Ben Reznik
Land Use Lawyer; Chair of Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Dep\'t
- Role
- Chair of Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Department at Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ben Reznik
As Chair of the Firm\'s Government, Land Use, Environment and Energy Department, my practice emphasizes real estate development entitlements, zoning and environment issues, including frequent appearances before planning commissions, city councils and other governmental boards and agencies on behalf of real estate development firms. I lead a group of attorneys who specialize in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), California Coastal Commission, subdivisions, conditional use permits, zoning, and land use entitlements. We have extensive experience litigating land use matters in court and as such we provide legal input to insure projects will be defensible in court.JMBM\'s Land Use practice recently received a National First-Tier ranking on US News & World Reports \"Best Law Firms\" list, as well as a Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking (Los Angeles) in the area of Land Use and Zoning Law. Specialties: Zoning; planning;project permits; entitlements;variance; conditional use permits;Coastal Commission;Takings, eminent domain and inverse condemnation;Environmental Impact Reports (EIR);CEQA; NEPA;Redevelopment and adaptive reuse;Compensation for regulatory takings and state land acquisitions;Restrictions on development of environmentally sensitive lands;Validity of exactions, development fees and linkage fees;Solar & other energy projects
Experience
Chair of Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Department
Jan 1997 — Present · CA, US
I manage the law firm\'s Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Department with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orange County. Our practice is state wide and diverse as we work on residential housing (including master planned communities), commercial, industrial projects as well as energy, mining, and other types of development which require land use and environmental approvals. We handle all permitting and compliance issues for corporate clients seeking to locate and develop new sites, relocate or expand operations. Projects include hotels, shopping centers, theaters, office buildings, mixed use residential developments and apartment complexes, plus a wide range of industrial projects such as mining operations, energy plants, solar farms and manufacturing facilities.
Education
UCLA
B.A., Political Science
1970 — 1974
USC Gould School of Law
J.D., Law
1974 — 1976
Skills
- Environmental Compliance
- Local Government
- Courts
- Environmental Issues
- Trade Secrets
- Government
- Land Use Planning
- Real Estate Development
- Land Acquisition
- Ceqa
- Entitlements
- Licensing
- Affordable Housing
- Bankruptcy
- Due Diligence
- Zoning
- Land Use
- Ports and Airports
- Civil Litigation
- Airports
- Economic Development
- Project Planning
- Appeals
- Joint Ventures
- Environmental Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate Transactions
- Class Actions
- Leases
- Legal Research
- Administrative Law
- Nepa
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Real Estate
- Urban Planning
- Contract Negotiation
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Mediation
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