Michael G. Smooke is a partner with Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., a full-service international law firm with 16 offices worldwide, where he heads the real estate practice in the firm's Los Angeles office. He has practiced in the area of real estate development, leasing and finance for more than 30 years and has represented lenders, developers and tenants in a variety of projects including shopping centers, industrial parks and office buildings. Mr. Smooke has authored articles in both the National Law Journal and the Real Estate Law Journal, and has frequently written and lectured for various publications and forums, including California Continuing Education of the Bar, Practicing Law Institute (PLI), American Industrial Real Estate Association (AIREA) and others. He is active in community organizations, currently serving on the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, as a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as a trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation, and as chair of The Foundation's Capital Grants Committee. He previously served on the Board of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills. Mr. Smooke received his bachelor's degree in economics from UCLA and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Terri, live in Beverly Hills and have two married children and three grandchildren.

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