November 30, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center (REAG) Breakfast Series: Ken Kahan, Principal, California Landmark
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Mesa West Capital office in Los Angeles. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m, optional site visit. Join the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) for its Breakfast Series featuring Ken Kahan, Principal of California Landmark. $15 for REAG members; $25 for non-members, fee Includes breakfast refreshments. Space is limited and priority will be given to REAG members. Please RSVP to Chelsea Lucio. To become a REAG member or renew your REAG membership, please visit www.giving.ucla.edu/REAG. For more information, visit the UCLA Ziman REAG website.

November 29, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Dinner for Eight: Paul S. Rutter, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Thomas Properties Group Inc.
Paul S. Rutter is the Co-Chief Operating Officer of Thomas Properties Group Inc., and a Sustaining Board Member of UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. The Ziman Center Dinner for Eight provides an opportunity for eight students to dine with and learn from distinguished leaders from the real estate industry.

November 18, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center- Economics Miniconference
8:40 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., TBA, UCLA.  The Center for Economic History, the von Gremp Workshop in Economic and Entrepreneurial History, and the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate present a one-day miniconference. Speakers will include: Jan Brueckner, Professor of Economics, University of California, Irvine; Werner Troesken, Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburgh; Randall Walsh, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburgh; Chinhui Juhn, Professor of Economics, University of Houston; and Matthew Kahn, Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy. Papers will be posted on the von Gremp workshop site as they become available. For more information on the event, see the UCLA Department of Economics calendar.

November 17, 2011
NAIOP Real Estate Challenge
5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Town & Gown, USC campus. Join us for our annual Real Estate Challenge rivalry between UCLA and USC.  For event and ticket information, visit the NAIOP SoCal chapter website or download the NAIOP (pdf) flyer.

October 25, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center ULI Cocktail Reception
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Trader Vic's at LA Live, Los Angeles. Please join the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate for a networking reception after the first day of the Urban Land Institute ULI Live! Fall 2011 Meeting in downtown Los Angeles.

October, 24-26, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center-UAI 2011 Executive Real Estate Seminar
The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate will launch a new executive education program this fall in partnership with the Universidad Adolfo Ibanez (UAI) in Chile.  Together with UCLA Anderson's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), the Ziman Center will host 25 senior level Chilean real estate professionals for a three-day seminar titled Innovative Strategies in Real Estate and Investments.  The program is designed to introduce the participants to global real estate investment opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.  UCLA Ziman Center faculty and prominent practitioners will serve as the instructors.  The program will address a wide range of topics, from green development to sourcing capital.  The program will also include visits to several prominent real estate development projects in Los Angeles.  This program is an extension of UCLA Anderson's broader partnership with UAI, which recently announced a new UCLA-UAI Global Executive MBA for the Americas.

October 21, 2011
Third Annual UCI-UCLA-USC Urban Research Day
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Beckman Center, UCI Center for Real Estate, Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine Campus, Irvine, CA.  The UCLA Ziman Center Research Day brings together renowned scholars from peer universities to present and discuss their current real estate-related research in a daylong conference. Presented by UCLA, UC Irvine and USC, the annual conference will rotate between the three universities.

October 18, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center REAG Membership Drive Mixer
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) Members only. Please join us for an evening of networking with UCLA Ziman Center Board members and UCLA alumni, graciously hosted at the home of Richard Ziman.  To become a REAG member or renew your REAG membership, please visit www.giving.ucla.edu/REAG.

October 13, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Automated Parking Structures Symposium
"The Parking Dilemma: Innovative Solutions For High-Density Parking and Automated Vehicle Storage"
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., De Neve Plaza, UCLA Campus. Ticket Price: $45. The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate presents an expert panel discussion on the future of high-density parking storage. Shannon McDonald, architect and author of "Parking Garage", will give the historical background of automated parking structures. The keynote speaker will be Richard Katz, Founder of Richard Katz Consulting (RKC), Inc., Chair, Metrolink Board of Directors, and Board Member, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).  The panel will be moderated by Donald Shoup, Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Featured panelists will include: Ryan Astrup, Vice President, SpaceMaker Group, and  Director, Park Plus, Inc.; Don Monahan, Vice President, Walker Parking Consultants; Robert R. "Bud" Ovrom, General Manager of the Building and Safety Department, City of Los Angeles; and Paula Reddish Zinnemann Principal of AP Solutions. For program information and speaker bios, see the Parking Dilemma symposium webpage.  To register, please click here.  For more information, contact Chelsea Lucio.

October 10, 2011
cityLAB-UCLA Launches Study: "Curse and Vision: The Future of Westwood Village"
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum. Westwood Village, the urban district neighboring UCLA, is at an opportune moment --at the intersection of promise and decline, when new thinking about revitalization strikes a common chord. The timing is ripe, given the arrival of the Metro subway in the coming decade, the formation of a new Business Improvement District, the general awareness of needed action, and the potential support from a new mayor in 2013. While the Village is a model of "smart urbanism," its current state serves as a critique that such planning models are not one-size-fits-all. The first public presentation of cityLAB's Westwood Village project will be a symposium where the results of a design charrette by two teams will be presented, one led by Neil M. Denari Architects and the other by Roger Sherman Architecture and Urban Design. For more information on the event, see the cityLAB-UCLA flyer (pdf) or cityLAB-UCLA website.

October 4, 2011
Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium 2011 on Law and Business
"The California Kaleidoscope: Perspectives and Possibilities in an Ever-changing Real Estate Market"
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., JW Marriott Los Angeles LA Live Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Online "Early Bird" registration is available from August 1-31, 2011. General registration begins on September 1, 2011. The UCLA Ziman Center will partner once again with the Real Property section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) to sponsor the 40th Annual Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law & Business, the premier event in Southern California for its subject. Please join us for a day of dynamic discussion and networking with some of real estate's biggest stars as we explore the kaleidoscope that is California's real estate market - the laws and regulations that affect it as well as the practical, legal and business concerns that shape it. For online registration or program information, download the Crocker 2011 Symposium flyer (pdf) or visit the Crocker 2011 Symposium website.

September 29, 2011
UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group - San Diego Chapter Kickoff Reception
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Outdoor Patio at Club M, The Grand Del Mar, 5300 Grand Del Mar Court, San Diego, CA 92130. Free for current REAG members and non-members. Join us for the kickoff reception of the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group San Diego Chapter. The revitalized REAG has seen explosive growth in recent years, and now it is San Diego's turn to join. Meet your fellow alumni, network, and learn about REAG's exciting upcoming programming. Hosted appetizers, beer and wine will be served. Upon arrival at the Grand Del Mar gate, guests should ask to be directed to Club M. Valet and self parking options are available. REAG membership applications available at the event and at www.uclareag.org/membership. Please RSVP to Mike Marsch at mmarsch@beckettholdings.com.

September 21, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Board Meeting and Reception
The Ziman Center's Fall 2011 board meeting and dinner. Attendance is by invitation only.

September 15, 2011
Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Lunchtime Speaker Series
After a Decade Out: Insights on Careers in Law, Real Estate and Beyond with Joseph Cilic, Senior Vice President of Sotheby's International Realty
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., UCLA School of Law - Room 1337. UCLA School of Law Building, Room 1337. Please join the UCLA Ziman Center's Real Estate Law Association (RELA) at a lunchtime talk with Joseph Cilic.  Mr. Cilic, UCLA Law '01, will share his experiences as a practicing attorney, real estate broker and executive. Come hear Mr. Cilic discuss alternative ways to utilize your law degree to achieve success. Lunch will be provided by UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. For more information, please contact Matthew Joseph.

September 14, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center (REAG) Breakfast Series: Kevin A. Shannon, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., CB Richard Ellis Investment Properties in Torrance, CA. Join the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) for its South Bay Breakfast Series featuring Kevin A. Shannon, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis Investment Properties. $15 for REAG members; $25 for non-members, fee Includes breakfast refreshments. Complimentary parking provided in the CB Richard Ellis parking lot. Space is limited and priority will be given to REAG members. Please RSVP to Chelsea Lucio. To become a REAG member or renew your REAG membership, please visit www.giving.ucla.edu/REAG. For more information, visit the UCLA Ziman REAG website.

September 1, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Membership Welcome Reception
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., UCLA School of Law Building, Room 1337.  Please join the UCLA Ziman Center's Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Board for an informational session on the excellent schedule of events planned for the upcoming year. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Ziman Center for Real Estate. The RELA Board will also answer any burning questions about the organization and how members can get involved in real estate law. For more information, please contact Matthew Joseph.

August 3, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center AREA-REAG Summer Mixer
6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m., Pink Taco, Century City, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90067. Join the UCLA Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) for an evening of networking with the Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) at Pink Taco in Century City. To RSVP, please click here.  For any questions, email Robert Wilshusen.

July 21, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center (REAG) Breakfast Series: Michael Van Konynenburg, President, Eastdil Secured
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., Eastdil Secured in Santa Monica. Join the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) for its Los Angeles Breakfast Series featuring Michael Van Konynenburg, President of Eastdil Secured, and Ziman Center Founding Board Member. $15 for REAG members; $25 for non-members, fee Includes breakfast refreshments. Space is limited and priority will be given to REAG members. Please RSVP to Scott Hall at shall@loweenterprises.com. To become a REAG member or renew your REAG membership, please visit www.giving.ucla.edu/REAG.

June 22, 2011
CREW-LA Women at the Top Gala - "The New Renaissance"
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Registration and Cocktails, 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: Dinner and Awards, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071.  The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate is proud to partner with Commercial Real Estate Women-Los Angeles (CREW-LA) as a Promotional Sponsor for CREW-LA's 2011 "Women at the Top" annual awards gala, which celebrates highly regarded women in the commercial real estate industry. This year CREW-LA will honor Norma Williams, Esq., Founder, Williams & Associates; Linda Morgan, Sr. VP Commercial Real Estate, US Bank; Katherine Perez, Founding Partner, Estolano Lesar Perez Advisors LLC; Elizabeth Braman, Sr. VP, Skyline Financial; Leslie Reed, Associate, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks; and Nicole Sahagen, Associate, Buchalter, Nemer PC.  Carol Schatz, President and CEO of Central City Association of Los Angeles and Downtown Business Center Business Improvement District, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.  Register online or see the CREW-LA website for more details.

June 15, 2011
June 2011 Economic Outlook: Commercial Real Estate - Is California Different?
7:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m., Ackerman Grand Ballroom, UCLA.  The UCLA Anderson Forecast and UCLA Ziman Center for Real Esate present national, state and regional forecasts, the Allen Matkins Commercial Real Estate Survey results, and an engaging real estate panel discussion.  Keynote speaker and media mogul Sam Zell, Chairman of Equity Group Investments, will deliver his candid thoughts and strategies for succeeding in today's challenging economic times and beyond. Conference speakers will include: Edward Leamer, Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast; David Shulman, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast; Jerry Nickelsburg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast; Richard S. Ziman, Chairman, AVP Advisors; and Stuart Gabriel, Director, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.  To register, visit the UCLA Anderson Forecast website.

May 13, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center- Economics Miniconference: Public Policy Challenges: Housing, Risky Behavior, and Immigration
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. UCLA - 4240 Public Affairs (the CCPR seminar room).  The Center for Economic History, the von Gremp Workshop in Economic and Entrepreneurial History, and the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate present a one-day miniconference on "Public Policy Challenges: Housing, Retirement, and Immigration". Speakers will include: Joseph Gyourko, Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Price Fishback, University of Arizona, David Card, UC Berkeley, and Leah Boustan, UCLA. Papers will be posted on the von Gremp workshop site as they become available. For more information on the event, see the UCLA Department of Economics calendar. To attend the May 13th conference, please RSVP.

May 13, 2011
UCLA Anderson's Annual Entrepreneurs Conference: "Real Estate Entrepreneurs: Opportunities and Challenges in 2011"
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m., UCLA Anderson Campus, Cornell Hall, Room D301.  Join us for the Real Estate Panel at the 2011 Anderson Entrepreneurs Conference. Hear four successful real estate entrepreneurs discuss their best practices, market outlook, and tips for how to succeed in today's chaotic but opportunistic real estate environment. Both seasoned professionals and new entrepreneurs have been attracted to real estate by historically low prices and oversupply of distressed real estate. However, foreclosure backlogs, restricted financing, and large amounts of capital chasing the best deals have made it difficult to find, acquire, and profit from these distressed assets. The panel will be moderated by Paul Habibi, Principal and Co-Founder of Habibi Properties, LLC, and UCLA Anderson Lecturer. Featured panelists will include: Bryan Berkett, Principal at BT Real Estate Group; Reuben Berman, Founder of Entrada Partners; and Ronnie Gul, Vice President at Mesa West Capital. For more information about the program, or to register, visit the UCLA Anderson Annual 2011 Entrepreneurs Conference website. Please email questions to Mike Johnson.

May 10, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Dinner for Eight: Mitchell D. Clarfield
Mitchell D. Clarfield is a Director for Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage and a UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Board Member. The UCLA Ziman Center Dinner for Eight provides an opportunity for eight students to dine with and learn from distinguished leaders from the real estate industry.

May 6, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center- Economics Miniconference: Institutions, Human Capital, and Economic Growth
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. UCLA - Bunche Hall, Room 9383.  The Center for Economic History, the von Gremp Workshop in Economic and Entrepreneurial History, and the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate present a one-day miniconference on "Institutions, Human Capital, and Economic Growth". Speakers will include: Richard Hornbeck, Harvard University, Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University, Petra Moser, Stanford University, and Joachim Voth, Pompeau-Fabra University. Papers will be posted on the von Gremp workshop site as they become available. For more information on the event, see the UCLA Department of Economics calendar. To attend the May 6th conference, please RSVP.

May 3, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Board Meeting and Reception, UCLA Campus
The Ziman Center's Spring 2011 board meeting and reception. Attendance is by invitation only.

April 29-30, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Housing Economics and Research Conference
Friday, April 29th, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., UCLA Anderson School of Management, Room C301, and Saturday, April 30th, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., UCLA Anderson School of Management, Room B117. The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and the UCLA Department of Economics are pleased to present a two-day conference that brings together renowned scholars from peer universities and institutions to introduce and discuss their current economics and real estate-related research. For more information and a full list of speakers and topics, see the Ziman Center Research Day webpage. Please RSVP as lunch will be provided. Email questions to Matt Kahn, UCLA Ziman Center Director of Research, at mkahn@ioes.ucla.edu.

April 27, 2011
Real Estate Investment Advisory Council (REIAC) Roundtable Discussion: "Where are These 5 Money Mavens Placing Billions of Bucks?"
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., The Olympic Collection Regency Ballroom, Los Angeles. Registration required. Featured speakers will include Val Achtemeier, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, CB Richard Ellis, and Ziman Center for Real Estate Board Member. The panel will be moderated by Mike McCann, Principal, Adanac Realty Advisors, and Tony Canzoneri, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. For more information about the program, or to register, please download the REIAC flyer (pdf) or email REIACwest@aol.com.

April 13, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center (REAG) Spring Mixer
6:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m., UCLA Fowler Museum. This event is complimentary for current REAG members; $25 for non-members (pay via PayPal). Join us for an evening of networking with UCLA Ziman Center Real Estate Alumni at UCLA's Fowler Museum. Please RSVP as hors d'oeuvres & cocktails will be served.

April 12, 2011
Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Investiture

April 8, 2011
UCLA Law Friday Faculty Colloquium: "Racing Property: Racially Restrictive Covenants as a Story of Social and Legal Norms"
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Law Building Library Tower, UCLA Campus.  Carol Rose, Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources and Professor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, will discuss the book she is writing with Yale colleague Rick Brooks. Professor Rose and Professor Brooks explore the American experience with racially restrictive covenants in the first six decades of the twentieth century. These residential covenants had an arc: they began to be used widely in urban areas around 1900, when new developers thought that they would enhance sales, but when there were still many doubts about their enforceability; they became legally acceptable and much more important among real estate actors and institutions in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s; they were made unenforceable in Shelley v. Kraemer (1948); but they continued to be referenced in residential sales until they were made illegal in 1968.  For more information, visit the UCLA School of Law website.

April 4, 2011
Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Lunchtime Speaker Series - A Day in the Life of a Real Estate Associate with Roshan Sonthalia and Christina Schmidt, Skadden Arps
12:15 p.m. - 1:25 p.m., UCLA School of Law, Room 1337. Are you wondering what classes are most valuable to the practice of real estate law? Are you curious about what real estate lawyers actually do all day? Do you want advice on how to make the most of your summer work experience even if it is completely unrelated to real estate? Or are you just generally curious about life at a large firm?  Come get answers to these questions and more from associates who know! RELA invites you to join us for a lunch time discussion with Roshan and Christina, two real estate associates at Skadden Arps. Roshan is a triple Bruin who graduated from UCLA with a JD MBA in 2005. Christina is also a UCLA alum, doing her undergraduate work here before heading to Harvard for her JD in 2008. Roshan and Christina will share their stories of how they came to practice real estate law and their experiences thus far. As associates, Roshan and Christina are well suited to speak to the type of work that young attorneys will be doing, how it differs from law school, and what opportunities and challenges await. Students are encouraged to be active participants in this event, contributing any questions and concerns you have to create a lively and engaging discussion. Please RSVP as lunch will be provided by the Ziman Center for Real Estate.

March 30, 2011
Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) Spring Mixer

March 29, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center (REAG) Breakfast Series: Jesse Sharf, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Century City. Join the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) for its Los Angeles Breakfast Series featuring Jesse Sharf, Partner & Co-Chair of the Real Estate Department, and Ziman Center Board Member. $15 for REAG members; $25 for non-members, fee Includes breakfast refreshments. Space is limited. Please RSVP to chelsea.lucio@anderson.ucla.edu. Parking validation is not available and we advise that all guests park in the Century City Mall Parking Lot.

March 8, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Leading Women Capital Markets Panel and Networking Event
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard.  Attendance is by invitation only.  Val Achtemeier, Executive Vice President of CBRE, Barabara Emmons, Executive Vice Presidentof CBRE, Marcia Diaz, Managaing Director of Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, and Paige Serden, Senior Vice President of City National Bank, will give an upddate on the debt, equity and 2011 investment sales markets.  The panel will be moderated by Guy Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Johnson Capital.  To learn more about the Leading Women at the UCLA Ziman Center, please contact Chelsea Lucio.

March 7, 2011
Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Lunchtime Speaker Series - Real Estate Investment and the Baby Boomers with Walter Sprunt, Senior Executive of Aureus Group, LLC
12:15 p.m. - 1:20 p.m., UCLA School of Law, Room 1327 on the first floor in the corridor directly across from the Student Lounge.  Mr. Sprunt has been engaged in the acquisition and development of real estate for over 40 years. Formerly, a Director and Chief Investment Officer for Richard Ellis, Inc. (before it became CBRE) in the southwestern United States, Mr. Sprunt is currently a top executive with Aureus Group, LLC located in Dallas, Texas.  Aureus Group acquires, develops, and operates senior housing facilities. Come hear Mr. Sprunt share his views on real estate product types aimed at the Baby Boomer Generation and the future of the real estate industry. Learn about the latest burgeoning market in real estate and how to anticipate its movement and effects. Mr. Sprunt's presentation is poignant to future lawyers whose clients will be tapping into the Baby Boomer market.  Please RSVP to reserve your spot.  Lunch will be served courtesy of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.

March 6, 2011
Women in Real Estate Brunch
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Napa Valley Grille in Westwood.  Sponsored by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) and Anderson's Women's Business Connection (WBC).  WBC & AREA members (free), Non-members ($20).  Dress is business casual.  Interested in learning about real estate career opportunities?  Join the WBC & AREA at the Women in Real Estate Brunch to learn more about the commercial real estate industry and network with professional women working in the real estate sector.  Theresa Jones, an Executive Vice President at Hackman Capital, and Sarah Spyksma, a Partner at Sidley Austin and Ziman Center Board Member, will be there to share their experiences and advice.  Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 2, 2011.  For more information, contact: lysbet.verlenden.2012@anderson.ucla.edu or ingridsarah@gmail.com.

March 3, 2011
Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Lunchtime Speaker Series: Anton Natsis, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., UCLA School of Law, Tower Reading Room, UCLA Law Library, 4th Floor. Mr. Natsis is a name partner at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and a Founding Board Member of UCLA's Ziman Center for Real Estate. At his firm, Mr. Natsis is the chairman of his firm's 125-attorney Real Estate Department and is one of the most esteemed real estate attorneys in the country. Within his practice, Mr. Natsis specializes in development, leasing, purchase and sale and portfolio investment sales transactions involving office, retail and industrial projects. Mr. Natsis has represented a number of clients including J.P. Morgan, AT&T, Citicorp, The Walt Disney Company and the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Natsis will speak on the real estate industry generally as well as the cross-section between law, business and client relationships. Attendees will be able to ask questions, time permitting. This event is limited to the first 40 people to respond. Please RSVP by 2/25/11 to reserve your spot. Lunch will be served courtesy of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. For more information, please contact Anthony Consoli at Consoli2011@lawnet.ucla.edu.

March 2, 2011
Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) Career Night
5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., UCLA Anderson - Executive Dining Room (EDR), Gold Hall, AREA Members only.  Hosted by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA).  Come meet with industry leaders and learn about different career paths, opportunities, and challenges in the current economy.  Keynote speaker will be Wayne M. Brandt, Managing Director & Western Regional Head of Wells Fargo Bank.  For more information, please visit the AREA website.

February 25, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center and Finance Seminar Series
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., UCLA Anderson - Gold Hall B301. Professor Jan Brueckner from the University of California, Irvine will present his paper, "Subprime Mortgages and the Housing Bubble" to the Anderson community.  This paper explores the link between the house-price expectations of mortgage lenders and the extent of subprime lending. For more information, download the paper (pdf) and event annoucement (pdf).

February 24, 2011
UCLA Ziman REAG - AREA Mentor Program
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., UCLA Ziman REAG and AREA Members only. Please join us for an evening of networking with UCLA alumni, graciously hosted at the home of Professor Eric Sussman.  Please RSVP as hors d'oeuvres & cocktails will be served.

February 17, 2011
Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Lunchtime Speaker Series: The Making of a Real Estate Equity Fund, Mike Brown and Casey Lynch, Co-Founders and Managers of Pelican Holdings, LLC
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., UCLA School of Law - Room 1457. Mike Brown and Casey Lynch, UCLA Anderson School of Management 2009 alumni and co-founders and managers of Pelican Holdings, have successfully ventured out to start their own real estate equity funds. Come hear their lessons and stories in forming and managing investments and services in the rehabilitation of urban real estate and distressed properties. Please RSVP to reserve your spot as space may be limited. Lunch will be provided by UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.

February 11, 2011
UCLA School of Law Symposium: "Local Agencies on the Cutting Edge: Emerging Challenges to Local Land Use Authority"
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., UCLA School of Law. The Municipal Law Institute of the League of California Cities and the UCLA School of Law's Evan Frankel Environmental Law & Policy Program present a one-day syposium on Proposition 26, the Public Trust Doctrine, RLUIPA, and Takings Law. Local governments are grappling with fiscal austerity and with a constant flow of legal challenges to their decisions. Nowhere are these issues more important than in land-use planning and decisionmaking. For registration information and symposium agenda, visit the UCLA School of Law website or download the event flyer (pdf).

February 10, 2011
UCLA Ziman REAG Orange County Breakfast Series: Shawn Miller and Gene Clark, Archbay Capital, LLC
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Irvine, CA. Join the UCLA Ziman Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) for its Orange County Breakfast Series featuring Shawn Miller, Archbay Capital President and CEO, and Gene Clark, Archbay Capital General Counsel and COO. Arch Bay is one of the nation's fastest-growing and most innovative mortgage hedge fund enterprises. $15 for REAG members; $25 for non-members, fee Includes parking & breakfast refreshments. For more information, visit the UCLA Ziman REAG website.

February 9, 2011
Distinguished Speaker Series: Robert E. Hart, President and CEO of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily
7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., UCLA Anderson - Gold Hall, B117. The Ziman Center Distinguished Speaker Series provides an opportunity for students to listen to distinguished speakers from the real estate industry. Sessions take place during evenings throughout the year.

February 4, 2011
Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) San Diego Day on the Job & Mixer

February 2, 2011
UCLA Ziman REAG 2nd Annual Real Estate Roundtable Discussion: "The New Normal: Adapting to the Great Recession"
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Korn Hall, UCLA. Registration required. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres are included. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. An exceptional opportunity to spend an evening with recognized industry leaders and UCLA real estate alumni. Panel moderated by Ziman Center Board Member Jesse Sharf, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. For more information about panelists, or to register, please visit the UCLA Ziman REAG website or download the event flyer (pdf).

February 2, 2011
Los Angeles County Bar Association Seminar: "Focus on the Client: How to Be the General Counsel's Favorite Lawyer"
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Los Angeles County Bar Association. How do you make yourself invaluable to your clients, and become their favorite lawyer? How do you turn your knowledge of the law into a service that is valuable to the client and differentiates you from other lawyers? This program is designed to help you answer those questions. The speaker, Kathleen Smalley, is the Ziman Center's Associate Director and an adjunct professor at UCLA law school and former general counsel for a privately held real estate developer, a family business heavily invested in real estate, and a publicly-traded developer. For registration and seminar information, visit the LACBA website.

January 28 - 29, 2011
Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) Excel Modeling Workshop

January 27, 2011
UCLA Ziman Center Dinner for Eight: John S. Long
John S. Long is the CEO and Founder of Highridge Partners, Founder of Golden Boy Partners, and Founding Board Member of UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. The Ziman Center Dinner for Eight provides an opportunity for eight students to dine with and learn from distinguished leaders from the real estate industry.

January 20, 2011
The Howard J. Levine Lecture Series on Business Ethics: Jeffrey M. Gault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Solus Property Company
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., UCLA Anderson - Entrepreneur's Hall, C301. Teaching sound business practices, which includes business ethics and leadership, is at the foundation of UCLA's curriculum.  UCLA understands that the long-term success of our university depends on producing strong leaders who possess unwavering ethical values.  These values are shared by our faculty and reinforced in their teaching across all disciplines. The Howard J. Levine Lecture on Business Ethics is a lecture series presented annually by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.  The series brings the most distinguished scholars and business practitioners to UCLA for lectures that enlighten and engage students on the concepts of business ethics and how to apply them in real-world settings. The series is made possible by a generous gift from Howard and Irene Levine.  Mr. Levine is a member of the Founding Board of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.

January 18, 2011
Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Ngee Huat Seek, President of GIC Real Estate
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., UCLA Anderson - Gold Hall B313. Dr Seek is President of GIC RE, one of the largest institutional investors in Asia and currently ranks amongst the world's top 20 global real estate investment firms. He will be discussing GIC's work as a global investor in real estate, contrasting the risks and opportunities between mature and emerging markets, with an emphasis on Asia. The UCLA Ziman Center Distinguished Speaker Series provides an opportunity for students to listen to distinguished speakers from the real estate industry. Sessions take place throughout the year.

January 11, 2011
Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) and Real Estate Law Association (RELA) Winter Mixer

January 11, 2011
Vantage Forum 2011
UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ULI Los Angeles and UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate present the first-annual VantageForum. This daylong, interactive event presents trends and forecasts on a local, regional and national perspective in the context of evolving international and market impacts. It features highly influential but rarely seen CEO-level authorities within a dynamic format that encourages maximum audience/speaker engagement. For more information or to register, click here.