The USC Lusk Center recently guided a team of industry leaders and academics to Russia to study issues of real estate, international development, capital markets and investment, and the political economy, among others. Co-sponsored with the USC Gould School of Law, and staffed by Lusk Executive Director of Development Nicole McAllister, the USC Traveling Land Use Seminar journeyed to St. Petersburg and Moscow to study the dramatic transitions and to understand the trends that are shaping East Asia and the former Soviet block that have occurred since the collapse in 1991. The group met with senior representatives from the business, governmental, cultural and private sectors, including executives from multinational corporations, global real estate firms, the U.S. Embassy, former senior Soviet administrators, local entrepreneurs, cultural and performing arts experts, local artists and community residents.
The USC Lusk Center, through partnership with The USC Law School, offers unparalleled access to some of the world's most dynamic, exotic and fascinating cities. Lead by premiere USC faculty and staff, intimate groups of executives are exposed to the unique tapestry of foreign destinations via real estate and land use seminars, guest lectures, receptions, private tours and an organized program of academic quality.