Ms. Lori Sarner Smith

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Lori Sarner Smith is the Vice President & General Counsel of Eureka Realty Partners, Inc., a California corporation doing business as Craig Realty Group, a factory outlet shopping center development firm based in Orange County, California and is a partner of several affiliated partnerships.

Ms. Smith joined Craig Realty Group in April 2003 in her current position, after serving as outside counsel for Craig Realty Group and Steven L. Craig for over 18 years.
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As General Counsel, Ms. Smith is responsible for all legal matters pertaining to Craig Realty Group's portfolio of properties, including legal aspects of acquisitions, sales, financing, lease documentation, entity formation and governance, operations, construction, employment and litigation management. As Vice-President, Ms. Smith oversees the Lease Administration Department and the Human Resources Department, and is responsible for a number of administration and management matters. She works closely with Steven L. Craig, President and Managing Partner of Craig Realty Group, in matters affecting the company.

Before joining Craig Realty Group, Ms. Smith was a partner with the Orange County law firm of Rutan & Tucker. She has almost 25 years experience as a transactional real estate attorney, with a diverse background in various real estate matters and an emphasis on acquisitions and sales, financing, hospitality legal issues, and bankruptcy. Ms. Smith is active with CREW-OC (Commercial Real Estate Women, Orange County Chapter), serving as 2008 and 2009 Secretary, 2005-06 CREW Careers and College Outreach Co-Chair, 2005 President and 2002-04 Program Chair. She also is involved in various volunteer activities with her three daughters.

Ms. Smith received her J.D. in 1984 from the University of California - Davis, completed part of her undergraduate work at the University of Delaware and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1981 from Portland State University, Oregon.

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Lori has been a partner with Rutan & Tucker since 1992.She represents financial institutions, developers, individual and business investors, REITs, cities and redevelopment agencies in a wide range of real estate transactions, with primary emphasis in finance (representing both lenders and borrowers in real property and asset based construction, permanent, shared appreciation, conduit and commercial loan origination and restructures), acquisitions and sales, partnership and LLC formation and restructures and leasing.Ms. Sarner Smith is a partner in the firm's Real Estate Section and is a member of Rutan & Tucker's Financial Practices Group.

Ms. Sarner Smith handles both undeveloped and developed properties and has particular expertise in acquisition and finance of developed assets, such as shopping centers, hotels, extended care facilities and other businesses where real property is a significant part of the asset being sold and in supervising entitlement review on undeveloped property acquisitions.Lori has also developed sub-specialties representing creditors in bankruptcies involving real property assets and in city and redevelopment transactions.

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Lori Sarner Smith

Ms. Sarner Smith has been practicing real estate law since graduating first in her class from the University of California at Davis in 1984.Lori has been a partner with Rutan & Tucker since 1992.She represents developers, individual and business investors, financial institutions, REITs, cities and redevelopment agencies in a wide range of real estate transactions, with primary emphasis in acquisitions and sales, finance (representing both lenders and borrowers in construction, permanent, shared appreciation, conduit and commercial loan origination and restructures), partnership and LLC formation and restructures and leasing.Ms. Sarner Smith is a partner in the firm's Real Estate Section and is a member of Rutan & Tucker's Financial Practices Group.

Ms. Sarner Smith handles both undeveloped and developed properties and has particular expertise in acquisition and finance of developed assets, such as shopping centers, hotels, extended care facilities and other businesses where real property is a significant part of the asset being sold and in supervising entitlement review on undeveloped property acquisitions.Lori has also developed sub-specialties representing creditors in bankruptcies involving real property assets and in city and redevelopment transactions.

Ms. Sarner Smith chairs Rutan & Tucker's Library and Education Committee and spends her off-hours camping, boating and doing crafts and other activities with her husband, nine year old daughter, toddler twin girls, and beagle.

Ms. Sarner Smith can be reached by phone at (714)641-3451, by fax at (714)546-9035, or by e-mail at lsmith@rutan.com.

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Ms. Sarner Smith has been practicing real estate law since graduating first in her class from the University of California at Davis in 1984.
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Ms. Sarner Smith is a partner in the firm's Real Estate Section and is a member of Rutan & Tucker's Financial Practices Group.

Ms. Sarner Smith handles both undeveloped and developed properties and has particular expertise in acquisition and finance of developed assets, such as shopping centers, hotels, extended care facilities and other businesses where real property is a significant part of the asset being sold and in supervising entitlement review on undeveloped property acquisitions.
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Ms. Sarner Smith can be reached by phone at (714) 641-3451, by fax at (714) 546-9035, or by e-mail at lsmith@rutan.com.

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Chambers USA also cited Lori S. Smith as a leader in the field, ranking her for the first time as well.

Smith, a partner in the firm's Business Law Department in New York, specializes in representing foreign and domestic companies in various industries with regard to mergers and acquisitions, financings and general corporate matters, with an emphasis on emerging technologies.She has represented both public and private companies, including software, Internet, wireless and other emerging technology clients, as well as venture capital investors, in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of equity and debt financings and private equity transactions.

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Smith, Lori Sarner - Rutan & Tucker611 Anton Blvd # 1400, Costa Mesa, CA(714) 641-5100

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Lori Smith Vice President & General Counsel Lori Smith joined Craig Realty Group as Vice President & General Counsel in April 2003 after serving as outside counsel for over 18 years. Lori oversees the Legal and Lease Administration departments, including legal aspects of acquisitions, sales, financing, lease documentation, entity formation, operations, construction, employment and litigation management.

Before joining Craig Realty Group, Lori was a partner with the Orange County law firm of Rutan & Tucker. She has over 20 years experience as a transactional real estate attorney.

Lori is active with CREW-OC (Commercial Real Estate Women), serving as 2005-06 CREW Careers and College Outreach Co-Chair, 2005 President and 2002-04 Program Chair. She also is involved in various volunteer activities with her three daughters.

Lori received her J.D. in 1984 from the University of California - Davis, and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1981 from Portland State University, Oregon.

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