プロフィール
Debra Pehringer focuses her practice on the resort and recreational property industry, with an emphasis on golf, hotel, condo-hotel, condominium conversion, timeshare and fractional interest development, and represents major developers, lenders, exchange and marketing companies.
Concentrations
- Acquisition, finance and construction of resort and recreational property in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, South America, Europe and Asia
- Creation and implementation of project documentation, including condominium, condominium conversion, timeshare and fractional interest regimes, negotiation of management agreements, and negotiation of exchange company contracts
- Consumer documentation, including reservation, purchase, finance, security instruments and disclosure statements
- Registration of condominium, timeshare and fractional interests throughout the U.S.
- Condominium conversion projects
- Federal and state telemarketing, direct mail and internet advertising, broker licensing, seller of travel, land sales acts, securities law relating to rental programs and hotel licensing
取扱分野
実績紹介
- International commercial real estate practice in Thailand.
- Legal Counsel to the United Nations at the Office of Legal Affairs, New York.
- Legal Counsel to the U.S. Department of State at the Office of the Legal Adviser, Washington, D.C.
- Educational specialist at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, Arlington, Virginia.
受賞歴・所属団体
- Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017-2018, 2022
- Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2013 and 2022-2023
- Listed, "Rising Stars," Southern California Super Lawyers, 2004-2008
- Recipient, 1994 National Civic Contribution Award for establishment of the Literacy, Education and Resource Network (L.E.A.R.N.) which matched local grammar school students with senior citizen mentors
- Member, Inter-American Bar Association
- Volunteer and Fundraiser, American Cancer Society
- Volunteer and Fundraiser, L.A. City Animal Shelter
- Volunteer and Fundraiser, Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Volunteer and Fundraiser, March of Dimes
- Volunteer and Fundraiser, Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Volunteer and Fundraiser, Visiting Nurses Association
学歴・資格・言語
学歴
- LL.M., cum laude, ニューヨーク大学スクール・オブ・ロー
- 法務博士, cum laude, American University Washington College of Law
- M.A., summa cum laude, American University
- 学士号, cum laude, Clark University
弁護士資格
- カリフォルニア州
- 米国 ニューヨーク州
言語
- Spanish, Fluent