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Carol Ruiz's picture
Carol Ruiz

Carol Ruiz is principal for NewGround PR & Marketing and is responsible for managing the public relations team, client relations and new business development. Ruiz creates campaigns for her clients that utilize social media platforms, along with traditional and nontraditional media. She can be reached at...

Roy R Pachecano's picture
Roy R Pachecano

Pachecano operates Portico R.E.I. LLC/Portico Residential LLC in New York and Texas. He was appointed assistant adjunct professor at Columbia University in 2009, and a guest speaker at Princeton University. He practices in and lectures on the subjects of zoning/land use, building design, construction techniques and sustainable real estate...

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Laer Pearce

Laer Pearce is the president of Laer Pearce & Associates, a public affairs firm specializing in campaigns supporting land development and regulatory issues management. 949-599-1212, laer@laer.com

Dominic G. Colletta's picture
Dominic G. Colletta

Dominic G. Colletta is a shareholder at Lane Powell law firm,
where he focuses his practice on real property developments, sales, acquisitions and financing transactions, including public-private partnerships and commercial, residential and mixed-use development.

Paul Berkowitz's picture
Paul Berkowitz

After serving as a senior executive with a publicly held national homebuilder for three years, Paul Berkowitz has recently returned to international law firm Greenberg Traurig PA. His background includes internal corporate operations experience and more than 35 years of legal counsel to companies in diverse industries. This article is for...

Michael Reilly's picture
Michael Reilly

Michael Reilly is a shareholder and director of Lane Powell’s Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group, concentrates his practice representing small and large employers on employment litigation and advice. His experience includes claims involving discrimination, wrongful
discharge, ERISA, race, sex, religion, retaliation...

Bryan Powell's picture
Bryan Powell

Bryan is a shareholder and co-chair of the Real Estate and Land Use practice group at Lane Powell. His practice focuses on retail, office and
residential mixed-use development, senior housing projects, and acquisitions, sales, leasing, and creating financing solutions for difficult-to fund projects.

Judah Lifschitz's picture
Judah Lifschitz

Judah is co-president of Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, PC, a Washington, D.C., law firm that represents owners and contractors in complex construction disputes. This article is provided as general background information only and is not intended to be used as a substitute for legal advice.

Chris Evans's picture
Chris Evans

Married to a commercial builder herself, Chris has been involved with builders and the building industry for more than 20 years. When she’s not writing about industry trends and new products, she’s busy thinking of new ways for builders to enjoy their off-time for our new section “Offsite” – a look at the hobbies, interests and spending habits...

Paul M. Ostroff's picture
Paul M. Ostroff

Paul M. Ostroff is a Shareholder at Lane Powell, where he provides
advice and counsel to employers in all phases of labor and employment law.
He regularly represents employers before federal and state courts and
administrative agencies.

Tim Kane's picture
Tim Kane

Tim Kane is president of MBK Homes, the homebuilding division of MBK Real Estate Ltd., the U.S. real estate development arm of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., one of the world’s oldest and largest trading companies in the world. MBK Homes develops quality single-family homes and condominiums throughout California for both the entry-level and move-up...

David Van't Hof's picture
David Van't Hof

David Van't Hof, Shareholder at Lane Powell law firm, focuses his practice in the areas of sustainability, renewable energy and green building, drawing experience from his many years as a Sustainability Policy Advisor to Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. He can be reached at vanthofd@lanepowell.com or 503...

Jason Perrin's picture
Jason Perrin

Jason Perrin, co-founder and principal of Greencrossing Real Estate Companies, has more than 15 years of real estate expertise in finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture structure and management, and land acquisitions and dispositions. Perrin previously served as senior vice president of Lennar Corporation in the Southern California...

Nancy W. Anderson's picture
Nancy W. Anderson

Nancy Anderson is a shareholder at Lane Powell and chair of the firm’s Wage and Hour Practice Group. She focuses her practice on representing employers in all types of employment law claims, including wage-and-hour class actions, discrimination, wrongful discharge, ER ER ISA and whistleblower claims.

Jill R. Long's picture
Jill R. Long

Jill R. Long is an attorney at Lane Powell PC, where she focuses her practice on land use and real estate, including a concentration on obtaining entitlements for developers and property owners. Jill also represents owners and borrowers in the acquisition, leasing, financing and disposition of various types of real property.