Manages the firm’s corporate/real estate transactional and environmental law practice groups. Represents institutional and individual clients in corporate, private securities, intellectual property and real estate matters, including all aspects of M&A, corporate and LLC formation, private securities and real estate transactions. Also responsible for all environmental remediation and compliance matters, including multiparty state and federal superfund sites, toxic tort matters, due diligence and regulatory compliance.

Founded and managed the firm’s transactional and environmental departments. Represented institutional and individual clients in corporate, securities, real estate and intellectual property matters. Also responsible for handling all clients’ environmental remediation and compliance matters.

Practice focused on corporate, real estate and private securities transactions, as well as environmental remediation and CERCLA matters, for Ameron International Corporation, Honeywell International Inc. and many other clients.

Assistant General Counsel of multinational NYSE manufacturing company with annual revenues of $500 million. Ameron’s main product lines are high performance coatings, large diameter engineered steel and concrete pipe, heat and corrosion resistant fiberglass pipe, and concrete composite and steel poles for traffic and street light purposes. Integral member of the company’s senior staff, responsible for handling a large variety of legal matters affecting the business, including advising senior executives regarding acquisitions, environmental, antitrust, intellectual property, product liability, human resources, and litigation issues. Duties included drafting acquisition and divestiture agreements, joint venture/development agreements, licensing agreements, real estate purchase and sale agreements, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, equipment purchase agreements and leases, long term supply agreements, distributorship agreements, manufactures representative agreements, and all other major national and international contracts needed by the company. Also responsible for managing litigation filed by or against the company and conducting preventive law audits of the various businesses.

General Counsel to avionics and flight instrumentation division with annual revenues of $300 million and then to multi-national turbocharger and charge-air-cooler manufacturer with annual revenues of $700 million. Key member of each division's Leadership Committee and solely responsible for handling all legal matters affecting the businesses, including advising senior executives regarding business development, antitrust, intellectual property, product liability, human resources, litigation, and regulatory compliance issues. Duties included drafting acquisition and divestiture agreements, joint venture/development agreements, real estate purchase and sale agreements, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, licensing agreements, equipment purchase agreements and leases, long term supply agreements, distributorship agreements, and all other major national and international contracts needed by the company. Also responsible for making management presentations and providing preventive law training to executives and managers.

Responsible for all of AlliedSignal’s environmental litigation, enforcement and regulatory compliance matters in the western region of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Pacific Rim. Solely responsible for handling governmental CERCLA actions, multi-party contribution litigation/claims, RCRA enforcement proceedings, and RWQCB/DTSC investigations. Duties include supervising outside counsel, negotiating settlements, drafting environmental cleanup, indemnity and access agreements, and handling real estate sales, purchases and leases.

Extensive corporate, securities, and real estate transactional experience, including analysis and drafting of partnership agreements, legal opinions, purchase and sale agreements, financing and security agreements, commercial lease agreements, construction contracts, guaranty agreements, and due diligence review for multi-million dollar real estate transactions. Corporate experience included formation and dissolution documentation, Blue Sky compliance, private placements, and corporate resolutions. Litigation experience focused on real estate and securities fraud, bankruptcy, unlawful detainer, mechanic's lien prosecution and defense, and breach of contract cases.

Chair, Corporate Law Departments Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California (Member 1997 – 1999; Vice Chair 1999 – 2000; Chair 2000 - 2001).

Member, Board of Directors, Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center, a non-profit clinic providing medical and dental care to needy and indigent families in downtown Los Angeles.

Member, Board of Directors, Streetlights Production Assistant Program, a non-profit organization providing training and job placement services to ex-gang members and welfare recipients seeking to become production assistants in the entertainment industry.

Contributing Editor, Environmental Litigation and Compliance Strategy, Leader Publications (1994 - Present).

Black Belt, International Hapkido Karate Association, Team Karate Centers, Inc. (October 2002)

Panelist, "Managing Environmental Risks in M&A Transactions." Presented lecture and participated in panel discussion regarding how to manage and address environmental risks in mergers and acquisitions, Miller & Associates (West Palm Beach, Florida May 2001).

Panelist, “Closing the Transaction Once Environmental Contamination Has Been Discovered.” Presented lecture and participated in panel discussion providing solutions to closing M&A and real estate transactions once environmental contamination has been discovered, Miller & Associates (Scottsdale, Arizona October 2000).

Seminar Speaker, "At-Will Employment in California – Fact or Myth?" Made presentation to Corporate Law Departments Committee regarding “at-will” employment in California (Oakland, California January 2000).

Panelist, American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Session (TIPS), Toxic & Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee CLE Meeting. Participated in panel discussion concerning management and litigation strategies for class-action toxic tort litigation (Chandler, Arizona March 1997).

Panelist, Arizona Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Made presentation and participated in panel discussion concerning the use of ADR in multi-party environmental litigation and how to best manage the relationship between in-house and outside counsel (Scottsdale, Arizona July 1995).

Guest Lecturer, Loyola Law School, 1991 - 1995. Provided 2-3 lectures per year to the Business and Tax Planning Course. Topics included contract drafting and negotiation, acquisitions and divestitures, due diligence, real estate purchase agreements, leases and ethics.

AlliedSignal Leadership Training, August 1995. Participated in an intensive week-long leadership training course given to the company's executives.

Erosion of the Attorney-Client Privilege, Environmental Litigation and Compliance Strategy, Leader Publications (October 1996)

How to Organize and Manage A PRP Steering Committee, Environmental Litigation and Compliance Strategy, Leader Publications (February 1996)

Resolving Cases Through Mediation: A Practical Guide, Environmental Litigation and Compliance Strategy, Leader Publications (December 1994)

Regulation D: An Evaluation of Several Recent Amendments, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law Section Newsletter (September/October 1989)

The Regulation D Exemption, Securities Law Techniques, Matthew Bender (3rd Ed. 1988)

Honors:
Cum Laude; G.P.A. 86.38, Top 5.1%;
Dean's List 1984 - 1987;
American Jurisprudence Awards in Securities Regulations II, Secured Transactions in Real Property, Commercial Law and Sports Law;
St. Thomas More Law Honor Society;
Civil Procedure Professor's Assistant (1987).