With 30 years of leadership in real estate finance, development, construction, and capital structuring—and legal training from Cornell Law School and Harvard Law School—I bring practical, business-minded insight to resolving complex real estate disputes efficiently.
Panel Mediator – Bar Association of San Francisco (ADR Program) • Panel Mediator – San Mateo County Superior Court • 30+ Years Real Estate Experience
I focus exclusively on real estate and closely related business disputes. Representative case types include:
For more than 30 years, I have served as a CFO, CEO, and investor in real estate development, finance, construction, and private equity. I have led capital restructurings, partner disputes, distressed workouts, and major project negotiations involving multiple stakeholders and significant financial exposure.
My mediation training includes Cornell Law School’s Business Law program and advanced coursework at Harvard Law School. I serve as a Panel Mediator for the Bar Association of San Francisco and the San Mateo County Superior Court. I am also a CFA Charterholder and CIRA, with deep experience analyzing complex financial structures.
I focus on thorough preparation, clear communication, and steady, practical guidance in caucus. My style is direct, respectful, and grounded in real-world financial and business realities.
I reserve space for a limited number of matters to ensure thoughtful preparation, responsiveness, and meaningful progress in each session.
Cornell Law School – Business Law Program
Harvard Law School – Legal Systems & Mediation Coursework
CFA Charterholder
CIRA – Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor
Full-Day Mediation (up to 10 hours): $10,000
Half-Day Mediation (up to 5 hours): $5,000
Pre-session preparation is included. There is no additional charge for reasonable email and telephone follow-up after the session. Travel within California for full-day matters is included.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel outlines several benefits of mediation, including informality, confidentiality, cost-effectiveness, greater party control, preservation of relationships, mutually satisfactory results, comprehensive and customized agreements, and a foundation for future problem-solving.
This article from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution discusses how mediation offers confidentiality and privacy, explores mutual needs and interests, provides a “reality check” for decision-makers, and helps clarify issues, leading to more informed and satisfactory outcomes.
Published by Super Lawyers, this article highlights that mediation is relatively quick, cost-effective, educational, individualized, and fosters better conflict resolution approaches, making it a preferred method for resolving business disputes.
This article from Rosenbaum & Taylor emphasizes that mediation saves time and money, ensures confidentiality, is informal, allows for creative solutions, and facilitates productive business relationships.
Greenspoon Marder discusses benefits such as quick resolution, non-adversarial setting, expense management, stress reduction, creativity and exploration of options, information gathering, privacy and confidentiality, direct communication, and relationship restoration.
Serving the San Francisco Bay Area and matters throughout California.
Panel Mediator – Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and San Mateo County Superior Court (via PCRC).
Please contact me directly with any questions about your matter.
