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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

Steven L. Ziven is the Managing Partner of Freeman Freeman & Smiley, LLP, a member of the Executive Management Committee, and is a member of our Business Transactions and Tax Planning Department.  His practice focuses primarily on corporate law, business transactions, financing and real estate transactions.  Mr. Ziven has extensive experience in buying and selling businesses, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, entity formations and capital transactions, real estate transactions, property tax planning and business succession planning.. In addition, Mr. Ziven has substantial business experience, serving as a corporate officer of the subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company for over five years, and providing sophisticated counseling and advice to business owners, senior management and high net worth individuals.  He has lectured before numerous business and professional groups regarding all aspects of corporate and business law.

Raffi K. Mansourian possesses extensive real estate and corporate transactional experience, including serving as corporate in-house counsel for a local company with over 50,000 employees. Mr. Mansourian has represented corporate and individual clients in a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including drafting and negotiating commercial lease agreements, lease renewals, subleases, lease extensions and lease termination workout agreements, and the sale and purchase of commercial real estate.  He has significant experience negotiating complex commercial agreements with Fortune 500 companies, merchants, banks and vendors, and advising clients concerning corporate formation, tax, labor and employment, and general corporate governance issues.. In addition, Mr. Mansourian is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and has also passed the CPA Exam.. Representative Clients and Matters

Brian R. Linnekens has been a licensed attorney for over a decade.  He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, and he also earned his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.  During the past 10 years, Mr. Linnekens has built a specialized law practice helping property owners and investors acquire and develop myriad real estate properties and projects.  Mr. Linnekens has also built a high-end real estate development company, Global Innovation Development, Inc which has given Mr. Linnekens the unique ability to understand the debt and credit markets.  Mr. Linnekens is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker, and a Class B General Contractor.

Arash Ghadooshahy is a founding partner of Kay Ghad LLP. Arash obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, where he graduated in the top-third of his class and was on the Dean’s honor list. During his time in law school, Arash had the opportunity to gain hands on legal experience by interning for litigation focused law firms, media companies, and for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Lippitt. Prior to law school, Arash was able to gain real estate development experience by working in a family business which focused on the acquisition, development and management of gas service stations across California.. After law school and prior to founding Kay Ghad LLP, Arash practiced real estate litigation at a hard-hitting award-winning boutique real estate law firm in Century City, and as in-house corporate counsel to the publicly traded global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK).