When?
March 12, 2015
7:30am to 5:00 PM
private club in downtown Los Angeles.
Foreseeing the future of Los Angeles real estate!
The USC Lusk Center for Real Estate has teamed with the USC Gould School of Law
to co-sponsor this leading real estate law and business conference.
Early Bird Registration Ends February 27th
(Select "Co-Sponsor & Local Bar Association" for additional 15% Discount)
The 2015 Forum will feature top national speakers and five networking opportunities, including a reception honoring the USC Gould School of Law Deans past, present and future with champagne, caipirinhas and the music of Brazil. Click here to see the full program of speakers, sessions and sponsors.
This year’s Forum opens with a plenary session packed with insider’s tips. First up, understand what you need to know about the crowdfunding market, its future, and its impact on real estate, with a team of all stars: Fred Bryant (Co-Founder and COO, WealthForge), Daniel Gorfine (VP, External Affairs, Associate GC, OnDeck Capital),Jilliene Helman (Founder and CEO, Realty Mogul), Benjamin Miller (Co-Founder and CEO, Fundrise), Amy Wan (GC, Patch of Land), and moderator Lewis Feldman(Goodwin Procter).
Later, USC Law’s Professor George Lefcoe will be moderating an important session that will explain the changing demands for land use in the digital future. Jeffrey Cole (Director, Center for the Digital Future, USC Annenberg) will highlight how demands for land use are likely to change – everything from retail space to parking lots.
Don’t miss a lunch presentation by UCLA Economics Professor Matthew Kahn onwhat makes some cities prosperous, high wage, high productivity places, and others not, and where Los Angeles fits in this run down.
At the end of the day, our signature quick hits session will teach you how to be quick and stay nimble in 2015 by rounding up key developments in real estate. William Ahern (Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis), Mona Dajani (Baker & McKenzie), Daniel Guggenheim (Pircher, Nichols & Meeks), David Nahai (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith), Eric Remensperger (Proskauer) and moderator Pamela Westhoff (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton) will discuss the latest trends in hospitality deals, property tax assessment rules, the documentary transfer tax, 1031 exchanges, renewable energy and key legislative developments affecting real estate transactions.
Over the course of the day, over 60 nationally celebrated speakers will fill you in on the latest developments and help you look ahead to the future. Breakout sessions include three finance panels, three panels on what’s new for 2015, and three panels focused on development issues.
Plus, don’t miss a special breakfast session that will provide you with tips how to succeed as a real estate lawyer in 2015. 5.5 hours of MCLE credit and 5.5 hours ofCPE credit are available.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 Gould School of Law Real Estate Law and Business Forum!
Please contact the USC Gould School of Law Continuing Legal Education office with any questions at (213) 821-3580 or cle@law.usc.edu.
Early Bird Registration Ends February 27th
(Select "Co-Sponsor & Local Bar Association" for additional 15% Discount)
