Gary S. Lachman
Encyclopedia
Gary Lachman is an author, international lawyer and former Portfolio Manager for the U.S. Department of State. Lachman lives in Istanbul
, Turkey
.
to attend college at Duke University
. Upon graduation, Lachman moved again, this time to Colorado
to attend the University of Denver
College of Law. Lachman practiced law in Denver for nine years before moving to Washington, D.C., where he lived until 2006. While in DC, Lachman developed Lake Arbor Lake Arbor, Maryland
, one of the first large-scale master planned communities in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Originally planned by the son of William Levitt, developer of Levittown on Long Island, what was then called Newbridge was acquired by a partnership of Lachman, David A. Gitlitz of Aspen, Colorado, and Alvin Dworman of New York. Appreciating the growing demographic of affluent African Americans in Washington seeking a suburban lifestyle, Gitlitz and Lachman re-positioned the dormant project into a haven for upwardly mobile young families with children. An award-winning community shopping center, a dramatic high-rise apartment building, a championship 18-hole golf course, and an extensive network of parks and recreational facilities complement the thousands of upscale homes built by national builders such as Ryland, Ryan, Pulte, Winchester, and US Homes. After completıon of the land development work at Lake Arbor, Lachman's own residential construction company, Thoroughbred Homes, re-entered the community with high quality single family housing. Thoroughbred also built many other luxury homes in the Washington suburbs between 1991 and 1997.
Lachman later worked at the U.S. Department of State as an International Real Estate Portfolio Manager and leader of the New Embassies and Consulates group at the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
. He negotiated and managed the development of projects above €
800 million globally. He is remembered at the State Department for, among other things, his interesting approach to international negotiation; in one former Soviet state, negotiating the acquisition of a crucial security setback property in exchange for a Barbie doll and a Tonka truck.
Lachman is an associate professor of International Real Estate at the Johns Hopkins University, teaching a graduate level course in International Real Estate Investment and Development in Emerging Markets. He has also served as an International Real Estate Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Poland, assisting with their acquisitions and disposals in the U.S. and throughout the world. As a private developer in the U.S. he has developed over 5,000,000 square meters of residential land and buildings.
Lachman built strong relationships and legacies during his University days. In 1980, Lachman founded the Perkins Shearer/Denver Symphony Annual Polo Cup. An avid and nationally ranked polo player himself, as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Denver Symphony Orchestra
, Lachman enlisted the support of Perkins Shearer, the then premier clothier in Denver, Colorado. Working with two local polo clubs with which he was a member, Lachman organized and played in what originated as a single match and grew into an annual tournament that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Denver Symphony. 30 years later, and unbeknownst to its current organizers, this event grew into what is now called the Denver Polo Classic, a major fundraising activity for children's’ charities.http://www.denverpolo.org Lachman maintains strong ties to Duke University, serving on several of the Advisory Boards, including the Board of Visitors of the Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Heart Board, and the Duke Eye Center http://www.dukemedicine.org/news_and_publications/publications/index/chancellorsreport20052006.pdf/file?cachestamp=1222091447591. He combines his involvement with Duke and his teaching background with Johns Hopkins 2000–2006 by providing college counseling to foreign students wishing to attend university in the United States.
Currently, Lachman is Special Counsel on Foreign Law and a partner of Lachman & Yeniaras, an Istanbul-based law firm www.lachmanyeniaras.com composed of Turkish attorneys with LLM degrees from top American universities. His practice focuses on international mergers & acquisitions, energy, and real estate law. Mr. Lachman is a professor of business communication and law, teaching classes at Koç University
in Istanbul to undergraduate students.
Lachman has been a contributing journalist for the Hürriyet
Daily News & Economic Review with weekly columns – "The Consultant's Corner" and "The Law Office" - and is the author of the book Real Estate Investment, Development, and Law in Emerging Markets www.peimedia.com/relaw.
Lachman has also written a book on a more personal subject. A cancer survivor himself, he wrote the book, Beating the Alternative (Amazon, 2010) to reflect upon and communicate the lessons learned from this experience. Lachman donates the profits from this book to colon cancer research, and provides some of the leading cancer institutions with free copies to distribute to their patients. This book is one of the few resources that provide cancer patients with a "no holds barred" account of what to expect during treatment and the absolute necessity for being your own best advocate.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Biography
Lachman was born and raised in New York, before moving to North CarolinaNorth Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
to attend college at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. Upon graduation, Lachman moved again, this time to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
to attend the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
College of Law. Lachman practiced law in Denver for nine years before moving to Washington, D.C., where he lived until 2006. While in DC, Lachman developed Lake Arbor Lake Arbor, Maryland
Lake Arbor, Maryland
Lake Arbor is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is also known as Mitchellville. The population was 8,533 at the 2000 census...
, one of the first large-scale master planned communities in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Originally planned by the son of William Levitt, developer of Levittown on Long Island, what was then called Newbridge was acquired by a partnership of Lachman, David A. Gitlitz of Aspen, Colorado, and Alvin Dworman of New York. Appreciating the growing demographic of affluent African Americans in Washington seeking a suburban lifestyle, Gitlitz and Lachman re-positioned the dormant project into a haven for upwardly mobile young families with children. An award-winning community shopping center, a dramatic high-rise apartment building, a championship 18-hole golf course, and an extensive network of parks and recreational facilities complement the thousands of upscale homes built by national builders such as Ryland, Ryan, Pulte, Winchester, and US Homes. After completıon of the land development work at Lake Arbor, Lachman's own residential construction company, Thoroughbred Homes, re-entered the community with high quality single family housing. Thoroughbred also built many other luxury homes in the Washington suburbs between 1991 and 1997.
Lachman later worked at the U.S. Department of State as an International Real Estate Portfolio Manager and leader of the New Embassies and Consulates group at the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations is an agency of the United States Department of State charged with constructing, purchasing, and maintaining buildings and real estate in other countries. It is responsible for building and maintaining U.S...
. He negotiated and managed the development of projects above €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
800 million globally. He is remembered at the State Department for, among other things, his interesting approach to international negotiation; in one former Soviet state, negotiating the acquisition of a crucial security setback property in exchange for a Barbie doll and a Tonka truck.
Lachman is an associate professor of International Real Estate at the Johns Hopkins University, teaching a graduate level course in International Real Estate Investment and Development in Emerging Markets. He has also served as an International Real Estate Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Poland, assisting with their acquisitions and disposals in the U.S. and throughout the world. As a private developer in the U.S. he has developed over 5,000,000 square meters of residential land and buildings.
Lachman built strong relationships and legacies during his University days. In 1980, Lachman founded the Perkins Shearer/Denver Symphony Annual Polo Cup. An avid and nationally ranked polo player himself, as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Denver Symphony Orchestra
Denver Symphony Orchestra
The Denver Symphony Orchestra, established in 1934 and dissolved in 1989, was a professional American orchestra in Denver, Colorado. Until 1978, when the Boettcher Concert Hall was built to house the symphony orchestra, it performed in a succession of theaters, amphitheaters and auditoriums...
, Lachman enlisted the support of Perkins Shearer, the then premier clothier in Denver, Colorado. Working with two local polo clubs with which he was a member, Lachman organized and played in what originated as a single match and grew into an annual tournament that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Denver Symphony. 30 years later, and unbeknownst to its current organizers, this event grew into what is now called the Denver Polo Classic, a major fundraising activity for children's’ charities.http://www.denverpolo.org Lachman maintains strong ties to Duke University, serving on several of the Advisory Boards, including the Board of Visitors of the Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Heart Board, and the Duke Eye Center http://www.dukemedicine.org/news_and_publications/publications/index/chancellorsreport20052006.pdf/file?cachestamp=1222091447591. He combines his involvement with Duke and his teaching background with Johns Hopkins 2000–2006 by providing college counseling to foreign students wishing to attend university in the United States.
Currently, Lachman is Special Counsel on Foreign Law and a partner of Lachman & Yeniaras, an Istanbul-based law firm www.lachmanyeniaras.com composed of Turkish attorneys with LLM degrees from top American universities. His practice focuses on international mergers & acquisitions, energy, and real estate law. Mr. Lachman is a professor of business communication and law, teaching classes at Koç University
Koç University
Koç University is a private, non-profit institution, founded in 1993 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the top universities in Turkey, it is supported by the financial resources of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, set up by Vehbi Koç, a leading Turkish businessman, “to serve humanity by increasing...
in Istanbul to undergraduate students.
Lachman has been a contributing journalist for the Hürriyet
Hürriyet
-External links:* * ** * *...
Daily News & Economic Review with weekly columns – "The Consultant's Corner" and "The Law Office" - and is the author of the book Real Estate Investment, Development, and Law in Emerging Markets www.peimedia.com/relaw.
Lachman has also written a book on a more personal subject. A cancer survivor himself, he wrote the book, Beating the Alternative (Amazon, 2010) to reflect upon and communicate the lessons learned from this experience. Lachman donates the profits from this book to colon cancer research, and provides some of the leading cancer institutions with free copies to distribute to their patients. This book is one of the few resources that provide cancer patients with a "no holds barred" account of what to expect during treatment and the absolute necessity for being your own best advocate.
Books
- Real Estate Investment, Development, and Law in Emerging Markets, (2010: PEI Media Publications) ISBN 978-1-904-6986-79-7
- Beating the Alternative, (2010: Amazon Press) ISBN 1450594891 ISBN 978-1450594899
Articles
- "Real Estate Leases in Turkey", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 17, 2009
- "Real estate risk/return disconnect in Turkey", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Thursday, March 25, 2010
- "Acts of God", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, September 19, 2009
- "Istanbul Still Attracts Real Estate Investment", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report July 11, 2009
- "Mergers & Acquisitions: A corporate dating game", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report July 18, 2009
- "Turkey's Turtle Rescuers", Nov. 17, 2009, Didem Today
- "The Fate of the US Dollar", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 31, 2009
- "The U.S. "Immigrant Investor" Visa", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Friday, November 20, 2009
- "The Future of Golf in Turkey", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Thursday, October 1, 2009
- "Where can you find justice? Saturday", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report September 5, 2009
- "How culture can affect communication", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Friday, August 21, 2009
- "Saving the Marine Environment; One Turtle at a Time" Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, August 8, 2009
- "Proximate cause, forseeability and Istanbul ferries" Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report , Monday, June 22, 2009
- "THE LAW OFFICE: Foreign Banks' Representative Offices" Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 18, 2008
- "THE LAW OFFICE: Vultures in the American Skies" Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 11, 2008
- "THE LAW OFFICE: Recent Developments in Competition Law" Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 4, 2008
- "THE LAW OFFICE" Threat to new real estate law, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report, Saturday, September 27, 2008
- "THE LAW OFFICE: Market hurricane largely misses Turkey", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, September 20, 2008
- "THE LAW OFFICE: New law restricts real estate for foreigners", Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, September 13, 2008
- Roubini Global Economics
- "High-flying Development May Bring Istanbul Crashing Down", 3 April 2010, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report
- "Weak pound hits Britons overseas home purchases", March 9, 2010, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report
- "US developer diplomat eyes law in Turkey", Saturday, September 20, 2008, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report