Former Vice Chair of Paul Hastings' Southern California-Based
Real Estate Litigation Practice Joins Greenberg Traurig
LOS ANGELES, CA-- May 1, 2006 -- Greenberg Traurig LLP continues
to attract preeminent lawyers to its 100-attorney Los Angeles office,
bringing in Eric Rowen, a well-known and highly respected real estate
litigator, to serve as chair of the firm’s newly created Western
Region Real Estate Litigation Practice. Rowen ran Jones Day’s West
Coast Real Estate Litigation Practice from 1992 through 2000 and,
after serving as president of ParkMedia LLC, an affiliate of Apollo
Real Estate Advisors, L.P., from 2000 to 2003, he joined Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker, LLP, where he served as vice chair of its Real
Estate Litigation Practice.
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“Real estate is one of the leading industry sectors in California,
and having someone of Eric’s stature to head this new practice group
is a real coup for us,” said
Larry Hoffman,
chairman of the board at Greenberg Traurig. “The depth and breadth
of his practice, his knowledge of the real estate industry and its
lending practices, as well as his leadership qualities and real-world
business and management experience make him the ideal person to
take the helm of this practice group and build it into a powerhouse.”
Jeff Scott,
co-managing shareholder of the Los Angeles office, adds, “Eric’s
practice and skill set are an exceptional fit for Greenberg Traurig,
which has one of the largest, most sophisticated and diverse real
estate, resort and real estate financing practices in the world
as well as a deep litigation practice that handles sophisticated
litigation matters for the firm’s corporate, real estate and entertainment
clients.”
“It will be tremendous to work in a firm that has highly acclaimed
business practice groups, especially with respect to real estate
and real estate financing, coupled with a preeminent litigation
practice,” noted Rowen. “I greatly look forward to maximizing these
synergies for the benefit of our clients.”
Rowen has extensive expertise and experience litigating all manner
of major real estate-related disputes, including matters involving
securitized loan portfolios, bond financings, and construction and
A&D loans as well as more traditional real property issues such
as title, ownership, entitlements, subsidence, infrastructure, excavation,
easements, boundaries and contaminated property.
On the financing side, he has represented some of the world’s
largest lenders and financiers, including Lehman Brothers, Louis
Dreyfus, Woodbridge, Colony Capital, Citigroup, KeyBank, Mitsui
Trust, Japan Leasing, Nippon Leasing, and National Bank of Canada.
On the developer side, his clients have included many of the leading
players such as Lennar Corporation, Porter Ranch Development Company,
Baldwin Builders, Village Properties, Shimizu and the Koos Group.
In addition, Rowen served as principal outside counsel to the Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) for its complex inter-jurisdictional
negotiations and related litigation, and he ran the City of Los
Angeles’ successful defense of the infamous Hayward Manor bond litigation.
Rowen currently serves on the executive committee and board of
the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC),
and acts as corporate counsel to both LAEDC and the Southern California
Leadership Council. He also sits on the board of the UCLA Real Estate
Finance and Investment Conference and on the executive committee
of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Delegation to the State
Bar Conference. He formerly served in numerous leadership positions
with the Los Angeles County Bar Association, including as chair,
Real Property Section, Real Property Litigation Subsection.
Rowen received his J.D. cum laude from Loyola Law School
where he was a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society and
served on the board of the International and Comparative Law
Journal.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,500
attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The
firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the
largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers.
Greenberg Traurig serves clients from offices in: Albany, NY; Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; Atlanta, GA; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver,
CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL;
Morristown, NJ; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA;
Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Silicon Valley, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Tokyo, Japan;
Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL; Wilmington, DE; and Zurich,
Switzerland. Additionally, the firm has strategic alliances with the following independent
law firms: Olswang, London and Brussels; Studio Santa Maria, Milan and Rome; and
Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices in Tokyo.
For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at
www.gtlaw.com.
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