Denise Ustariz is General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at Westside Investments Group, Inc. Westside is a real estate investment and management company. Ms. Ustariz manages and maintains corporate compliance and oversees daily operations of several real estate entities including, a hotel, apartment buildings and commercial properties. Ms. Ustariz drafts, negotiates and reviews various types of real estate documents, including leases, purchase and sale agreements, partnership agreements and loan agreements. She coordinates entitlements and permits for renovations and tenant build-outs. She is in constant contact with the CEO, managers, partners and contractors to ensure projects are on schedule and at or below budget. Ms. Ustariz also handles and oversees employment issues and pending litigation.
Prior to working for Westside, Ms. Ustariz worked in the area of corporate transactional work. Ms. Ustariz earned her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.
Ms. Ustariz is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the International Association of Shopping Centers, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Ms. Ustariz is the 2015 recipient of the ICSC Foundation/Gap Inc. Fellowship for the USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate.
Email: deniseustariz@yahoo.com