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Land Use Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Saudi Prince in Benedict Canyon Case

LOS ANGELES–In the much publicized case of a Saudi Prince seeking to build his residential estate, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal published a decision in which it affirmed a lower court judgment and ruled in favor of the Prince and against the City of Los Angeles, Bruce Karsh and Martha Karsh. […]

Bankruptcy, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, Entertainment, Environmental, Family Office, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent Litigation Group, Real Estate, Taxation and Trusts & Estates JMBM Attorneys Recognized as Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2014

Twenty-nine attorneys from Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) have been recognized as Southern California “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” in 2014. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased […]

Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Land Use and Litigation JMBM Recognized as a 2014 Best Law Firm by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers®

LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) has been recognized as a 2014 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report / Best Lawyers®, garnering four First-Tier rankings. In Los Angeles, the firm ranked in the first tier in the area of Land Use and Zoning Law. In San […]

Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources & Mining Kerry Shapiro Named CalCIMA General Counsel

Sacramento, CA–The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announces that Kerry Shapiro of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP has been selected to represent CalCIMA as General Counsel. The CalCIMA General Counsel advises the association on legislative, regulatory, and judicial policies. These include policy issues at the federal, state, and local level. In addition, […]

Government and Land Use Saudi Prince Files a $25 Million Lawsuit Against the City of Los Angeles for Illegally Blocking Construction of His Family Residential Estate in Benedict Canyon

LOS ANGELES — On February 5, 2013, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell (JMBM) filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court (Case # BS141623) against the City of Los Angeles on behalf of Tower Lane Properties LLP whose beneficial owner is Saudi prince Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud, the current Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi […]

Land Use Los Angeles Superior Court Rules Saudi Prince’s Benedict Canyon Project Was Illegally Subjected to L.A. Building Code Provisions

LOS ANGELES — On August 23, 2012, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that the residential project proposed in the Benedict Canyon area by Saudi prince Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, had been illegally subjected by the City of Los Angeles to rules that are not applicable to the […]

Environmental, Government and Land Use JMBM launches new "California Land Use Blog"

JMBM launches new "California Land Use Blog" The land use and environmental lawyers at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell have recently launched the California Land Use Blog, offering useful information to businesses, developers and owners in areas that affect their ability to grow and prosper. We’ll give you our take on what’s going on in […]

Environmental, Government and Land Use JMBM’s Land Use and Zoning Practice Receives National First-Tier Ranking and Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking (Los Angeles)

JMBM’s Land Use and Zoning Practice Receives National First-Tier Ranking and Metropolitan First Tier Ranking (Los Angeles) LOS ANGELES – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce its land use practice has been selected for inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report / Best Lawyers® list of Best Law Firms. […]

Bankruptcy, Global Hospitality Group®, Land Use and Real Estate JMBM 2011 California Real Estate Survey: Real estate executives seek opportunistic investments

JMBM 2011 California Real Estate Survey: Real estate executives seek opportunistic investments More bulls and fewer bears To review the statistical results of the survey, click here. JMBM’s Real Estate Group gathered the opinions of 71 California real estate executives in January 2011. More than half (52 percent) identified themselves as developers, 15 percent as […]

Environmental, Government and Land Use Ben Reznik Selected as One of California's "Top 100" Lawyers

Ben Reznik Selected as One of California’s "Top 100" LawyersChairman of JMBM’s Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Department Honored by Inclusion in the Daily Journal’s Prestigious List Benjamin M. Reznik, partner and chairman of the Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy (GLUEE) Department at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM), has been selected […]