Practice Areas

Business & Commercial Law

Business Organizations

Real Estate Law

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Taxation Law

Estate Planning

Estate and Trust Administration

Education

J.D., University of Southern California, 1978
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta

B.A., Occidental College, 1975
Honors: Cum Laude

Bar and Court Admissions

California, 1978

Professional and Nonprofit Affiliations

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Los Angeles Chapter (Current Member and previous 10 Terms on the Board of Directors, Legal Counsel 5 years; Secretary 3 years; NAWBO California Liasion)

National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC), Legal Counsel

Los Angeles Estate Planning Council, (LAEPC) current Member

Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises (AFHE), Member

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Member

Former Advisor to the USC Family Business Institute

Elizabeth joined the firm as an associate in 1980 and was made a principal in 1986. Elizabeth represents all forms of business entities, including limited liability companies, S corporations, C corporations and partnerships, from startup to exit strategy. She has particular expertise in acquisitions and sales of businesses, including mergers and leveraged buyouts, and the organization, operation, governance, financing and dissolution of business entities.

Elizabeth has the necessary tax expertise to advise on choice of entity, structuring business transactions and 1031 exchanges, in addition to over twenty years experience in drafting and negotiation of the relevant agreements and documentation for mergers & acquisitions, establishing and funding new business entities, commercial transactions, equipment and real estate leases and real estate sales and acquisitions.

Elizabeth also specializes in deferred compensation planning for highly compensated employees such as performance share plans and restricted stock arrangements.

Elizabeth also uses her tax expertise and drafting skills in the areas of estate planning and probate and trust administration.

Published Works:

A Comparison of Four Countries' Estate Laws and Their Influence on Family Companies, (Co-Author), Family Business Review, 1996

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Subchapter S Corporations for California State University at Los Angeles Annual Institute of Taxation for Certified Public Accountants

Choice of Business Entity for National Business Institute

Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships for Lorman Education Services

Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategies for the Closely Held Entity for Lorman Education Services