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<br />DIANA GRUB FRIESER
<br />Cellular Phone: (561) 662-8008
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<br />Professional Experience:
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<br />CITY OF BOCA RATON, CITY ATTORNEY, Boca Raton, Florida (June 1999-present)
<br />Serve as primary legal counsel to the City Council and Administration on the full range of legal issues. Responsibilities include
<br />review and approval of all legal documents, ordinances and resolutions, supervising and directing outside counsel, managing the
<br />legal department (2 attorneys, 3 staff), and serving as a member of the executive management team responsible for effectuating
<br />City policies and problem-solving. Duties include advising the City Council regarding land development and growth
<br />management issues, employment and labor matters, contractual agreements and procurement compliance, pending litigation and
<br />potential disputes, as well as traditional municipal issues including sunshine law, public records law, code of ethics and voting
<br />conflicts, public hearing procedures, compliance with statutory obligations, intergovernmental and regulatory/administrative
<br />issues, and related matters.
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<br />CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, Miami Beach, Florida
<br />FIRST ASSISTANT CITY AITORNEY (February 1996-May 1999)
<br />Responsible for evaluating legal issues and developing options in response to City Commission policies and directives. Primarily
<br />responsible for addressing land use, development and regulatory issues, including planning, zoning, building! construction
<br />concerns, and statutory compliance with respect to municipal and administrative issues. Experience includes negotiating and
<br />drafting development agreements, and developing responses to "Harris Act" claims. Provide counsel to the City Commission and
<br />serve as legal counsel to the Design Review Board, Historic Preservation Board, Planning Board and Board of Adjustment with
<br />respect to land use and zoning as well as procedural matters. Primary responsibility for working with the City's administration in
<br />the drafting, noticing, and adoption of ordinances amending the land development regulations and related resolutions.
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<br />ZACK, SPARBER, KOSNITZKY, TRUXTON, SPRATT & BROOKS, P.A., Miami, Florida
<br />ASSOCIATE (April 1991-January 1996)
<br />Extensive experience in property development, real estate acquisition and fInancing, business/corporate transactions, secured
<br />lending and general contract law. Practice specialization in real estate focused on all aspects of commercial real estate
<br />transactions, including: (i) property development and land use issues, (ii) purchase and sale of commercial and residential real
<br />estate, (iii) representing fInancial institutions and borrowers with respect to construction loans, acquisition and development
<br />loans, and workouts, (iv) lease drafting and negotiation for both landlords and tenants, (v) establishing condominiums and
<br />ensuring regulatory compliance, and (vi) examining title and title documents.
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<br />GREENBERG, TRAURlG, HOFFMAN, LIPOFF, ROSEN & QUENTEL, Miami, Florida
<br />ASSOCIATE (September 1989-March 1991)
<br />Practice focused on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on representation of lenders.
<br />SUMMER ASSOCIATE (May-August 1988)
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<br />SCHIFF HARDIN & WAITE, Chicago, Illinois
<br />SUMMER ASSOCIA TE (May-August 1987)
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<br />ARNOLD & PORTER CONSULTING GROUP, APCO, Washington, D.C.
<br />SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (1985-1986)
<br />Coordinated Washington lobbying events; Assisted in formulating development and fundraising strategies for nonprofIt
<br />organizations; Responsible for all aspects of logistical and administrative support.
<br />Education:
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<br />NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Chicago, Illinois
<br />Juris Doctor (May 1989)
<br />John Henry Wigmore Scholar: Recipient of three year, full-tuition scholarship awarded on the basis of merit.
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<br />EMORY UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Georgia
<br />Bachelor of Arts (June 1985)
<br />Double Major: Political Science and Judaic Studies; Phi Beta Kappa; Summa Cum Laude; Dean's List, 1981-1985
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<br />HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, Jerusalem, Israel
<br />Rothberg School of Overseas Studies (1983-1984)
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<br />Additional Information:
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<br />Publication: "The Middle East," (co-author) in Legal Traditions and Systems of the World, edited by Alan N. Katz, Conn:
<br />Greenwood Press, 1986.
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