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Newport Beach, California

Real Estate - Matters involving landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, brokers fiduciary duties and duty of care, property and asset management, AIR contracts, commercial and residential real estate, leasing, sales, CAM charges, holdover, surrender of property, partnerships, options, rent adjustments, mold & more

John has worked in the real estate profession for over 35 years. He has excelled as a broker, owner, landlord, institutional asset and property manager, educator, author, trainer, mediator and expert witness. John is the foremost expert on the AIR (AIRCRE) commercial real estate contracts. John is also an instructor for the California Association of Realtors and AIRCRE. John is also a Certified Mold Assessor Technician. John's knowledge and breadth of experience is second to none. His ability to convey his knowledge and experience in a convincing and meaningful way is one of his greatest attributes as an expert witness. Please go to www.JohnPag.com for a comprehensive look at John's career.

Los Angeles, California

Real Estate - Commercial Properties, Lease Disputes, Enviornmental, AIR CRE Contracts, Industrial, Landlord/Tenant, Partnership Disputes, Lease Disputes, Options, Mitigation of Damages, Property Management, Custom & Practice, Investments, Breach of Contract, Disclosures, Brokerage Disputes, Shopping Centers

Lee Segal Commercial Real Estate Transactions, Development & Brokerage. 50 Years Commercial Real Estate Experience. Experienced Expert. Former President of the AIR CRE (largest producer of commercial real estate forms). Thousands of transactions, developed 3,000,000 square feet of warehouses, prior owner of 17 shopping centers Lee Segal is recognized as being in the Top 1% of the Real Estate Industry, having received the coveted AIR Master of Commercial Real Industry. A former President of the AIR CRE known as one of the largest publishers of forms used throughout the commercial real estate industry. At the age of 25, Segal designed, developed, constructed, financed and brokered his first of 20+ buildings in his career. In addition he formed Segal Commercial Management, Inc. As president & CEO of Segal Commercial Properties, Inc., a full service commercial real estate firm located in Los Angeles, Lee has brokered 1,000s of real estate transactions involving: brokerage, investment...

Mission Woods, Kansas

Securities & Investments, Cryptocurrency - CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin, Virtual Currency, Anti-Money Laundering, AML, National Futures Association, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME, Commodities, Options, Trading, Compliance

Braden Perry is a litigation, regulatory and government investigations attorney with Kennyhertz Perry, LLC. Mr. Perry has the unique tripartite experience of a white-collar criminal defense and government compliance, investigations, and litigation attorney at a national law firm; a senior trial attorney with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and the Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Regulatory Attorney of a global financial institution. Mr. Perry has extensive experience advising clients in federal inquiries and investigations, particularly in enforcement matters involving technological issues. He couples his technical knowledge and experience defending clients in front of federal agencies with a broad-based understanding of compliance from an institutional and regulatory perspective.

Avon by the Sea, New Jersey

Securities & Investments, Banking - Securities Litigation, Compliance Violations, Supervision, Suitability, FINRA, SEC, Churning, Equities, Options, Derivatives, Structured Products, Microcap, Regulatory Investigations, Hedge Fund, Sales, Compliance, Penny Stocks, Leverage, Disclosures, Margin

Mike is a seasoned financial compliance executive, regulator, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience leading global financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and BNP Paribas. He has served as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for three broker-dealers, two Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), the New York bank branch of BNP Paribas, and as Global Head of Financial Markets Compliance in Paris and London for four years. Mike’s comprehensive expertise spans compliance, risk management, and overseeing regulatory functions across multiple jurisdictions, product areas, and high-profile regulatory investigations. He now specializes in securities litigation support, arbitration disputes, expert testimony, and expert reports for issues such as suitability claims, failure to disclose risks, regulatory compliance violations, market misconduct, and improper supervision. He has appeared before FINRA, SEC, CFTC, OFAC, and the Department of Justice (DoJ), and is rec...

Morristown, New Jersey

Financial, Fraud - Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Due Diligence, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA, Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals

Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 20 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years. Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions. Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as currently inactive Series 7 & 63 license...

New York

Securities & Investments, Banking - Securities Litigation, Compliance Violations, Supervision, Suitability, FINRA, SEC, Churning, Equities, Options, Derivatives, Structured Products, Microcap, Regulatory Investigations, Hedge Fund, Sales, Compliance, Penny Stocks, Leverage, Disclosures, Margin

Mike is a seasoned financial compliance executive, regulator, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience leading global financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and BNP Paribas. He has served as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for three broker-dealers, two Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), the New York bank branch of BNP Paribas, and as Global Head of Financial Markets Compliance in Paris and London for four years. Mike’s comprehensive expertise spans compliance, risk management, and overseeing regulatory functions across multiple jurisdictions, product areas, and high-profile regulatory investigations. He now specializes in securities litigation support, arbitration disputes, expert testimony, and expert reports for issues such as suitability claims, failure to disclose risks, regulatory compliance violations, market misconduct, and improper supervision. He has appeared before FINRA, SEC, CFTC, OFAC, and the Department of Justice (DoJ), and is rec...

New York

Financial, Fraud - Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Due Diligence, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA, Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals

Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 20 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years. Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions. Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as currently inactive Series 7 & 63 license...