Real Estate Project

Damon Georgelas

**** ********** *****, **** ****, Utah 84098

435-***-**** abmbc9@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Resourceful attorney with a dynamic legal background in commercial litigation, regulatory compliance,

real estate transactions, securities, banking law, corporate governance, and equipment leasing. LL.M. in

securities and financial regulation. Extensive business and legal background in land development

(residential and commercial) including land use, zoning, and financing. Recognized as a “Rising Star” in

the 2009 Western States Super Lawyers publication. Licensed to practice in Virginia and Utah.

EXPERIENCE

Parsons Behle & Latimer Salt Lake City, Utah 2004-PresentSenior

Associate

• Counsel clients on complex litigation matters including: real estate, securities, corporate

governance, regulatory compliance, finance, and banking law.

• Provide guidance on a myriad of regulatory compliance issues for corporate clients and

governmental agencies, including lobbying efforts pertaining to such regulations.

• Draft all pleadings from inception of case through the appellate process, including discovery

requests, dispositive motions, appellate briefs, and pleadings to the United States Supreme Court.

• Argue disputed motions before state and federal courts.

• Take and defend depositions of parties, experts, and 30(b)(6) witnesses.

• Negotiated the sale of the internationally recognized Colony project, which is a 4000-acre

development of ski-in, ski-out horse properties at the Canyons ski resort in Park City.

The Georgelas Group Washington, D.C. Metro Area 1994-PresentProject

Analyst and Development Planner

• Provide counsel regarding development at the new Tysons West stop of the Washington,

D.C. Metro. Project involves roughly 9 million square feet of new mixed-use space.

• Assisted in formulating strategy to effectuate an overhaul of the zoning ordinances and

persuade the Federal Transit Authority to provide funding for a portion of the new Metro

line spur.

• Developed, on a national scale, new sites for the construction of internet platform hotels.

• Performed viability study of the development of a second ski base area in Park City, Utah.

• Researched and analyzed the feasibility of the development of affordable housing on the Island of

Guam, which ultimately became the largest residential development project in Micronesia.

Analysis considered financing options, market feasibility, and unique engineering requirements

for housing on the island.

Berman, Tomsic & Savage Salt Lake City, Utah 2002-2004Associate

• Advised clients on the successful resolution of their concerns regarding securities, antitrust,

corporate governance, and intellectual property law.

• Drafted and argued pre-trial, discovery, and post-trial pleadings and memoranda.

• Took and defended depositions in each case.

Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. Winter/Spring 2002

Division of EnforcementLegal Intern

• Investigated and analyzed SEC filings to determine whether a publicly traded company had

violated the 1933 or 1934 Acts with regard to its IPO, subsequent mergers and related party

transactions.

• Presented findings and recommendations to the Division of Enforcement and the Division of

Market Regulation.

Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Summer 2000

Student Advocate

• Advised clients on landlord/tenant and housing law; provided case-specific courtroom strategy;

drafted pleadings; investigated facts; and conducted negotiations with opposing parties.

EDUCATION

Georgetown University Law Center Washington, D.C.LL.M. in Securities and Financial

Regulation: May 2002

Thesis: “Possible Remedies to Enron and WorldCom: The Use of Regulation to Reduce Information

Asymmetry Between Financial Professionals and Private Investors in Support of the Efficient

Market Hypothesis”

Vermont Law School South Royalton, VermontJuris Doctor: May 2001Class

Rank: Top 25%

Honors: National Dean’s List, recruited for a teaching assistant position in legal writing

department, selected to compete for a position on the national moot court team, SBA

Senator

Cornell Law School, Institute of International Law at the University of Paris-Sorbonne 1

Paris, FranceMay - August 1999

Studied Civil Law, International Corporate Governance, and European Union Law

University of Utah Salt Lake City, UtahBachelor of Science in

Economics: May 1998

INTERESTS, AFFILIATIONS, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT

Board Member and Chair of the Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake City, an organization that helps support

and protect thousands of victims of domestic violence in Utah each year.

Table Captain for the annual And Justice For All breakfast, an event that benefits a group of organizations

that help provide legal services to economically disadvantaged families in the Greater Salt Lake Area.

Member Park City Bar

Member Hellenic Bar Association

Former Board Member and annual contributor to Mountain Town Stages, an organization that presents,

supports, and fosters live music in Park City and Summit County.

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