Norma J. Williams, Speaker
Ms. Williams is available as a speaker for live and virtual events. She delivers informative seminars and engaging presentations, panel discussions, and podcasts on commercial real estate law. She speaks for bar associations, legal and business groups.
Commercial real estate topics include:
Finance
Purchase & Sale
Leasing
Current Legal Developments
Speaking Highlights
Commercial Real Estate Financing
Podcast Interview, The Anderson Files, October 8, 2020, re Proposition 15 on the November, 2020 California ballot proposing to change California law on property taxation of commercial and industrial real estate - podcast interview with Michael Anderson
Panelist and Moderator: “Loan Defaults and Two Not So Tough Acts to Follow,” American College of Mortgage Attorneys 2020 Annual Meeting (title referring to the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act and the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act), September 11, 2020 – speaking clip of Norma Williams presentation on “Preparing For Loan Defaults”
Panelist and Co-Moderator: “The Public And The Crowd: Financing Transactions With Capital From Multiple Sources,” American College Of Mortgage Attorneys 2015 Annual Meeting, October 16, 2015 – speaking clip of Norma Williams introduction to presentation on public sources of financing for major commercial real estate projects
Panelist: “Beyond the Bank: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program,” 34th Annual Training Conference of the California Association for Local Economic Development, April, 2014
Commercial Real Estate Leasing
Speaker, Annual Meeting of Bailes and Associates, “Tenants and Their Landlords’ Lenders,” April 26, 2017
Commercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale
Panelist and Moderator: “Commercial Real Estate Transactions: A Primer for Practitioners on Documentation, Diligence and Closing,” National Bar Association 2015 Annual Convention, July, 2015
General
Speaker, Proposition 15-Ballot Initiative,”-presentation in AME Church Lay Organization “Your Vote Matters” series, September 4, 2020
Speaker, “Real Estate Law Affecting Current Real Estate Transactions,” Orange County Commercial Realtors Association, June, 2020
Interviewer, Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law & Business, Interview of Ken Lombard, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Seritage Growth Properties, then President, Capri Urban Fund, Partner, Capri Capital Partners, 2014
Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law & Business 2008, “The Patriot Act and Its Offspring – Ethical Issues For Real Estate Attorneys and The Real Estate Industry,” April, 2008 Panelist
Panel Moderator, “Federal Tax Incentives for Development,” USC Gould School of Law Institute/Los Angeles County Bar Association 2007
Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law & Business, April 19, 2007
Urban Land Institute, Urban Marketplace, “Development of an Office Building Under $10,000,000 Under the HUD 108 Loan Program,” March, 2003 Panelist
Commercial Real Estate Women (Orange County Chapter), “Pension Fund Involvement in Real Estate,” September, 2001 Speaker
Presentation to in-house attorneys at California Federal Bank, “Revised Article 9 for Real Estate and Personal Property Lenders,” May, 2001 Panelist
Speaking & Webinars