Law Seminars International Presents

A Comprehensive Two-Day Conference on

Telecommunications Issues in Real Estate

Getting the most from the collision of new technologies and real estate

October 28 & 29, 2004
Marriott Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA
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Who Should Order Homestudy

Attorneys; telecommunications,cable, and electric utility industryexecutives; representatives ofgovernment agencies and largetelecommunications users

Why Order

The telecommunications convergence has permeated all U.S. industries: public and private real property owners and developers are no exception. With the recovery underway, new opportunities or resurrected old ones such as shared tenant services may lie at the intersection of telecommunications and real property developments. Property owners now have cable, broadband, fiber-to-the-curb and other forms of high-speed access that, together with VoIP, wireless (WI-FI) and other information technologies, represent potential cost savings for the owner and (if provided to tenants or residents) revenue generation opportunities.This seminar addresses the overlap of emerging and unsettled legal and regulatory issues presented by the new technologies with long-standing, well-established principles of real property law. Perspectives are brought by representatives of property owners, developers, state and municipal governments and carrier/suppliers. The seminar topics will assist legal and other professionals, participants in commercialand multi-dwelling unit developments and related industries, tower owners, as well as telecommunications companies, cable operators and others involved in these ventures. You won’t want to miss it.

What You Will Learn

- Access to Rights of -Way and Private Property - Building Access and theRelationship between Building Owner and Service Provider - Building Infrastructure - Tower Siting - New Opportunities for Property Owners - Trends in Deployment of Last Mile Broadband Facilities -The Explosive Growth of Wi-Fi Hotspots - Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - Regulatory Developments Affecting Property Owners - Contract Negotiating - What to Avoid and What to Include in Agreements for Access to Private Property for Cable and Telecommunications Providers

What Attendees Said

"Thank you. It was probably the best I've attended." "Everyone was excellent - a great conference." "Everything was quite well done.."

Agenda

Thursday, October 28, 2004
  Richard W. Grimes, Exec. Vice President, Investment Committee Chairman
 Wireless Capital Partners, LLC / Santa Monica, CA
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction and Overview
8:45 am The Changing Face of the Competitive Telecommunications Industry
  FCC policy trends, industry consolidation and financial trends, and the implications for the telecommunications industry and the real estate industry
  Anita L. Wallgren, Esq.
 Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP / Washington, DC
9:30 am The Intersection of Telecommunications, Real Estate Development, and Urban Planning
  The competing demands of consumers, providers and regulators; the impact of advancing technology; competitive choices for voice, video and data systems in a multi-technology environment
  Brenda J. Trainor, Principal
 Frontier Trail, Inc. / Monrovia, CA
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Building Access and Rights-of-Way: The Relationship between the Property Owner and the Facility Owner
  Property owner perspective on building access and access to public rights-of-way: General requirements, residential -commercial, multi-tenant/dwelling units, overbuilds, agreements, forced access, placing facilities on public lands
  Gerry Lederer, Esq.
 Miller & Van Eaton / Washington, DC
  Telecommunications facility owner’s perspective
  William F. Bly, Esq., Senior Associate
 Cole Raywid & Braverman LLP / El Segundo, CA
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Building Infrastructure Issues
  FCC rules relating to inside wiring, cable inside wiring, minimum points of entry (MPOE), demarcation points, and over-the-air reception devices (OTARDS)
  Joseph P. Markoski, Esq.
 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP / Washington, DC
  Integration of web based applications in telecom provisioning, building physical and asset value; managing risers, raceways, mechanical and "Meet Me" rooms, rooftops and satellite dishes, and inside wiring; abandoned facilities
  Glen Carolo, Principal
 Montgomery Technologies / San Francisco, CA
2:45 pm Break
3:30 pm Trends in Financial Relationships
  Door fees vs. capital investment by the service provider; how penetration affects the financial relationship between owner and service provider; developments in Shared Tenant Services (STS)
  Brian Nixon, Regional Manager, Telecommunications
 Equity Office Properties Trust / Los Angeles, CA
3:45 pm The Legal and Practical Aspects of Deal Making
  Due diligence check list; forms; deal points and negotiation techniques; special issues for lease/purchase agreements; update on forced access issues at the state level; rules on abandoned wire; the National Electric Code and devising compliance plans
  M. Manuel Fishman, Esq.
 Stoel Rives LLP / San Francisco, CA
  Gerry Lederer, Esq.
 Miller & Van Eaton / Washington, DC
5:00 pm End of Day

Friday, October 29, 2004
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Cell Tower Siting
  Municipal perspective on trends in local zoning and permitting standards for tower siting
  William M. Marticorena, II, Esq.
 Rutan & Tucker LLP / Costa Mesa, CA
  Industry perspective and strategies for siting; practical aspects of siting; strategies for compliance; effective local public relations initiatives
  Suzanne Toller, Esq.
 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP / San Francisco, CA
  Federal issues in permitting standards for tower siting; Migrating Bird Act, National Historic Preservation Act, FCC Environment and Historic Preservation Action Plan
  John F. Clark, Esq.
 Perkins Coie / Washington, DC
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Telecom Hotels
  A legal, technical and financial overview for infrastructure development of Internet hosting; structuring agreements; opportunities for businesses, developers and investors
  Pamela L Westhoff, Esq.
 Piper Rudnick LP / Los Angeles, CA
  Tenant perspective on contact terms that facilitate an effective long-term deal; practical tips for smooth operations
  Michael J. Brill, Esq.
 Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket LLP / Santa Monica, CA
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Incorporating Hot New Technologies: Wi-Fi and Voice over Internet Protocol
  The explosive growth of Wi-Fi hotspots: Transactional trends; handling network security issues and potential liability for security breaches; the landlord’s role in resolving conflicts over incompatible uses of shared spectrum
  Robert D. Primosch, Esq., Member
 Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP / Washington, DC
  Voice services over Internet Protocol (VoIP): What is the regulatory status? What are the implications for its economic viability?
  Brooks E. Harlow, Esq.
 Miller Nash LLP / Seattle, WA
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Deal Making Tips for Access Agreements - Landlord and carrier representatives work through agreements for building access
  Carrier perspective
  Norman B. "Chip" Gerry, Esq.
 Gerry & Sapronov LLP / Atlanta, GA
  Landlord perspective
  Eric Shelby, Esq.
 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP / Los Angeles, CA
4:00 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: CA 12.25 MCLE | GA CLE 12 | UT CLE 12 | WA 12 CLE (#125724)

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $905.00. 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

Pamela L. Westhoff is a partner at Piper Rudnick LLP and has a broad-basd and versatile transactional real estate practice, with an emphasis in acquisitions, dispositions, commercial leasing and technology issues affecting real estate . She represents owners and providers in telecommunications issues affecting commercial and retail properties; university campuses; broadcast and communications tower licensing. Ms. Westhoff was named one of the "Most Influential Women in Commerical Real Estate" by Real Estate Souther California and on of the "Top 50 female lawyers in Southern California" by Los Angeles Magazine.

Michael J. Brill is a partner at Van Etten Suzumoto & Becket LLP and the firm'sco-chair of Real Estate Development. He has extensive exertise assisting companies with substantial real estate portfolios, strategic business and real estate issues, and communication and technology companies. He has represented Verizon, Genuity, The Gas Company, Blue Cross, and the LA Dept. of Water and Power.

Glen Carolo is the founder and priniciple of Montgomery Technologies, is a real estate technology advisor and advocate for some of the largest property owners in the US, including Boston Properties, Shoreenstein, and TIAA-CREF. He is an expert on telecommunications issues and their effect on asset value and property management. His writings include training manuals for riser management, telecom property integration, service provider negotiation and strategic planning.

John F. Clark is Of Counsel at Perkins Coie in Washington D.C., where his practice concentrates exclusively on the federal environmental regulation of communications towers and infrastructure. He is Executive Editor of Communications Environmental and Land Use Law Report ("CELULR"). Previously, he was Senior Attorney for the Environmental Compliance Group in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at the FCC.

Norman B. "Chip" Gerry, Program Co-Chair, is a partner at Gerry & Sapronov LLP where his practice includes telecommunications law, construction law, commercial real estate transactions, including development, finance and leasing, and estate planning.

Brooks E. Harlow is a partner at Miller Nash LLP where he focuses on telecommunications, electric energy, and other utility matters. This includes general business advice to start-up companies in the telecommunications and electric energy industries.

Gerry L. Lederer, with the Washington D.C. office of Miller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C., is a well known advocate for the rights of public and private property owners regarding law and policy arising from state and federal communications ligislation and communications. He is the former General Counsel of BOMA, General Counsel for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Executive Director of Government Affairs for the U.S. Telephone Association.

Joseph P. Markoski leads telecommunications and technology activities for Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, specializing in telecommunications law and policy. He has undertaken the privatization of state-owned telecommunications enterprises and the restructuring of the telecommunications regulatory regimes of more than a dozen countries worldwide. His practice includes the representation of global and national telecommunications operators seeking to expand their international operations, negotiate interconnection agreements, and establish satellite and terrestrial fixed and mobile networks.

William M. Marticorena, II is a partner in the Public Law Section of Rutan & Tucker, LLP where he has represented public entities on telecommunications, cable television regulation, economic development, and public finance issues for over 23 years.

Brian Nixon is the Los Angeles Region Manager, Telecommunications, for Equity Office Property Trust, the nation's largest publicly held office building owner and manager. He is an expert in real estate telecom issues.

regulatory counsel for the License-Exempt Alliance; past chair of wirelss internet Institute spectrum Policy group

Eric Shelby is a partner in the Century City ffice of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP. His practice area is general real estate, with a focus on commercial leasing, and sophisticated office, retail and industrial leasing, He has significant experience in telecommunications agreements. He represents investors and developers in all types of transactions, and has extensive experience in the negotiation and documentation of purchase and sale transactions, development agreements, and covenants.

Suzanne Toller is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Previously, Ms. Toller was Senior Counsel for AT&T Wireless, where she was responsible for overseeing and coordinating all of AT&T Wireless’ state regulatory work throughout the country. Prior to joining AT&T Wireless, Ms. Toller served as a Legal Advisor to a former FCC Commissioner.

Brenda J. Trainor is a principal in Frontier Trail, Inc., a boutique consultancy that specializes in telecommunications, gpvernment and community relations. She is a former executive in both public and private sectors, specializing in developing strategies for competitive technology, regulatory and development applications.

Anita L. Wallgren is of counsel to Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, and concentrates on telecommunications, mass media communications, data protection and information security, technology and e-cmmerce. Prior to Sidley she was Vice President of Business Affairs for Geocast Network Systems, which built a national data broadcast system. During the 90's she was the legal advisor to FCC Commissioner Susan Ness on cable television, mass media and broadband issues. Prior to that she was Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, for Sony Worldwide Networks, and an executive at American Broadcasting. During the 1980's she was the principal mass media and intellectual proerty advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce at the national Telecommunications and Information Administration.