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Los Angeles, CA; Tele: (310) 497-7255; peterthottam@gmail.com

 

EXPERIENCE             

CONTRACT WORK / NON-PROFIT WORK – Corporate Associate                                                                       Los Angeles, CA

·         General non-profit and community activism (see www.BCImpeach.com ;

                     also :  transactional work for various Los Angeles law firms.                                                                         11/06-present

 

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP – Real Estate Associate                                                                                               Los Angeles, CA

·         Concentrated on retail chain rollouts (purchase and sale agreements, ground leases and retail leases).                03/06-11/06

·         Represented real estate owners, for-profit and nonprofit developers, institutional investors, high net worth

individuals and real estate  investment companies in complex real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing, development, leasing and sale of shopping centers, mixed-use and luxury residential sale projects.

·         Drafted, reviewed and negotiated easements, loan documents, deeds, bills of sale, assignment and assumption agreements, property management agreements, legal opinions, leases, and entity formation documents including operating agreements, limited partnership agreements and bylaws; reviewed land surveys and title documentation.

·         Counseled clients regarding related risks and mitigation strategies; supervised junior associates.

 

LRN, The Legal Knowledge Company™ Business Development Director                                                                Los Angeles, CA

·         Worked as business development director for Syndicated Legal Research Division and oversaw three employees.           2002-2003

·         Supervised 30% growth in sales, business development, and licensing efforts for syndicated research division.

·         Coordinated staffing of 16 Fortune 500 corporate research projects with certified legal specialists; edited and finalized projects.

 

O’Melveny & Myers LLP – Corporate and Real Estate Associate                                                                          San Francisco, CA

·         Advised on two $50 million financings including one real estate investment trust secondary offering.                      2001-2002

·         Managed resolution of contract disputes between domestic distribution agents and international publisher; prepared  

                demand letters, reviewed client contracts, researched applicable UCC Article 9 provisions and bank lockbox arrangements. 

·                   Conducted all real estate and financial contract due diligence for legal opinion on  $240 million Golf Trust REIT credit restructuring.                                                                 

 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – Corporate Securities Associate                                                                             Palo Alto, CA

·         Originated two client relationships; Managed corporate records for Palm, Sun Microsystems, HP and Homestore.  1999-2001

·         Collaboratively negotiated 5 M&A transactions; worked on equity offerings, venture capital financings, and SEC filings.

·         Ensured integrity of intellectual property; researched accounting and disclosure issues to help clients meet regulatory requirements.

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.  – Analyst                                                                                                                                             New York, NY 

·         Management Controls and Equities divisions - Implemented operational, strategic, and risk analyses.                                           1993-1995

 

 

EDUCATION                

UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.                                                                                                      Los Angeles, CA

M.B.A. (emphasis in Finance, Entrepreneurship and Real Estate)                                                           03/2006 (early graduation)

·         Leadership: Riordan Fellows Mentor Program volunteer.  Ocean Park Community Center Volunteer. AREA Newsletter editor.

·         Relevant Coursework to date:  Urban Land Economics, Real Estate Development, Operations Management, Investments, Finance, Private Equity & Venture Capital;  M&A, Restructurings & Corporate Governance; Statistics, and Financial Accounting. 

·         Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA).  Entrepreneurship Association.  

                                                  

UC Berkeley - Boalt Hall School of Law                                                                                                                                 Berkeley, CA 

J.D., (law degree, graduated in top 30% of Class).  Active State Bar License # 206882.                                                                05/1999   

·         High Honors (top 10%) in 3 classes;  Moot Court Competition: Awarded school-wide prestigious Best Brief honor.

·         Berkeley Technology Law Journal.  Leadership: Executive Development Editor (Fall 1997).  Raised $30,000 in 1997-98. 

        Articles Editor (Spring 1998).   Published nationally as author of copyright law comment (Spring 1999).

 

Yale University                                                                                                                                                                          New Haven, CT

B.A., (Majors : (1) Economics & (2) Ethics; Politics & Philosophy).  Graduated summa cum laude.                                  05/1993 

 

ADDITIONAL

·         Urban Land Institute Young Leader.  Regularly attend networking meetings and local real estate conferences.

·         Interests include film, travel, tennis, hiking and investing.  Recent travel experiences include Mexico and West Africa.

·         PC Applications skilled in: Argus, MS Office 2003 (including MS Excel valuation and cash flow modeling), Quickbooks, other.

·         Southern California Development Forum – Member;  International Council of Shopping Centers – Member;

·         Los Angeles World Affairs Council – Member; Fluent in Spanish.  

 

 

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