Allan Abshez

Biographie : Allan J. Abshez concentrates his practice on land use development law and related litigation. He has represented private and public clients in connection with major development projects across every use sector, including housing, shopping centers and retailing, office/commercial, master-planned communities and centers, entertainment centers, motion picture studios, hospitals, sports stadiums, educational facilities at all levels, redevelopment projects and public infrastructure. Mr. Abshez has experience in the following areas of practice: Land use permitting, including litigation The California Environmental Quality Act The Subdivision Map Act General planning and zoning law Community redevelopment law The California Coastal Act Wetlands regulation Endangered species protection Air and water quality regulation Historic preservation law Design review Land use and growth control initiatives Inverse condemnation/takings law Congestion and growth management regulation Mr. Abshez formerly served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation. He also was a legal extern for California Supreme Court Justice Allen E. Broussard. Mr. Abshez was part of the Law360 2011 Real Estate Practice Group of the Year and the team that received the 2010 Chambers and Partners USA Award for Excellence in Real Estate. He has been recognized as a California Super Lawyer (2006) and has received an AV Preeminent 5 out of 5 rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the American Bar Association.