David Sudeck was quoted in the California Real Estate Journal in an article entitled, "Recession Used to Defend Defaults", regarding whether the economic downturn could be used as an argument in a court case to avoid foreclosure.
Jim Butler was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article entitled, "Recession-fed Tensions Grow in Luxury Hotel Industry", discussing the relationship between hotel owners and operators.
Kerry Shapiro was quoted in the Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA) in an article entitled, “Western Demands Its Rights”, discussing vested rights issues affecting Western Aggregates and their mining operations.
Jim Butler was quoted in the July 2009 issue of Hotel & Motel Management magazine in a front page article entitled, “New Indicators for a New Economy”, commenting on the types of development projects that are currently getting funded. He also discusses special servicers.
Responding to concern over lack of new housing construction, the City of Los Angeles passed an ordinance with an urgency clause extending the lives of tentative and vesting tentative tract maps, preliminary parcel maps and associated discretionary entitlements. Ordinance No. 180,647 has been signed by the Mayor and is currently in effect. The City’s action […]
Rod Berman was mentioned in Licensing Letter, a publication which discusses licensing news.
Jim Butler was quoted in Hotels Magazine in an article entitled, "Strange Happenings in the Hotel Business," regarding hotel foreclosures.
Bruce Jeffer was featured in the Daily Journal article, "Managing Partner A-List," part of the Top Southern California Law Firms special supplement. Bruce discussed his management philosophy and accomplishments, as well his experience guiding a law firm through the financial downturn. Click here to read the article.
Jim Butler was quoted in Voice of San Diego in an article entitled, “The W’s Trouble: The Tip of a Very, Very Large Iceberg”, regarding the current state of the U.S. lodging industry.
JMBM, as well as Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog were mentioned in the Real Lawyers Have Blogs article, “State of the Amlaw Blogosphere, June 2009”, which gives statistics on law firms and lawyers with blogs.