REAL ESTATE/SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM
AGENDA COMING SOON
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Moderators:
Gregor I. McGregor
McGregor & Associates, PC, Boston, MA
Charles R. Wolfe
Charles R. Wolfe, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Registration
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
A Real Estate Lawyer’s Guide to Rainmaking in a Recession:
Finding New Work from New and Old Clients
Timothy W. Barton
Gust Rosenfeld PLC
Phoenix, AZ
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Overcoming Barriers to Transit-Oriented Development, Sustainable Communities, and Brownfields
Charles R. Wolfe
Charles R. Wolfe Attorney at Law
Seattle, WA
Thursday, January 6, 2011
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Environmental Due Diligence/Site Assessments for Real Property and
Business Acquisitions and Legal Defenses
Timothy R. Henderson
Rich & Henderson PC
Annapolis, MD
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Tax Tips for Real Estate Owners and Developers
Jack C. Sawyer
Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
First Plenary Session
West Law Speaker on New West Research
Speaker TBD
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Second Plenary Session
Legal Ethics Can Be Fun: Lawyers on TV and in the Movies
Larry J. Cohen
The Cohen Law Firm
Phoenix, AZ
6:30 p.m.
Wine Reception
Friday, January 7, 2011
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
New Federal Environmental Laws, Regulations and Court Decisions under the Obama Administration
Peter J. Kirsch
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP
Denver, CO
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Working through the Workout: Common Issues and Successful Tactics with Distressed Property
David A. Weissman
Weissmann & Zucker PC
Atlanta, GA
James C. Wine
Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, IA
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Their Impact on Real Estate Law and Practice
Steven Hoch
Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck
Los Angeles, CA
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Calculating, Understanding and Utilizing Environmental Risks and Opportunities in Acquiring Properties
Charles A. Menzie, PhD
Exponent
Alexandria, VA
Yvette Lowney
Exponent
Boulder, CO
Saturday, January 8, 2011
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
National and Regional Surface and Ground Water Supply Issues in These Tough Economic Times
Bruce Tepper
R Bruce Tepper ALC
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
The Supreme Court, Real Estate and the Constitution: Regulatory Takings and Eminent Domain
Gregor I. McGregor
McGregor & Associates PC
Boston, MA
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Topic TBD
Diana S. Parks
Nossaman LLP
Los Angeles, CA
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Lawyering for Landlords and Tenants in Difficult Economic Times and the Move Toward Green Leases
Michael A. Bedke
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Tampa, FL
Sunday, January 9, 2011
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
We CAN Learn Something from the Wildest Land Use Cases of the Last Year:
The “Annual Zoning and Planning Law Report Awards”
Dwight Merriam
Robinson & Cole LLP
Hartford, CT
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
The Legal Nuts and Bolts of Buying and Redeveloping Contaminated Real Estate
Polly B. Jessen
Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP
Denver, CO
9:00 a.m.
Adjourn
