Brian Saenger is the Vice President of Acquisitions & Corporate Counsel of The Ratkovich Company. He joined the Company in December of 2010 and previously served as the Company's outside counsel when he practiced with the international law firm DLA Piper LLP (US). Throughout his career, Brian has overseen a wide range of matters, representing clients with acquisitions and dispositions of all property types, representing lenders and borrowers in various financing transactions and representing principals in real estate-related joint venture structures. Brian is responsible for overseeing the Company's acquisition process and he works with the Company's Executive Committee in connection with the placement of debt and equity for each project. In addition, he is responsible for overseeing the Company's legal matters in connection with the acquisition and disposition of projects, litigation management and corporate governance. Brian also coordinates the Company's legal work with outside counsel.
Brian received his Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, with honors, and he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was named a 2008 Southern California Rising Star lawyer by the publishers of Law & Politics and Super Lawyer magazines. Brian is a member of the State Bar of California and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker (DRE No. 01863379).
Favorite TRC Project: The Alhambra. The project continues to afford TRC with the opportunity to add development value to an already successful office and retail project.
Favorite City: London. I enjoy the blend of the culture and traditions of the old world with those of the new world.
Favorite Cause: California YMCA Youth & Government (www.CalYMCA.org). The non-profit organization provides an opportunity for over 2,500 California junior high and high school students to become better citizens through a hands-on model United Nations program and a model California legislature and court program.