Welcome to Greene & Chaplan

About Our Company

The firm’s founding partners are Richard J. Greene and Scott A. Chaplan both of whom specialize in real estate, financial institutions, business and corporate litigation and transactions, and nonprofit tax-exempt charitable and religous organizations.

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About Our Company

Company Info

Greene & Chaplan, LLP (the “Firm” or “G & C”)
The Firm’s Founding Partners are Richard J. Greene, Esq. and Scott A. Chaplan, Esq., each seasoned in both complex litigation and transactional matters for a select clientele ranging from our focused venture capital clients to large international family offices. Greene, the Managing Partner of G & C, is a seasoned ex-banker with insight in financial and business matters earned over nearly half a century. Chaplan has an accounting background, he worked for Peat Marwick Mitchell, and he is a seasoned real estate litigator, licensed real estate broker, investor and expert in the structure, acquisition, financing, operations and all other aspects of real estate. Chaplan also serves multiple for and non-profit boards and advises on intricate business matters, strategic planning, risk mitigation and growth.

Mission & Goals

G&C strives to achieve success for its clients through the application of innovative strategies, aimed at thinking beyond conventional boundaries, while adhering to the requirements of applicable law. This enables the firm to navigate clients through the progressively intricate challenges associated with the proper operation of business entities, as well as the acquisition, ownership, operation, and disposition of business entities and real property assets. G&C seeks to employ a collaborative approach in conjunction with its clients to function as an integrated team for the purpose of achieving best in class solutions for the needs of our clients.

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History of G&C

Greene and Chaplan, LLC (the “Firm”) is a premiere boutique business, real property and family business, office law firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California which represents a select clientele of family business offices, financial institutions, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and high-net worth individuals. The Firm has, from inception, delivered extraordinary results within our niche practice segments (the “Core”). Therefore our skills, experience and expertise remains unparalleled within the legal industry.

About Our Company

Representative Clients

G&C successfully represents a diverse roster of distinguished clients, ranging from corporate entities such as insurance companies and real estate developers, landlords and tenants, to entrepreneurs, music and literary artists, film and entertainment based entities as well as community leaders.

Commercial Real Estate

Brymark Homes

Frank Holdings

Mid-Valley Management Company, Inc.

Residential Real Estate/ Development

American Pacific Construction
Brymark Homes

Pacific Rim Realty Group

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Faith-Based and Non-Profit

Bishop Clarence E. McClendon

Bishop Kenneth Ulmer

Bishop Noel Jones

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Corporate

Association Administrators &
Consultants, Inc.

Betson Pacific Distributing Company

Beverly Enterprises

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Financial Institution

Alcor Business Capital, Inc.

Centennial Thrift and Loan Association

Centurion Bancorp

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Insurance Defense

Guide One Insurance Co.

Our Partners

Experts in Property Law and Transactions

Committed to Diversity & Community

Employment

Employees are our greatest asset. Explore employment opportunities in our practice areas today.

Committed to Diversity

Diversity as an essential ingredient of G&C’s culture and success. The firm is strongly committed to the recruitment, retention, development and advancement of men and women of all backgrounds so that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients and our communities. This commitment to diversity applies not only to our own staff, but also to the selection of business partners and vendors.

Committed to Community

G&C’s commitment to serving our communities dates back to the firm’s inception. We support our communities by providing pro bono services, supporting charitable organizations and volunteering our time as board members of local community organizations.
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HISTORY OF G&C 

Greene and Chaplan, LLC (the “Firm”) is a premiere boutique business, real property and family business, office law firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California which represents a select clientele of family business offices, financial institutions, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and high-net worth individuals. The Firm has, from inception, delivered extraordinary results within our niche practice segments (the “Core”). Therefore our skills, experience and expertise remains unparalleled within the legal industry.

Partners, Richard J. Greene and Scott A. Chaplan, collectively contribute over 80 years of combined experience to our Core team. Additionally, we are principals and clients of the entity within our private equity investment platform.

G&C is committed to providing the highest level of skill in the performance of services for our clients, adherence to the ethical standards of the legal profession and to the betterment of the communities in which the Firm and its clients are domiciled and conduct business. G&C has earned a Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, the highest level of professional excellence bestowed by that nationally recognized rating organization.

Our litigators and transactional teams have achieved results on closed transactions valued in the Billions of dollars, and we continue to grow methodically and selectively with our care. With no aspirations of being the biggest, we remain the best