Sam Freshman

Mr. Freshman founded and was the managing partner of the law firm Freshman, Marantz, Orlanski, Cooper & Klein, which is now the Los Angeles office of K&L Gates. Mr. Freshman is also an acknowledged expert on real estate investment and syndication. He has served as Adjunct Professor of Real Estate at the USC Marshall School of Business, and as an expert witness in over eighty cases. In addition, Mr. Freshman is the author of numerous articles on real estate matters. His book, Principles of Real Estate Syndication, is the bible on the subject. He is Chairman Emeritus of Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE—www.spirestanford.org—a global organization composed of Stanford University alumni working in the real estate industry). Mr. Freshman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and his law degree from the Stanford Law School.