Welcome to Greene & Chaplan

Trust G&C for Your Legal Journey

G&C is an exclusive real estate and business boutique law firm focused on the success of its clients. Representative clients range from start-ups and growing entities to fortune 500 companies, family, offices and high net worth individuals, entertainment professionals to large secular and non-secular, non-profit organizations.

About Our Company

Building Legacies, Defending Rights

G&C, an AV rated^® boutique business law firm was founded in 1995.

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

G&C is dedicated to the highest standards of skills, ethics and service to its clients and the community. The firm has earned the most prestigious AV rated® by its peers, ranking G&C at the highest level of professional excellence.

Our Services

Legal Excellence, Personalized Service

Alternative Dispute Resolution

With skillful mediation and arbitration, G&C resolves clients’ complex disputes that may arise in business.

Financial Institutions

Decades or experience in transactions and litigation for financial institutions and other landers.

Non-Profit Representation

Committed to contributing to community service and urban renewal, G&C also offers a specialized concentration.

Expert Witness

Mr. Chaplan has a busy mediation and litigation calendar and brings deep expertise in development.

Litigation

G&C efficiently handles litigation and consistently prevails for the benefit of its client’s interests in practice areas.

Entertainment

G&C entertainment law practice provides legal counsel for clients in the fields of film, music, literary.

Our Partners

Experts in Property Law and Transactions

Richard J. Greene, Esq

Partner

Richard J. Greene, Esq. Greene & Chaplan, LLP || 2719 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 200 Santa Monica, CA 90403

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Scott A. Chaplan, Esq

Partner

Scott A. Chaplan, Esq. Greene & Chaplan, LLP || 2719 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 200 Santa Monica, CA 90403

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News & Events

Our Latest News & Blogs

April 26, 2024

Scott Chaplan Named to Forest Stewardship Council Board of Directors

Scott Chaplan, Chairman of the Urban Group of Companies, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Forest Stewardship Council-US. This election is a milestone in Mr. Chaplan’s 20-year career of service to non-profit organizations.

April 26, 2024

Hope Builds in South L.A.

A decade and a half after deadly riots scarred South Los Angeles, an ambitious $100-million housing and retail complex spanning several blocks is set to get underway this winter.