinic at Pepperdine Law School, and a lecturer in the University of Judaism's graduate school of psychology, from 1998 until the program closed in 2001. He also was active in consultation with the dependency system and edited the CASA special education manual. Mr. Beltran drafted the language for SB-303 (Wright), codified as Penal Code , applying the ADA’s accessibility requirements to proceedings involving sexual abuse victims with disabilities, and he was the principal drafter of the amendments to Probate Code §§ 3600 et seq. [AB-1851 (Harmon)]. He co-authored an article with Peter Stern to explain the new law in First-Party Special Needs Trusts and Probate Code Sections 3600 et seq.—What AB 1851 (Stats. 2004, Ch. 67) Accomplished, California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Fall 2006. His article, People with Disabilities, Age 65 and Over, Can Establish a Self-Settled Pooled Special Needs Trust That Protects Their Medicaid Benefits, was published in the Consumer Attorneys of California FORUM magazine, September/October 2009. His Article, Achieving Ability, about the ABLE Act, was a feature article for the Los Angeles County Bar Magazine’s September 2015 issue. Mr. Beltran is a past-member of the Executive Committee of the California State Bar's Trust and Estates Section.

Ryan K. Marden is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP. He specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on public-entity representation, railroad-related litigation, general business and real estate litigation. With more than 13 years of experience, Ryan has significant litigation experience, handling matters from inception through trial. He has extensive experience in preparing and arguing dispositive motions, managing mass tort litigation, training and advising clients in pre-litigation evidence preservation, and briefing and arguing appellate issues.

Richard C. Mallory is a founding partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, resident in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. His practice focuses on office, industrial and retail leases. He represents landlords and tenants in a broad range of leasing issues.. Rick is a frequent speaker at real estate industry seminars and conventions throughout the country, and has published many articles on the subject of commercial leasing.

Realestate and business law counselor and hands-on “dirt lawyer” with over thirty yearsof diverse experience representing clients in the real estate, retail, hospitality,travel and aviation industries. Expertise in all aspects of real estate finance,workouts, bankruptcies, dispositions, acquisitions, development, subdivisions, construction,sales and leasing.  Extensive transactionaland litigation experience including:. *   Developers’ counsel on over 50 major developmentprojects, including office and industrial parks, shopping      centers, hotels, resorts, condominiums andapartments. *   Representation of both borrowers and lendersin scores of multimillion dollar financings of retail, office, industrial, hotel  and residential projects. *   Engagements as Special Real Estate Counselto both debtors and creditors in contested bankruptcies. *   Recognized authority and sought-afterlecturer on real estate workouts and foreclosures, leases,  subdivisions, condominiums, resortdevelopment, and hospitality and travel industry law. *   Lead counsel for purchasers in acquisitionand financing of $70+ million resort/hotel portfolio. *   Negotiation and documentation of hundreds ofretail, office and industrial leases. *   U.S. General Counsel to world’slargest student travel company, with over 200 offices worldwide. *   Extensive litigation and trialexperience in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, including over 50 bench trials and 8 jurytrials to verdict, many with millions of dollars in controversy

Quiroz Law Firm, APC, was founded by Martin Quiroz who is licensed to pratice law in California and Colombia, licensed as a California real estate broker and certified as a U.S. Small Business Adminstration (SBA) loan closing attorney. Martin Quiroz focuses his practice on immigratrion, real estate, business, personal injury and international law matters involving Latin America. Martin Quiroz is the legal counsel to the Colombian Consulate in Los Angeles, that has jurisdiction over Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. Martin Quiroz has served on the board of directors of a SBA certified development corporation, a commercial financial institution, a mortgage lending insittution and a large senior housing developer.  Broker / owner at GreenRock Real Estate Solutions, a Los Angeles real estate brokerage firm established in 2006. Former compliance and attorney roles at PIMCO, Bank of America, Sigue and more, as well as former mortgage lending institution principal.. Active member of the State Bar of California, Colombian Attorney Association, American Immigration Lawyer Association, American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, California Department of Real Estate, National Association of Realtors, Calfornia Association of Realtors.. Martin Quiroz is above else a family man, father of two girls, a devoted husband, a futbol (soccer) aficionado and a former girls soccer coach with the American Youth Soccer Organization in Encino California.. Committed to assiting immigrants, minorities and businesses in their growth journey on an all areas of immigration, entreprenurial growth and active investment.

Nina B. Ries has extensive experience in business and real estate, both as a litigator and as a transactional attorney. She has litigated a variety of complex matters and countless cases involving breaches of a variety of contracts, partnership disputes, business torts, 17200 claims, real estate disputes, employment matters (including sexual harassment), class action defense and intellectual property (including trademark, trade secret and unfair competition) on behalf of entrepreneurs, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. She credits her ability to anticipate the opposing party's arguments, strategy and actions to her experience both prosecuting and defending cases. Indeed, she is just as likely to sit at the defendant's table as she is at the plaintiff's.. Ms. Ries's experience as a litigator also benefits her clients in transactional matters. Because of her experience identifying weaknesses in documents, analyzing the parties' vulnerabilities, and crafting innovative ways to exploit those weaknesses during litigation, Ms. Ries readily applies this analysis to mitigate her clients' risk upfront, to protect clients in the event a deal later falls apart. The firm serves as outside General Counsel to a number of growing companies, and provides a wide range of legal services, including advice and counsel on business and real estate matters, the negotiation and structuring of deals, due diligence, and the drafting and negotiation of operating and partnership agreements, purchase and sale and related documents, employment contracts, disclosures, warranties, waivers, releases and more.. Ms. Ries has served on a number of Boards, including the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers (2004-2009), the Editorial Board of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (2002-2003), and has also served as a member of the Board of a nonprofit corporation (2006-2010), the Executive Board of the USC Gould School of Law Young Alumni Committee (2004-2012; co-chair 2011-2012). Ms. Ries helped to found the USC Gould School of Law Alumni Association, and serves as President of the organization. In 2012, she was presented with the Widney House Alumni Award for her work with the Law Alumni Association. Most recently, Ms. Ries was named to the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors. She has been admitted to both state and federal courts in California and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers, the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.. Ms. Ries is a Southern California native. She attended college at the University of California at Irvine, where she triple-majored in Political Science (with honors), Philosophy and Sociology and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She attended law school at the University of Southern California, where she earned honors in several classes, including Contracts, Real Property and Remedies. She is active with her sorority's alumnae association (including as President of the Pasadena alumnae chapter and as an adviser to the House Corporation Boards at USC and UCLA) and within the Trojan family. In her leisure time, Ms. Ries enjoys attending sporting events, traveling and pursuing water-based sports, including snorkeling, kayaking and whitewater rafting.

Megan A. Moghtaderi is a skilled estates and trusts attorney based in Offit Kurman's Los Angeles office, serving clients throughout Southern California. She provides a wide range of legal services in areas such as estates and trusts, wealth management and asset protection, estate administration, estates and trusts litigation, elder law and advocacy, and guardianships. A Certified Specialist by the State Bar of California in Trusts, Estates, & Probates, Megan focuses on advising high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, corporate institutions, professional athletes, and entertainers on estate planning strategies designed to protect and preserve generational wealth while minimizing litigation risks.. As a principal attorney in the firm's trusts and estates practice group, Megan is recognized for her advocacy in trust litigation involving significant assets, managing cases exceeding $100 million. She adeptly represents clients in fiduciary disputes, including issues related to probate, conservatorships, guardianships, and the planning and administration of digital assets. By developing strategies for managing digital assets, Megan helps clients in the technology sector seamlessly integrate these important assets into their estate plans.. Megan believes in a client-centered approach, prioritizing clear communication and personalized service. By taking the time to understand each client's unique goals, concerns, and family dynamics, she ensures that their estate plans reflect their values and intentions. Her empathetic demeanor fosters strong relationships, making clients feel supported and informed throughout the legal process.. With substantial experience in probate and trust litigation, fiduciary representation, and complex estate planning, Megan has drafted a wide range of estate planning documents and provided guidance to high-net-worth clients on tax implications and corporate formation matters.. Her dedication to public service and commitment to legal excellence have earned her numerous recognitions, including the AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, recognition as a Southern California Rising Star® from Super Lawyers, and inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.. Megan is a board member of the Orange County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section and the Social Committe Chair. She is also a member of the Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) and St. Thomas More Society. She is also the proud Chair, Legacy Planning Society for Able ARTS Work, a non-profit that provides lifelong learning, community service and vocational opportunities through the creative arts for people of all abilities and all ages in an environment of warmth, encouragement and inclusion.. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Biola University and the Torrey Honors Institute and was recognized as the top percent of her graduating class. After receiving her undergraduate degree, she went onto Chapman University Fowler School of Law, earning her J.D. During law school, she worked as a Judicial Law Extern for the Honorable Kim. R. Hubbard in Probate at the Orange County Superior Court.

MaryBeth Heydt has over twenty-five years of in-house, AmLaw100 law firm and Fortune 50 business advisory experience representing and advising commercial real estate investors and developers, lenders, borrowers, and public agency clients.. MaryBeth's practice focuses on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. MaryBeth's transactional experience includes a wide variety of product types including, multifamily, industrial, retail, office, hospitality, sale/leaseback, gas stations, convenience stores, quick-service restaurants, agriculture, and gaming. On the commercial and corporate side, MaryBeth has extensive experience advising and representing clients in matters involving real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, construction, land use/zoning, planning, condemnation, environmental, and property management. Ms. Heydt also has experience advising clients in business entity formation and governance. On the finance side, MaryBeth advises and represents lenders in loan originations, modifications, refinancing, workout, foreclosure, and lender liability actions.. Prior to joining DTO Law, MaryBeth practiced at Lewis Brisbois in their commercial real estate, public agency, commercial finance, and banking practice groups. MaryBeth also served as an internal commercial real estate workout and lending advisor to one of the largest banks in the United States. MaryBeth spent ten years as in-house counsel to commercial real estate investors and developers with assets across the U.S. MaryBeth has also served in the public sector as a Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Ronald Sohigian and Judge John H. Major for the Los Angeles Superior Court and as a legal extern for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Los Angeles City Attorney Land Use Division. Additionally, she has litigated high profile cases such as the Northridge Meadows Apartment collapse matter.. MaryBeth also holds a Master of Planning degree from the University of Southern California.. When MaryBeth is not closing deals, you will find her traveling (twenty-six countries and counting), watching Wisconsin Badger and Southern Cal Trojan football, mentoring college and graduate students interested in careers in law or real estate, cooking, going to performing arts events, or spending time with her family (including her rescue fur babies).

Jonathan A. Feldheim’s practice focuses on real estate, professional liability litigation and all aspects of dispute resolution and litigation from pre-filing through appeal. He is skilled at negotiating contracts as well as settlements and concentrating his efforts on solving problems rather than creating them. Mr. Feldheim zealously protects and advocates the rights of his clients to judges while using plain language instead of jargon.. Mr. Feldheim grew up outside of Philadelphia and fell in love with California at a young age. When not in the office, he enjoys sports, movies, music, museums, spending time with family and exploring all of beautiful Southern California.

Jeffrey Huron’s practice focuses on business, real estate and entertainment litigation, as well as civil appeals.  With over 25 years of litigation experience, he has won numerous high-stakes trials, arbitrations and appeals. Law & Politics has named Mr. Huron a Southern California Super Lawyer in Business Litigation for the past 5 years, and Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. Huron its highest AV Preeminent rating since 1997.. Mr. Huron has written several published legal articles, including an antitrust article cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he served as Note Editor of the Pacific Law Journal. He received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Marquette University.

JACOB K. GEORGE has succeeded in obtaining impressive recoveries for his clients, resulting in multimillion-dollar results in complex legal actions. Jacob's intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him recognition and respect among his peers in the legal community. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained seven figure results. He represents plaintiffs in such areas as business litigation, products liability, personal injury and wrongful death. Jacob has successfully handled a wide variety of complex cases, ranging from corporate fraud to defective products causing life-altering injuries. He also succeeded on behalf of victims in an amusement park lawsuit. Plaintiffs, who were treated improperly on the basis of their race, were awarded $5.7 million in a settlement before trial.. Jacob is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Jacob has played a leadership role in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), a statewide organization dedicated to maintaining high standards and practices in the field of trial work and the representation of plaintiffs.. Jacob is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, (B.A., 1993) and the University of California at Berkeley, (M.A., 1996). Jacob received his law degree from Loyola Law School (1999) and was a member of the Loyola Law School Moot Court Competition Teams. Jacob began his legal career at Greene Broillet Taylor Wheeler & Panish, a plaintiff's trial law firm representing people seriously injured in an accident or by a business relationship in California and across the United States. With this experience at GBTWP Jacob has continued in his commitment to maximizing compensation for people who have been hurt by defective products, unsafe cars, tires and drugs, dangerous workplaces and business fraud. His experience covers a full range of personal injury, business torts and litigation matter including class action lawsuits.. Jacob is actively involved in youth sports and community basketball programs. He is a member of the Los Angeles Orthodox Church, where he has sat a member of the committee for the Church and has been instrumental in fund raising to help charitable causes locally and internationally. He and his wife Dr. Sajini George support a variety of community causes including music, the arts and a Cancer fund for the destitute in rural India.

I represent businesses of all sizes and individuals in federal and state litigation, appellate, administrative, and arbitration matters. These matters fall generally within the realms of business, real estate, IP, entertainment, and insurance coverage. I help clients achieve their objectives through creative, proactive, efficient, and ethical representation.. Areas of practice:Trials, appeals, arbitration, mediationBreach of contractFraudUnfair competitionTrade secretsReal EstateIP / Domain name disputesPrivacy/Data BreachEntertainmentInsurance coverage. Any and all endorsements appearing below do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.

George M. Hill has represented and associated with representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in both state and federal court.  His practice areas include business law, including business formation, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions; securities compliance, including public offerings and private placements; entertainment law, including contract drafting, negotiation and disputes; family law, including divorce and custody disputes; real estate law, commercial and residential; criminal law; and general civil litigation.. George is a graduate of Stanford University and Loyola Law School-Los Angeles.  In law school, he participated in the Non Profit Tax and Transactions Clinic, Judge Stephan O'Neil Trial Advocacy Program and served two terms as a Summer Associate with Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP.. George was co-founder of an internet-based consumer goods importer, retailer, and wholesaler, where he managed overall operations, including supplier purchasing and importation, inventory catalog, customer service, marketing, and product research.. George is a member of the State Bar of California, United States District Court (Central District), John M. Langston Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association American Bar Association (Business Law Section), and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA).. AREA OF PRACTICE:. Business Law. Securities Regulation Compliance. Entertainment Law. Real Estate Law (Commercial & Residential). Criminal Law. Civil Litigation. Family Law. EDUCATION:. Loyola Law School– Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2009, Juris Doctor. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2006, B.A.—Political Science. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:. State Bar of California. Member. United States District Court—Central District of California. Member. John M. Langston Bar Association. Member. Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member—Solo Practice Section. Beverly Hills Bar Association. Member. Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Member

Ethan Millar is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of unclaimed property and state taxation. His unclaimed property practice focuses on planning opportunities, single- and multi-state audit defense, voluntary disclosures, administrative appeals, and litigation. Ethan is also one of the leading attorneys in the country in advising clients regarding unclaimed property, consumer protection and other federal and state regulatory issues related to gift cards, promotional programs and other prepaid access products. He has advised over 80 companies regarding their gift card and/or promotional programs. Ethan's state tax practice focuses primarily on audit defense, administrative appeals and litigation, with an emphasis on California tax matters. He also has extensive experience in advising clients in multi-state tax issues associated with mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions.. Ethan currently chairs the Unclaimed Property and State and Local Tax subcommittees of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA). He has also served as an adjunct state tax professor at Emory University School of Law, has published over 20 articles on state tax and unclaimed property issues, including the BNA treatise on unclaimed property, and is a frequent lecturer on state tax and unclaimed property topics. He graduated Order of the Coif and in the top 3% from UCLA Law School.

Complex Business Litigation And Employment Attorney. Johnny Darnell Griggs is an attorney with an exemplary record of achievement. Mr. Griggs is an award-winning litigator who has handled all aspects of complex business litigation, includingdefense and prosecution of claims related to business torts and complex business transactions, prosecution and defense of real estate and real estate related claims, defense of toxic tort claims, and defense of land subsidence claims. Mr. Griggs has successfully tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, as well as before arbitration tribunals. He is also recognized as an expert in employment law (including, among other things, privacy, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, diversity and elimination of bias in the workplace). Mr. Griggs serves as an HR consultant specializing in organizational development, workplace investigations and training, and expert witness services. He is a popular speaker on issues pertaining to public education reform, civil rights, diversity and inclusion, and elimination of bias in the legal profession.

Charles D. Ferrari is a Senior Associate at ADLI Law Group. Mr. Ferrari focuses on transactional work in addition to business, real estate, construction defect, environmental and toxic tort litigation.. With 30 years of experience as an attorney, Mr. Ferrari possesses the uncommon blend of vast litigation experience with an extensive general business background. Armed with a degree in economics and years of experience as a restaurant owner and supermarket manager, Mr. Ferrari successfully served as a general counsel for a NASDAQ-traded corporation and related entities. Later, as general counsel for the Oregon State agencies, advising them on all aspects of their operations from regulation promulgation and rule enforcement to employment issues and contract procurement/enforcement. But Mr. Ferrari transcends the traditional role of business counsel, providing litigation representation in all judicial and administrative forums. His representation has ranged from class action and complex commercial and environmental cases to limited jurisdiction premises liability cases and administrative hearings, successfully arguing appellate cases such as Resolution Trust Corp. v. Rossmoor Corp. (1995) 34 th 93, Ryan v. Lustre-Cal (2014) WL 7384613, McCormick v. San Pedro Bait Co., Inc. (2009) WL 4801962 and the federal district court decision, Ameripride Services, Inc. v. Valley Industrial Service, Inc. (2007 E.D. Cal.) WL 656850. He also has successfully briefed numerous 42 U.S.C. section 1942 and other constitutional issues in California and Oregon.. Mr. Ferrari is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California and Oregon, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a graduate of California State University- Northridge and holds a juris doctorate from University of California-Davis School of Law.

Allan N. Lowy earned his B.A. degree with Departmental Honors from UCLA, his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, and his certificate in mediation from Pepperdine Law School.  He was admitted to the practice of law in California in 1976, and in addition he is admitted to practice in front of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Lowy’s practice is focused on the broad array of real estate transactions, with a special emphasis on real estate development and complex real estate financing vehicles, including tax exempt bonds and low-income housing tax credits.  Additional practice areas encompass land use and entitlements, business formations and joint venture agreements, purchase and sale, commercial leasing, construction contracts, economic development and re-development, tax and business consulting, wills and trusts and partnership disputes.  Mr. Lowy has extensive experience appearing before both administrative bodies and courts of law, and his clients include high net-worth individuals, real estate developers and investors, non-profit corporations, private schools, health care providers and private lenders. Typical transactions range in size from $10,000,000 to $100,000,000, with completed transactions in over 20 states.  Mr. Lowy is also a real estate broker and licensed general contractor, and serves as a neutral mediator/arbitrator in real estate and construction matters.. Mr. Lowy is a member of the Real Estate Section of the California State Bar, the Affordable Housing and Community Development Section of the American Bar Association, and the Urban Land Institute, and he is the former President of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Building Industry Association (NAHB).  He has also lectured on development issues for the Continuing Education of the Bar and at UCLA, USC, UCI, CSU-Northridge and  CSU-San Jose.

Albert S. Golbert is a principal in Golbert & Associates, Los Angeles. He earned degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of Denver before attending the University of Michigan Law School and completing his Doctoral studies at the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales of the University of Geneva. He is a frequent lecturer before national and international bar associations and has lectured for the Praticing Law Institute (NY) for more than 20 years.. After practicing for ten years in Europe and the Middle East and two years in Africa and the Far East (where he was, inter alia, counsel to Chrysler in its acquisitions of control of or joint venture interests in, respectively, Rootes Motors, Ltd. in the United Kingdom, Simca Automobiles in France, Stanley Motors in Johannesburg, Rootes Ltd. in Melbourne and Mitsubishi Motor Industries in Japan), Mr. Golbert returned to California in 1970 and, in 1973, was Certified as a Specialist in Taxation Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. In 1973, he co-founded the tax boutique of Forry Golbert Singer & Gelles and, in 1980, merged his practice into Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts (now, Bryan Cave LLP) where he was a Senior Partner until 1990. Mr. Golbert has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Southwestern University School of Law and at Whittier Law School, and a Lecturer in Law at the University of Southern California Law Center, Loyola Law Center, UC Davis and UCLA. He has authored more than 50 articles as well as five books including: Latin American Laws and Institutions (with Nun, Praeger, N.Y., 1982), Problems and Materials on International Trade and Investment (with Rosett, UCLA Press, 1973), and International Operations Handbook (Southwestern University Press, 1974). From 1976 to 1983 he was a member of the Board of Editors and from 1977 to 1983, Assistant Editor-in-Chief of The International Lawyer, the journal of the Section of International Law and Practice and, since 2001 has served as the Section’s liaison with the Tax Section of the American Bar Association; and is: (i) a founding member of the Committee on International Practice of the Business Law Section (1986-87) and of the Section of International Law (Member of the Executive Committee, 1987-90, Treasurer, 1989-90, Advisor, 1990-93 and Advisor Emeritus, 1993--) of the State Bar of California; (ii) a member of the International Tax Committee (1991--), Member of the Executive Committee (1995-98), Vice Chair of the Executive Committee (1997-98), Chair, Standards of Tax Practice Committee (1998-00) and Chair, Tax Practice, Policy and Legislation Committee (2000-2002) of the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California; (iii) a past Chair (1984-85) and since member ex officio of the Executive Committee of the Section of International Law of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and past Chair of the Association's Pacific Rim Committee (1989-91); (iv) past Chair of the Foreign Tax Committee, member of the Executive Committee (1989-1995) and past Chair (1993-94) of the Section of Taxation of the Los Angeles County Bar Association from which he received the Dana Latham Award, 2000, for lifetime achievement and commitment to the tax bar; (v) member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation (1999 – 2005); and (vi) a founding member, former Vice President and currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for International Commercial Arbitration in Los Angeles. He was named to Best Lawyers in America 2006-8 (Taxation) and 2007-8 (International Trade and Finance Law), and Southern California Super Lawyers 2006-8 (Taxation) and (International Trade Law) 2007-8. Languages: French, Italian and German.