Published Works
"Got Space? Leasing Pros Share Their Top Tips for Securing Tenants in Today's Market - Starring Your Building"
- Commercial Investment Real Estate Journal - July/August 2003
"Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions, Part II: Advantages and Drafting Tips,"
- Probate & Property - November/December 2002
(republished in the 2004 Annual Survey of Letter of Credit Law & Practice, Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc.).
"The Evil of Two Lessors - The Subtleties of Sublease Deals"
- Real Estate Southern California - October 2002
"Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions, Part I: Advantages to Landlord and Landlord's Lender,"
- Probate & Property - July/August 2002
"How to Structure a Lease to Protect Against the Risk of a Bankruptcy of the Tenant," - Annual Survey of Letter of Credit Law & Practice, Institute of International Banking Law & Practice - 2002
(first appeared in Real Estate Issues, Fall 2001)
"Bankruptcy Protection - Unlike Cash Deposits, Letters of Credit Pay Off Even if a Tenant Files for Chapter 11,"
- California Real Property Journal - March 18, 2002
"Disaster-Proofing Commercial Leases,"
- Shopping Center Business - January 2001
"The Impact of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act on Landlord - Tenant Practice"
- California Real Property Journal - June 1999
"Letters of Intent: Why Enter Into Them?"
- Corporate Real Estate and the Law newsletter - Summer 1998
"Plan for Disasters in Commercial Leases"
- NNCREW Connection - Winter 1998
"Plan Ahead for Disasters when Signing Commercial Leases"
- Florida Real Estate Journal - December 1998
"Letters of Intent - Manage the Risks to Maximize the Potential of These Documents"
- Commercial Investment Real Estate Journal - July/August 1997
"Disaster-Proof Leases"
- ABA Journal - August 1994
(republished as "How to Disaster-Proof a Commercial Lease" in the September/October 1995 edition of the Real Property Section Review published by the Los Angeles County Bar Association)
"Allocation of Operating Expenses Among Different Portions of a Mixed-Use Project"
- The Commercial Property Lease - 1993.
Speaking Engagements
"If Disaster Strikes How Ready Are You?"
The Southern California Real Estate Conference,
Anaheim, CA, June 11, 2004.
"Real Estate Purchase and Sales Transactions - How to Do Them Right",
Sterling Education Services,
Santa Monica, CA, April 28, 2004.
"Disaster Proofing Your Lease,"
International Association of Attorneys and Executives
in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE),
Scottsdale, AZ, April 19-20, 2002.
"How to Structure Leases to Minimize the Risk of Tenant Bankruptcy,"
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA),
Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA, April 9, 2002.
"How to Structure a Lease to Protect Against the Risk of Bankruptcy of the Tenant,"
American Bar Association Convention,
Chicago, IL, August 6, 2001.
"Structuring Leases to Protect Against Tenant Bankruptcy,"
CREW-LA,
Park Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 2001,
Bailes & Associates,
Los Angeles, CA, December 6, 2001,
CREW-LA,
Olympic Collection, Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 2002.
"Top 10 Issues in Work Letters,"
Crocker Symposium,
Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2001.
"Technology in Leases: The Brave New World"
American Bar Association Section of Real Property,
Probate and Trust law, Spring CLE meeting,
Miami Beach, FL, March 24, 2000.
"Navigating the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act Minefield in Preparing Three-Day Notices"
Orange County Bar Association,
Newport Beach, CA, October 26, 1999.
"Leasing Issues"
CREW-Los Angeles meeting
Regency Club, Los Angles, CA, August 10, 1999.
"Y2K Issues"
Gilchrist & Rutter Forum at the Regency Club,
Los Angeles, CA, May 5, 1999.
"From Titanic to El Niño - How to Protect Yourself from the Next Disaster"
annual NNCREW convention,
San Diego, CA, October 8, 1998.
"From the Titanic to Northridge: Insurance Clauses - How to Negotiate Them and How to Litigate Them When Disasters Strike"
Beverly Hills Bar Association,
Los Angeles, CA, April 29, 1998.
"Judicial Decisions that Defy Common Sense"
annual American Bar Association convention
San Francisco, CA, August 5, 1997.
"Why Is This [Industrial] Lease Different From All Others?"
American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law,
Spring CLE meeting, Washington, D.C., May 16, 1997.
"Covenants, Contingencies and Disclosures"
Los Angeles Chapter of CCIM,
Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 1997.
"Real Estate Sales - Saving The Deal"
The Rutter Group seminar,
Los Angeles, CA, June 13, 1996.
"Letters of Intent: Why Enter Into Them?"
CREW-Los Angeles meeting,
Los Angeles, CA, June 11, 1996,
Los Angeles Chapter of CCIM,
Los Angeles, CA, August 20, 1996,
Real Estate Division of Northern Trust Bank,
Los Angeles, CA, February 5, 1997
CREW-Los Angeles meeting,
Los Angeles, CA, May 13, 1997.
"Negotiating Letters of Intent to Lease"
American Bar Association Section of Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law Spring CLE meeting,
San Diego, CA, May 16, 1996.
"Real Estate Development and Management Issues
Facing the Entertainment Industry"
NNCREW Regional Conference,
Santa Monica, CA, February 3, 1995.
"How to Earthquake-Proof Your Lease"
Bailes & Associates,
Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1994,
First Property,
Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 1994
Les Small & Company,
Los Angeles, CA, August 24, 1994.
"Enforceability of Use and Exclusivity Clauses"
annual American Bar Association convention,
New Orleans, LA, August 9, 1994.
"The Tenant Work Letter and the Games People Play"
Bailes & Associates,
Los Angeles, California, September 28, 1993
CB Commercial Real Estate Group,
Los Angeles, CA, November 23, 1993.
"Issues Near and Dear to the Hearts of Brokers and Their Clients"
Bailes & Associates,
Los Angeles, CA, December 8, 1992.
"Managing Risks in the '90's"
Risk Management and Employee Conference,
Anaheim, CA, March 31, 1992.
Honors and Awards
Excellence in Writing Award from Probate & Property, 2002
Listed as one of the "Most Powerful Women in Real Estate,"
Real Estate Southern California 2000, 2001 and 2003
Appointed to the Board of Advisors of the Commercial Lease Law Insider
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