EDITORS’ CHOICE - INDIVIDUAL - CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES LAWYER OF THE YEAR IN CALIFORNIA, US GCA Law Partners LLP
E. David Marks Partner Tel: +1 650-428-3900 dmarks@gcalaw.com www.gcalaw.com
GCA Law Partners LLP is a fullservice law firm composed exclusively of experienced lawyers with deep knowledge in their respective practice areas. All of the attorneys are partnerlevel and most of them were previously with large, well-known national law firms. This means that its clients, from start-ups to mature public companies, always work directly with seasoned attorneys who provide the practical insights and perspective that are based on years of experience. David Marks specializes in litigation and alternative dispute resolution in a variety of real estate and construction matters. Mr. Marks also uses his experience in construction and real estate law to prepare practical and efficient construction contracts, to review leases and to counsel clients on insurance issues for construction projects. He also assists clients in the purchase, sale and leasing of residential property. His specialties include: Construction Disputes, Purchase and Sales Transactions, Broker Liability, Commercial Unlawful Detainers,
Lease Disputes, Dissolutions of Business Ventures, Breach of Contract, Title and Easement Issues and Mediation. He joined GCA Law Partners in August 2011. He was previously a partner at Miller Starr Regalia. He has an extensive background in alternative dispute resolution, and currently acts as an arbitrator and mediator in Santa Clara County, where he previously also acted as a Judge Pro Tem. In May of 2015, he was added to the list of mediators for the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) Mediation Panel. He was the Co-Chair of the Litigation subsection of the Real Estate Section of the California State Bar, is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, participates as a Judge Pro Tem and Early Neutral Evaluator for the Santa Clara Superior Court, and is a member of Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE). He holds various seminars for Real Estate Agents in Santa Clara County. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been selected as a Super Lawyer in 2011-2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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“Amending Your Association’s Project Documents,” ECHO, Vol. 20, #2, February, 1992. “A Primer: Mechanic’s Liens, Stop Notices and Payment Bonds,” 18 CEB Real Property Law Reporter 173, May, 1995. Contributor to “Advising California Common Interest Developments,” CEB, 2003. “Construction Defect Litigation: The Playing Field has Changed, A Navigational Guide to Senate Bill 800,” 26 CEB Real Property Law Reporter 3, May, 2003. “Damages May be Broader Than You Think: Civil Code section 3343 may not apply to all cases of fraud in real estate transactions.” Miller Starr Regalia Developments, 2006. “Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Disclosure”, Realtor Magazine, October 2008. “Managing Disclosure Liability Issues”, CRB. com, May 2009. Co-author of Chapter 4 (Regulation of Real Estate and Mortgage) Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 3d, treatise, 2010.
INDIVIDUAL - FILM FINANCE LAWYER OF THE YEAR IN CALIFORNIA, US Gary Concoff Head of Department Tel: +1 310 274 3803 gary@goconcoff.com www.goconcoff.com
Gary has had extensive experience in the negotiation, documentation and structuring of transactions involving the production and distribution of motion pictures and television. He has particular expertise in the financing aspects of these transactions, including both equity investments and lending in the motion picture field, where he represents investors, lenders, producers and distributors. He was recently named “Outstanding Practitioner of the Year” by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and is rated AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 by MartindaleHubbell and 10.0 (Superb) by Avvo.com. Practice Areas: ●●
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Domestic And International Film and Television Production Gary has had extensive experience in production, co-production and distribution of theatrical and video motion pictures and television (both long-form and series productions). Domestic And International Film and Television Financing Gary has had extensive
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experience in the financing and co-financing of all media. He has represented numerous investors, lenders, producers and distributors in the motion picture and other asset-based lending fields including the Lewis Horwitz Organization, Bank of Boston, Walter E. Heller & Co., Crocker Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, City National Bank, Chemical Bank, World Trade Bank, Banque Indosuez, Berliner Bank and Bayerische Hypotheken und Wechsel Bank (“Hypo Bank”) of Munich, and U.S. Bank. ●●
Talent Gary has represented motion picture talent of all kinds, including actors, directors and writers in connection with negotiation and documentation of agreements.
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German investment group re $50 million investment in four feature pictures. California-based production company re $5.5 million investment in a single feature picture Theatrical feature picture financed from U.K. and South African sources, to be shot in South Africa, Kenya and London.
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L.A.-based online video game creator, producer and publisher regarding project and corporate finance and rights agreements. German investor regarding two $30 million plus tax shelter investments and two sets of two feature pictures (with two separate U.S. studios: Warners and Paramount). Independent company as to overall plan for digital delivery after feature film and other product to theaters and in all ancillary media worldwide. Banks and other lenders as to “gap” financing of theatrical motion pictures. Producer of Academy Award-winning computer graphics for “What Dreams May Come” and “Matrix” and related matters for large and modest budget features.
Gary was from 1980 through 1982 an Adjunct Professor at UCLA Law School, teaching a course titled “Motion Picture Transactions.” He was founder and first co-chair of the Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium. From 1987 through 1992 he acted as chair of the Motion Picture and Television Division of the Forum Committee on Sports and Entertainment Industries of the American Bar Association.