Firm cites rewarding environment for professional growth as factor

Los Angeles July 9, 2007 - Buchalter Nemer added two senior real estate attorneys to the firm in San Francisco and in Phoenix.

“Buchalter Nemer continues to be an excellent choice for entrepreneurial, motivated lawyers looking for a collegial environment in a firm that actively supports and rewards professional growth,” said Rick Cohen, Buchalter Nemer president and CEO.

Alexander P. Hamilton joins the firm as a Shareholder in San Francisco with substantial commercial real estate experience. His practice encompasses leasing, purchases and sales, development and financing, as well as partnership dispute resolution and workouts of troubled projects.

Ann Marie Anderson, who joins the firm as Senior Counsel in Phoenix, has extensive transactional experience in development, construction, luxury resort properties, commercial leasing, and purchases and sales. Ms. Anderson has also been involved in venture capital finance and new markets tax credit transactions.

We are delighted to add Mr. Hamilton and Ms. Anderson’s combined expertise to our real estate practice group,” said Michael Williamson, the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group chair. “We are particularly excited about Ms. Anderson’s experience in new markets tax credits transactions, a niche in which our firm has substantial expertise that is scarce in the marketplace.”

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Buchalter Nemer is a full-service business law firm representing local, regional and national clients in several major areas of practice, among them, Bank and Finance, Business Practices, Financial Restructuring & Insolvency, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Tax. Buchalter Nemer has offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.buchalter.com. 

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