Education
J.D., Loyola Law School
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Bar Admissions
California
Memberships
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Harvard-Westlake Real Estate Network
Maxwell B. Shapiro
Partner
As part of the Real Estate practice, Max helps clients analyze risk, understand the market and close deals. He enjoys working on complex deals, relying on his propensity for overcoming roadblocks and his passion for rigorous negotiation.
His work includes commercial leasing and acquisitions and dispositions for clients ranging from institutional real estate investors to small companies and individuals. Max represents both landlords and tenants in office, recreational, retail, industrial, medical, shopping center, and mixed-use projects both in California, and in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, and other parts of the United States.
Notably, Max was the lead attorney representing Brookfield Property Partners in its lease of over 107,000 rentable square feet to Cost Plus Inc. for its headquarters at Marina Village in Alameda, California.
He began his legal career as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Berle M. Schiller, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Max’s community involvement includes serving on the firm's Community Outreach Committee and participating in the Los Angeles Food Bank’s Food from the Bar program. He is also involved in the Urban Land Institute, the Harvard-Westlake Real Estate Alumni Association, and the Landau Lawyers softball league.
Notably, Max was the lead attorney representing Brookfield Property Partners in its lease of over 107,000 rentable square feet to Cost Plus Inc. for its headquarters at Marina Village in Alameda, California.
He began his legal career as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Berle M. Schiller, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Max’s community involvement includes serving on the firm's Community Outreach Committee and participating in the Los Angeles Food Bank’s Food from the Bar program. He is also involved in the Urban Land Institute, the Harvard-Westlake Real Estate Alumni Association, and the Landau Lawyers softball league.
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