The Crocker Symposium 2014 acknowledges the support of, and expresses its gratitude to, the 2014 Planning Committee.
| Co-Chairs | Paul Rutter, Partner, Gilchrist and Rutter PC Norma Williams, Partner, Williams & Associates |
| Vice-Chair (Diversity): | Misty Sanford, Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
| Vice-Chair (Operations): | Elisa Paster, Partner, Glaser Weil LLP |
| Vice-Chair (Production): | Sarah Spyksma, Capital Markets Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Vice-Chair (Sponsorship and Marketing): | Susan J. Booth, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP |
| BRE Chair: | Peter Niemiec, Partner, Law Offices of Peter Niemiec |
| Marketing Chair: | Claire Hervey Collins, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP |
| Materials Chair: | Caroline Dreyfus, Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP |
| Reporters Co-Chairs: | Martha Bringas, Senior Counsel, Gresham Savage Marybeth Heydt, Assistant Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| Sponsorship Chair: | Robert T. Flick, Partner, Law Offices of Robert T. Flick |
Crocker Symposium Committee:
| Madeeha Abdulla Research Analyst, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation |
Kimberly Abkin Account Representative, Fidelity National Title |
| Anne Alexander Associate, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP |
Michael Banner President & CEO, Los Angeles Local Development Corporation |
| Robert Barnes Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP |
John Chapin Real Property, Insurance, and Public Law Practice Group Manager, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) |
| Norm Chernin Senior Vice President and Senior Commercial Underwriter, Fidelity National Title Group |
Gene Clark President, 5 Arch Funding Corp. |
| M. Scott Cooper Partner, Sidley Austin LLP |
Kathy Culver Director of Client Relations, CLAS |
| Brant H. Dveirin Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP |
Mauricio Escobar, PG Roux Associates, Inc. |
| George C. Fatheree III Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Lewis G. Feldman Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP |
| Sarah Garber Associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP |
Ashley Jason Associate, Holland & Knight LLP |
| Daniel G. Jordan Partner, Glaser Weil LLP |
Tim Kawahara Executive Director, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate |
| Gregg Loubier Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP |
Karla MacCary Partner, Nossaman LLP |
| James Maddox Principal, Avison Young |
DJ Moore Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Ehud Mouchly Principal, Readi, LLC |
Gytis L. Nefas, Esq. VP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, North American Title Insurance Company |
| Susan Noonoo Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP |
Kathleen Smalley Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP |
| Michael G. Smooke Partner, Eisner Kahan Gorry Chapman Ross & Jaffe LLP |
Gary M. Tenzer Principal and Managing Director, George Smith Partners |
| Ira Waldman Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP |
Elizabeth Watson Partner, Greenberg Glusker LLP |
| Seth Weissman Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP |
Pamela Westhoff Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Brian Williams President, Junior Achievement, So. Cal. |
Marc Young Chair, Global Real Estate Group, Morrison & Forrester LLP |
| Gary York Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP |
The Crocker Symposium Committee gratefully acknowledges the additional contributions of the following individuals:
| Eric Altoon Partner, Law Offices of Eric A. Altoon |
Nedra Austin Senior Real Estate and Contracts Counsel, DineEquity, Inc. |
| Kate Ceredona Development Coordinator, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate |
Rocky Collis Associate, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP |
| Rob De Forest Managing Principal, The Pinyon Group |
Stephanie Diebold Associate, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP |
| Gordon Eng Law Offices of Gordon K. Eng |
Peter Gelles Partner, Law Offices of Peter Gelles |
| Byron Hayes, Esq. | Larry Hummer Partner, Law Offices of Larry Hummer |
| Lauren Krapf Associate, Glaser Weil LLP |
Michael S. Klein Partner, Klein & Weisz |
| Trudi Lesser Partner, Law Offices of Trudi J. Lesser |
Erin Natter Partner, Sidley Austin LLP |
| Beth Peterson Associate, Glaser Weil LLP |
Doug Praw Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP |
| Paige Serden Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Real Estate Division, City National Bank |
Steve Serna Law Clerk, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP |
| Alfred Smith Partner, Nossaman LLP |
Almuhtada Smith, Esq. |
| Paula Reddish Zinneman Principal, AP Solutions |
Kia Roberts Associate, Gresham Savage |
| Tori Robinson Vice President, Old Republic Title Company |
Fernando Villa Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP |
| Ben Walker Commercial Real Estate Investment Adviser, Benjamin Grae |
Brandon Ward Associate, Aleshire & Wynder LLP |
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