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Marc Benezra represents public and private entities in a wide variety of commercial matters, with an emphasis on real estate and real estate financing, including commercial loan acquisition and disposition, commercial loan workout/restructuring and defending solvent commercial guarantors in connection with distressed real estate assets/loans.

Representative Legal Matters

• Representation of borrowers and guarantors in litigation against numerous financial institutions, including:
  • Bank of the West
  • BB&T (Branch Banking & Trust) (successor to Colonial Bank)
  • California Bank & Trust (successor to Alliance Bank)
  • Chinatrust Bank
  • Colonial Bank
  • East-West Bank (successor to United Commercial Bank)
  • First Citizens Bank
  • First Private Bank & Trust
  • Multibank (Colony Capital affiliate)
  • Wachovia Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank (successor to Wachovia Bank)
• Representation of seller in $400 million roll-up of medical supply distributors to private equity group.
• Representation of limited liability company member in litigation with other limited liability company members, including investor member against sponsor members:
  • obtained TRO and preliminary injunction removing sponsor members.
  • obtained arbitration award as to all damages requested and significant attorneys’ fees award. 
• Representation of national retail tenant in general real estate matters including lease buy-out by landlord and arbitration in connection with fair market value determination as to extension option.
• Representation of owner of veterinary hospital in dispute with general contractor.
• Representation of founder and implementation of health-related registry website.
• Negotiation of debt and equity investment in master-planned community, including hotel, retail, residential, golf course and membership club.
• Representation of developer in connection with acquisition, syndication and redevelopment of condominium conversions.
• Representation of medical supply company in connection with general corporate matters, including Federal Court litigation.
• Representation of investor in joint ventures with Tenant-in-Common sponsors.
• Representation of equity partner in connection with a joint venture 140-unit residential subdivision in Reno, Nevada.
• Representation of developer in multi-property assemblage for condominium project.
• Representation of creator and patent holder in exploitation of mass-market abdominal product.
• Representation of restaurateurs in acquisition of restaurants, renegotiating existing leases, syndication of investment and licensing of business concept.
• Representation of homebuilder in acquisition and development of, and estate and tax planning relating to, various subdivisions and arbitration relating to specific performance of purchase agreement.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association.
• Past Advisory Board Member of the International Real Estate Trade Organization (IRETO).
• Past Executive Board Member of the Los Angeles Jewish Community Relations Committee.
• Past Chair of the Israel & World Jewry Commission (2002 – 2006).
• Past Member of the National Board of the UJC/JCPA Israel Advocacy Committee.
• Past Board Member of the Exceptional Children’s Foundation.

Recognition and Speaking Engagements

• Speaker at the “Distressed Real Estate Summit Conference” (February 2011).
       Panel member: “Deal Makers Panel,” topic: “Getting Deals Done in 2011”
• Selected as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” by the Global Strategy Group, Los Angeles Magazine, in 2004 and 2006 of top area lawyers.
• Named to the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals.
• Named to Madison’s Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals.