Ching K. Chiao
Chiao & Wu, LLPAs one of the firm’s founding attorneys, Ching K. Chiao is a respected and prominent member of the Southern California Real Estate and Business Law community. Mr. Chiao represents various individuals and businesses, including major real estate developers in the Greater Los Angeles Area with portfolios in excess of $500,000,000. His representation includes notable deals with Home Depot, Office Depot, Food-4-Less, Rite Aid, Ross Dress-for-Less, JC Penny’s, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, Foot Locker, Gymboree, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, MetroPCS, and many more. Mr. Chiao prides himself on delivering exceptional results in a cost-effective manner. Companies who utilize Mr. Chiao’s talents as in-house counsel continually report substantial cost savings and improved efficiency in operations, management, and litigation. His ability to be aggressive and creative while arriving at win-win scenario for all involved is the monument of the firm’s success.
- Southwestern University School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of California - Irvine
- B.A. | Political Science
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- General Counsel
- Fred Leeds Properties
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- General Counsel for half-billion dollar real estate conglomerate, including organization, syndication, financing, acquisitions, construction and development. Managed legal and operational issues pertaining to over 1,500,000 square feet of commercial real estate in California, Arizona and New York; and, over 2,000 apartments in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Supervision of CAM reconciliation, tax issues/appeals, and historical tax credits, as well as all legal matters of the conglomerate.
- Attorney at Land Use Division
- Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
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- Drafted zoning and rent stabilization codes for the City of Los Angeles; Authored recommendation memoranda regarding constitutionality of municipal ordinances, billboard advertisements, and Subdivision Map Act.
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- The Red Flags in Commercial Real Estate Contracts & Transactions
- Arcadia Association of REALTORS
- Real Estate and Foreign Investment, Investing in the United States: A Roadmap for Inquiring Minds
- Real Estate and Foreign Investment, Commercial and Global Networking and Education Session
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- City of Arcadia
- Chairman of the Planning Commission
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- City of Arcadia
- Chairman of Modification Committee
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- City of Arcadia
- Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission
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- Vice President
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- Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
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- San Marino Chamber of Commerce
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- Los Angeles County Bar Association
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- Young Lawyers Club
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- California
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Foreclosure Defense
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- English
- Mandarin