Craig Cherney, Esq. Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Private Equity Real Estate & Homebuilder Expert

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Phone: 480-240-0040
  • Cell: 480-399-2342

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Real Estate and Fraud

Keywords/Search Terms:

Real Estate Funds, Syndicated Real Estate Investments, Land, Failure to Disclose, Fiduciary Duty, Standards of Care, Real Estate Fund Management, Acquisitions, Real Estate Entitlements, Land Development, Land Use, Land Valuation, Management Fees, Commissions, Pre-Acquisition Diligence, PrivateEquity

Education:

JD, Univ. San Diego School of Law; BA, Univ. of Virginia

Years in Practice:

28

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

22

Additional Information

Have deep experience in acquisition and disposition of hundreds of millions of investment capital in residential land, master plan communities, real estate development projects and entitlement and zone change opportunities throughout the United States. Joint Venture expert between institutional capital, private investors and local real estate operators or real estate sponsors. Pooled real estate funds, real estate syndication and private equity real estate fund management and duties of care to investors. Expert in fiduciary standards of care that relate to real estate managers' fiduciary duty and operating protocol when executing a real estate business plan or pooled investment scheme. Expert in the mandatory duty to disclose by sellers and what is or is not material disclosure when selling real estate to arms length buyers. Can conduct multiple financial models and sensitivity analysis showing present value and projected IRR rates of return and equity multiples that a real estate project should have delivered in the open market. Single family residential, attached residential, and multifamily Licensed attorney in 3 states (AZ, CA, NV); Licensed real estate broker (CA); Member Urban Land Institute Council: Residential Neighborhood Development Council.