Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Thomas S. Levyn, the second three-term Mayor of Beverly Hills since the City's 1914 incorporation, finished an unprecedented first place in his consecutive elections.

As Mayor, Mr. Levyn created cutting edge, innovative and community-building programs. Mr. Levyn's Team Beverly Hills, the nationally recognized leadership symposium, continues to bring great honors and awards to Beverly Hills. While Mayor, Mr. Levyn was responsible for balancing general and capital fund budgets approaching $250,000,000. In his second Mayoral term, Mr. Levyn brought the Fortune 500 CEO Forum to Beverly Hills , serving as the host and featured speaker to this prestigious organization.

Using his management and mediation skills, Mr. Levyn was co-chief labor negotiator, bringing successful closure to the historic four-year pact between the City of Beverly Hills and both the Police and Fire Associations. Recognizing the need for efficient, cost effective legal organization, Mr. Levyn created and implemented the first case management system for Beverly Hills, resulting in significant savings for the City.

Mr. Levyn was the first Beverly Hills public official placed on a US Conference of Mayors committee. In addition, he traveled to New York City where he initiated the first dialogue and private face-to-face meetings with the chief executive officers of Rodeo Drive companies.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Mr. Levyn received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Southern California. He was selected an Outstanding Graduating Senior and Beta Gamma Sigma. Mr. Levyn was elected to three student body offices and worked in Washington D.C., developing open date coding laws for perishable foods. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Law Center.

Mr. Levyn is a well-recognized, leading expert in complex real estate and business transactions, and he has implemented effective risk management protocols for national real estate companies. He has participated in a range of transactions, some valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. He is the trusted counsel in very personal matters for ultra-high net worth individuals, several recognized by Forbes magazine. Currently, Mr. Levyn represents public companies and private concerns with offices throughout the United States, including national banks, realty advisors, insurance companies, asset and property managers, equity investors, real estate brokerages, and hair and beauty product creators. Previously, Mr. Levyn served as the outside general counsel of the largest independently owned residential real estate company in the nation, and is presently the outside general counsel to a commercial real estate brokerage with affiliate offices in 38 states.

As a lead IREM and BOMA panel member, Mr. Levyn has garnered the confidence of both major real estate commercial and industrial property owners and advisors.

Mr. Levyn currently serves on a national bank's Advisory Board, the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Board of Directors of United Way, Greater Los Angeles, and formerly was a member of the Temple Isaiah Board of Trustees and the Beverly Hills Public Access Corporation Board of Directors. For nine years, he managed boys and girls Little League hardball and softball, helping to build children's self-esteem and sense of fair play.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Banking & Finance Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Real Estate Law

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning

Education

• University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California

Address

10250 Constellation Boulevard
19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Phones

(310) 282-6214

Faxes

310-556-2920

Emails

tlevyn@chrisglase.com

Websites

http://www.glaserweil.com