BIABA Dept. of Real Estate Forum: The Changing World in Developments

The Department of Real Estate Committee of the BIA\|Bay Area has gathered industry experts to discuss The Changing World in Developments: Affordable Housing and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - The Impact on Developers Lessons Learned from the Pandemic A Department of Real Estate Update Encouraged to Attend: Builders - Executives, Acquisition Teams, Project Managers, DRE Processors, & Sales & Marketing City Attorneys, City Planners, Title Company Agents
		Bruce Inman, Partner Inman Law Group Bruce Inman is a founding partner of the Inman Law Group, LLP, which is located in Sacramento, California. Mr. Inman's law practice focuses on creating common interest developments and advising community associations. He has assisted clients in creating hundreds of developments, including master planned communities, attached, detached, mixed-use, and commercial planned development and has extensive experience creating a variety of residential and commercial condominium projects. Mr. Inman is the past chair of the California Building Industry Association/Department of Real Estate Council, and a former board member of a regional chapter of the Community Associations Institute. Mr. Inman is a regular featured speaker for the California North Chapter of the Community Associations Institute regarding community association legal issues. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College of California, Teaching Credential from California State University Stanislaus, and Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
		Peter Lezak Vice President of Forward Planning KB Home Peter Lezak manages the entitlements and City permitting for KB Home's Communications Hill project, a 2000+ unit master plan development in San Jose. In his role as Director of Forward Planning he also supports the processing of DRE public reports and the start-up of Homeowners Associations for new communities. He is an active member of the Bay Area Building Industry Association serving on the Regional Policy Committees for the South and East Bay and has been a member of the BIA's DRE Committee since 2015. Peter Lezak has worked in the Homebuilding Industry for the past 16 years specializing in land use entitlements, plan and permit processing, and financial analysis. During that time, he has worked for several public and private builders, as well as private equity investors and a real estate investment fund. Prior to his transition to the builder side, Mr. Lezak worked for 11 years as an engineering consultant primarily on residential land development projects.
		David Van Atta Partner Hanna & Van Atta David Van Atta is a partner in Hanna & Van Atta, Palo Alto, California. He has as practiced as a real estate attorney for over fifty years, with a practice involving all aspects of real property transactions, land use and development and regulatory matters. His practice has been involved with legal aspects of common interest developments and community associations since 1970. He has prepared subdivision documentation for numerous master‑planned residential developments and residential and commercial condominium projects and several mixed use communities in California. He also regularly advises community associations as to legal issues as to their operations and management. He has had extensive experience with residential developments of all types and scale, community association formation and operations, as well as with resort and hotel projects and office buildings; land use and zoning matters; and real estate lending.
		Natalia Dobrynina Head of Sales Mighty Buildings Mighty Buildings is a construction technology company based in Oakland, CA that is innovating the construction industry by creating beautiful, sustainable, and high-quality homes using advanced materials, patented 3D printing technology, and robotics automation. Natalia helped launch Mighty Buildings Sales and Customer Success team to become one of top innovators in the construction industry. Natalia led their go to market strategies for B2C and B2B. On the B2C front, she has developed Mighty Buildings messaging and customer experience. She formulated the company?s sales strategy, coached employees to success, and helped the firm secure $20M+ in contracted revenue. She also launched a Referral Broker Partnership Program and coordinated development of MB?s Financing Program with banks and credit unions. She has also expanded Mighty Buildings B2B opportunities by nurturing relationships with real estate agents, realtors, brokers and homeowners to grow a referral pipeline with 200+ ambassadors.
		Alice Ford Chief Executive Officer California Builder Services Alice Ford is President of California Builder Services, and as the name implies, the firm works with subdivisions throughout the State. With over 35 years of experience in working in the new home arena, Alice is extremely familiar with all facets of the public report process. She brings this expert knowledge of Public Reports and how the process can impact a new home marketing program to the table in this talk.
		Leslie Bates President L J Bates Management Leslie Joy Bates is an Association Manager and Consultant specializing in the front-end planning, budgeting, formation, and full-service management of homeowner associations in Northern California. Her experience in the industry began in 1977 when Jean Bates, (Jean Bates & Associates) Leslie?s mother and pioneer in the Common Interest Development industry, introduced her to the building industry, specifically to homeowners? association management and consulting. After many years as a part-time employee at JBA, following her formal education, and a two-year stint at a Public Relations company representing real estate developers, Leslie joined JBA full-time. At JBA, she was responsible for the design and start-up of many common interest communities in the Bay Area. In 2016, after 35 years as Association Manager and Consultant at Jean Bates & Associates, Leslie incorporated L J Bates Management, Inc.
		Chris Neri Assistant Commissioner - Subdivisions Department of Real Estate Chris Neri is the Assistant Commissioner-Subdivisions for the California Department of Real Estate (DRE). In this role, he manages the Subdivision program statewide, advises the Real Estate Commissioner on subdivision issues and ensures that DRE upholds the statutory mandates of the Subdivided Lands Act and the Vacation Ownership and Timeshare Act. He works closely with the California Building Industry Association (CBIA), the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the California Law Revision Commission. Chris began his career with DRE in January 1989 after graduating from Sacramento State University. He has worked his entire DRE career in the Subdivision program, focusing on complex subdivision, timeshare and homeowner association issues.
		Moderator: Paul Dubrasich Partner Cox Castle Nicholson Paul Dubrasich is a partner at the law firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson in its San Francisco office and is co-chair of the firm's SF Renewable Energy and Real Estate Development (RERED) Team. He has a broad, diverse, 35-year background in real estate transactions, finance and development law. His focus extends primarily to real property acquisitions and dispositions (land, commercial, retail, and multi-family), common interest developments and condominiums, commercial finance, joint ventures, and real estate regulatory law. Paul's clients are builders and developers of residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties and master planned communities. They include equity funds, pension funds, investment advisors, homebuilders and many other types of investors and entrepreneurs. He is well known for representing clients in all aspects of common interest developments, including California Department of Real Estate and regulatory issues, and regularly advises on structuring complex horizontal and vertical subdivision projects. Paul is also a regular speaker on various aspects of real estate law at both State Bar and industry events.