Sylvia Lautsch - Welcome Addition to Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri Real Estate Practice

Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Incorporated ("BWC") welcomes Sylvia Lautsch, Senior Counsel, to its real estate practice this month. Ms. Lautsch leaves Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, where she was Special Counsel since 2000 in several of the firm's real estate-related practice groups, in order to more precisely focus her practice on real estate.

"BWC provides me with the perfect platform to do pure real estate work, and from which to develop more clients," Ms. Lautsch said. "I was impressed with Dennis Roy and Steven Abram, and learning about their highly specialized, yet encompassing real estate department. This is a great environment and I'm looking forward to the work."

Prior to Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Lautsch was a Partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup, an Associate at Sidley & Austin, and Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth; she began her legal career at Richards, Watson, Dreyfus & Gershon -- the same law firm founding BWC shareholders J. Kenneth Brown and Thomas Winfield left to form BWC in 1974.

"Sylvia has great, broad-based real estate transactional experience and I could tell immediately that she would enhance our department," Dennis Roy, BWC's Real Estate Department Chair, said. "Her early years of practicing municipal law also lends itself to an area for which we are known -- developing public/private partnerships."

"We are well on our way to establishing one of Southern California's strongest law firm real estate departments," Steve Abram, BWC Managing Officer, said. "Sylvia brings over 20 years of experience to BWC's real estate department. She also shares our commitment of providing our clients with the best service by highly skilled lawyers in a cost-effective manner."

Ms. Lautsch received her J.D., 1982, from Boalt Hall School of Law, as well as a Master of Arts in City Planning from College of Environmental Design, Berkeley; she earned her B.A., 1978, Stanford University. She is the Co-Author of "Lease Security," published in Urban Land, TechTrends Supplement, November/December 2000. Ms. Lautsch was Chairman of the General Law Subsection of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Real Estate Section, 2001-2005; served on the Planning Committee of the USC Law School Institute--LACBA Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law and Business, 2003-2005; was on the Board of Governors, City of Hope, 1998-2000; on the Board of Directors, Women in Business, Los Angeles, 1996-1998; and is a member of Stanford Professional Women, Los Angeles.

About Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc.

For over 30 years, Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Incorporated, located in Downtown Los Angeles, has combined exceptional legal expertise and service with insight and understanding of its clients' business goals. BWC's no-nonsense philosophy has enabled it to maintain long-standing relationships with real estate developers, investors, lenders and local government agencies seeking real world solutions with a focus on the bottom line. The company's strategic, solution-oriented approach focuses on optimizing outcome and minimizing cost. More information can be obtained by visiting the company's website at www.bwclaw.com.

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