Law Seminars International Presents

Our Sixteenth Annual Conference On

Advanced Commercial Real Estate Leases

December 13 & 14, 2004
Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WA
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Who Should Order Homestudy

Attorneys, lenders, owners, managers, brokers, leasing agents, real estate developers, and others who are involved in landlord/tenant relationships and who deal with lease negotiation, drafting, defaults, and litigation

Why Order

"This seminar will provide insightful, practical information useful to real estate lawyers, brokers, lenders, landlords, and tenants in negotiating and enforcing commercial leases. Basic concepts are explained to assure that those with less experience are not left behind, but the panel discussion and presentations quickly extend into more sophisticated nuances, often providing specific suggestions for lease provisions and ways to handle particular issues that frequently arise in negotiations and during the tenancy. The use of examples allows participants to apply the concepts to real world situations, based on the knowledge of experienced real estate lawyers, leasing agents, and other professionals in this area. This program has been very popular in past years, and its content continues to be updated and refined. A must for anyone who needs to make important decisions in commercial leasing." - William H. Block, Esq. of Buck & Gordon L.L.P. and Cynthia Thomas, Esq. of Real Property Law Group, PLLC

What You Will Learn

- Negotiating Key Lease Provisions - A Guided Tour Through WiFi and other Telecommunications Issues - The Analysis of Commercial Leases, and the Valuation of Leased Fee and Leasehold Interests - Effect of Bankruptcy - Insurance Considerations for Commercial Leases - Ethical and Professional Responsibilities in Commercial Leases - Updating Your Leases and Leasing Skills - Emerging Issues In Environmental Law - Financing Issues - Remedies and Enforcement - Residential & Commercial - Ground Leases - Assignments & Subletting - Special Leases

Agenda

Monday, December 13, 2004
8:30 am Introduction & Overview
  Cynthia Thomas, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Real Property Law Group, PLLC / Seattle, WA
  William H. Block, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Buck & Gordon L.L.P. / Seattle, WA
8:45 am Negotiating Key Lease Provisions: A Panel Discussion
  Landlord’s Point of View
  Jennifer D. Cobb, Esq.
 Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard. P.L.L.C. / Seattle, WA
  Tenant’s Point of View
  Thomas S. James, Jr., Esq.
 Summit Law Group / Seattle, WA
  Lender's Point of View
  Andrew B. Bassetti, Esq.
 Alston, Courtnage & Bassetti LLP / Seattle, WA
10:15 am Break
10:30 am A Guided Tour Through Wi-Fi and Other Telecommunications Issues
  Know the terms: Collocation space; telecom hotels; meet me rooms. Services: do you restrict a tenant’s rights, access to services; right of entry? What do you ask for?
  Kraig Baker, Esq.
 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP / Seattle, WA
11:15 am The Analysis of Commercial Leases, and the Valuation of Leased Fee and Leasehold Interests
  Peter K. Shorett, MAI, CRE, Executive Vice-President & Division Manager
 GVA Kidder Mathews / Seattle, WA
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Effects of Bankruptcy
  Affirmation of termination of lease, impact of bankruptcy stay; lender’s concern
  William S. Weinstein, Esq.
 Weinstein & Riley, P.S. / Seattle, WA
2:00 pm Insurance Considerations for Commerial Leases
  Co-insurance, waiver, and subrogation
  Larry V. Wagner, Esq., Vice President
 Parker Smith & Feek, Inc. / Bellevue, WA
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm The Dance of Negotiation
  Clauses you always spend time on; what you trade; cancellation clauses; tenant improvements; delays in delivery of the premises; exclusion from operating costs; assignments; subleases; indemnities; insurance; what you really care about
  William H. Block, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Buck & Gordon LLP / Seattle, WA
  Ellen Conedera Dial, Esq.
 Perkins Coie LLP / Seattle, WA
4:00 pm Ethical and Professional Responsibilities in Commercial Leases
  George Ferrell, Esq.
 George Ferrell, P. C. / Seattle,, WA
5:00 pm Adjourn

Tuesday, December 14, 2004
8:30 am Updating Your Leases and Leasing Skills
  Patriot Act and its impact on leasing; National Fire Safety Insurance
  Cynthia Thomas, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Real Property Law Group / Seattle, WA
9:00 am Making the Deal Happen
  From letter of intent to move-in; avoiding the deal killers
  Jennifer D. Cobb, Esq.
 Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard PLLC / Seattle, WA
  Daniel Ivanoff, Co-Founder
 Schnitzer Northwest LLC / Bellevue, WA
  Craig E. Kinzer, Esq., President
 Kinzer Real Estate Services / Seattle, WA
  Paul Suzman, Principal
 OfficeLease / Seattle, WA
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Emerging Issues In Environmental Law
  Rodney L. Brown, Jr., Esq.
 Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC / Seattle, WA
11:30 am Financing Issues
  Landlord/Waivers/Consents with regard to tenant financing
  Constance L. Proctor, Esq.
 Karr Tuttle Campbell / Seattle, WA
  Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement’s (SNDA) with respect to landlord financing
  Martha D. Sidlo, Esq.
 Young deNormandie, PC / Seattle, WA
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm Remedies and Enforcement - Residential & Commercial
  Enforceability of particular lease provisions; un-lawful detainer actions (with forms) and other en-forcement remedies; dealing with abandonment; handling of security deposits; mitigation of dam-ages; enforcement of Washington’s landlords lien.
  Evan Loeffler, Esq.
 The Law Office of Evan L. Loeffler / Seattle, WA
  Enforceability of particular lease provisions; unlawful detainer actions (with forms) and other enforcement remedies; dealing with abandonment; handling of security deposits; mitigation of damages; enforcement of Washington’s landlord’s lien
  Andrew A. Guy, Esq.
 Stoel Rives LLP / Seattle, WA
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Ground Leases
  Avoiding common pitfalls
  Jerome D. Whalen
 Attorney At Law / Seattle, WA
3:30 pm Assignments & Subletting
  Richard A Moore, Esq.
 Buck & Gordon LLP / Seattle, WA
4:00 pm Special Leases Panel
  Office Leases, industrial and warehouse, retail and shopping center leases
  William H. Block, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Buck & Gordon LLP / Seattle, WA
  Rick A. Osterhout, Senior Vice President
 GVA Kidder Mathews / Seattle, WA
  William Pollard, Principal, Co Founder
 Pacific Real Estate Partners / Bellevue, WA
  Susan Zimmerman, First Vice President
 GVA Kidder Mathews / Seattle, WA
5:00 pm Adjourn

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

Law Seminars International automatically obtains CLE credit approval for the state in which a seminar is held. On request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits. Current credits status: WA CLE 13.75 inc 1 ethics(#128517) | WA APP 16 (#AP476) | WA RE 16 (#C3418) | CA MCLE 14 inc 1 ethics | GA CLE 13.8 inc 1 ethics | NC CLE 13.25 inc 1 ethics (#13) | NV CLE 13.5 inc 1 ethics

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $705. The course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (which ever is later).
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Faculty Bios

William H. Block, Program Co-Chair, of Buck & Gordon LLP concentrates his practice on real estate acquisition and disposition, leasing, construction and municipal law. Previously he served as a law clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackman of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cynthia Thomas, Program Co-Chair, co-founded Real Property Law Group, PLLC, which provides legal services exclusively in the area of real estate transactions. Ms. Thomas served for 17 years at Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC where her practice covered acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing, and development.

William H. Block, Program Co-Chair, of Buck & Gordon LLP concentrates his practice on real estate acquisition and disposition, leasing, construction and municipal law. Previously he served as a law clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackman of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jennifer D. Cobb of Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, P.L.L.C. represents clients involved in real estate and business transactions. She was one of the lawyers who formed Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, PLLC in 1994.

Kraig Baker is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP where he focuses his practice on all aspects of media, entertainment, high-tech and Internet representation, including advising on privacy and security compliance issues.

Andrew B. Bassetti, a partner at Alston, Courtnage & Bassetti LLP has emphasized commercial real estate transactions in his practice for over 20 years. He has extensive experience in the areas of real estate financing, commercial leasing, as well as real estate sales and acquisitions.

William H. Block, Program Co-Chair, of Buck & Gordon LLP concentrates his practice on real estate acquisition and disposition, leasing, construction and municipal law. Previously he served as a law clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackman of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Rodney L. Brown, Jr. is a partner with Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC. His practice covers every kind of environmental issue, from hazardous waste cleanup to natural resource management. He was the principal author of Washington’s Superfund law.

Jennifer D. Cobb of Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, P.L.L.C. represents clients involved in real estate and business transactions. She was one of the lawyers who formed Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, PLLC in 1994.

Ellen Conedera Dial is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP where her practice emphasizes real estate development and financing. She is the former chair of the Real Property and Trust Section of the Washington State Bar.

George Ferrell has a boutique practice concentrating on retail leasing, restaurant development, and related business law. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, where he teaches upper-division courses on Real Estate.

Andrew A. Guy, a partner in the Seattle office of Stoel Rives LLP, has extensive experience in a broad array of legal areas including real estate, leases, judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures, contracts, secured transactions, lender liability, loan restructuring, bankruptcy, business disputes and related litigation.

Daniel J. Ivanoff, co-founder and managing investment partner of Schnitzer Northwest LLC, led them to become the Puget Sound NAIOP Developer of the Year in 2000.

Thomas S. James, Jr. is a partner at Summit Law Group and is the founder and chair of their Retail Practice. He represents retail chains in connection with retail leasing, mergers, operations and dispute resolution.

Craig E. Kinzer, President of Kinzer Real Estate Services, is a licensed attorney, CPA and real estate broker, specializing in corporate real estate services and complex property transactions.

Evan L. Loeffler is Of Counsel to the law firm of Harrison, Benis & Spence, LLP, where his practice emphasizes landlord-tenant relations and real estate litigation.

Richard A. Moore, of Buck & Gordon LLP, counsels public and private clients in real property transactions. His practice includes representing buyers and sellers in the evaluation, financing, acquisition, development and sale of residential and commercial real property.

Rick A. Osterhout is Senior Vice President with GVA Kidder Mathews. He serves as a real estate advisor to companies, both regionally and nationally, in the following areas: acquisitions and dispositions; redevelopment and adaptive re-use; coordination of ancillary professional services, and strategic facilities analysis.

William Pollard, principal and co-founder of Pacific Real Estate Partners, Inc., holds a tenant representation of more than 2.5 million square feet as he represents some of the largest, most active corporate users in the marketplace. He currently serves on the NAIOP Board of Directors.

Constance L. Proctor is a shareholder in Karr Tuttle Campbell’s Business Department, and Real Estate and Banking Groups. Her practice emphasizes transactional real estate law for both U.S. and foreign clients and includes representation of lenders, developers, governmental and quasi-governmental entities and commercial tenants.

Peter K. Shorett, an Executive Vice President & Division Manager with GVA Kidder Mathews, has a widely diversified background in appraisal, market analysis and counseling for the development, acquisition, sale, leasing and financing of major urban real estate.

Martha Sidlo, of Young deNormandie PC, focuses her practice on real estate transactions, including the representation of large commercial and multifamily lenders, and condominium formation.

Paul Suzman founded OfficeLease in 1981 as the first pure Tenants’ Representative real estate firm in the Pacific Northwest. OfficeLease represents numerous companies in both the lease and purchase of facilities. He has authored numerous articles on lease negotiation issues.

Cynthia Thomas, Program Co-Chair, co-founded Real Property Law Group, PLLC, which provides legal services exclusively in the area of real estate transactions. Ms. Thomas served for 17 years at Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC where her practice covered acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing, and development.

Larry V. Wagner, Vice President of Parker Smith & Feek, Inc., has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience and has designed and managed the insurance programs for many of the company’s most prominent clients.

William S. Weinstein is the founding director of Weinstein & Riley, P.S., one of the largest national law firms focusing on the representation of creditors in bankruptcy. He has lectured extensively on creditors rights and bankruptcy.

Jerome D. Whalen, Attorney at Law, has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate dealings. Currently he represents several of the largest commercial real estate holders in Seattle. He is the author of Commercial Ground Leases, 2nd Ed. 2001 (with annual revisions).

Susan Zimmerman is a First Vice President with GVA Kidder Mathews and specializes in retail properties and tenant representation. She concentrates on downtown Seattle leasing and currently represents the retail in Bentall’s City Centre.