Jeffrey D. Masters

Mr. Masters is one of the presenters for Workshop W9, “Practical Strategies for Managing the Risks of Distressed Assets,” on Wednesday afternoon. He is a partner in the Litigation Department and cochair of the development risk management practice group at Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP in Los Angeles. He represents developers, home builders, contractors, and lenders in complex insurance coverage, construction defect, and real estate litigation matters. He also has extensive experience structuring insurance and risk management legal programs for projects of all sizes.

Mr. Masters is a frequent lecturer and author for real estate industry groups such as the Building Industry Association, PCBC, the National Association of Home Builders, and Urban Land Institute, as well as International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI). He is coauthor of the educational materials and co-instructor for IRMI’s seminar series, “Construction Defect Risk Management and Insurance,” and for NAHB’s educational course, “Risk Management and Insurance for Building Professionals.”

Mr. Masters is rated AV, the highest rating available, by Martindale-Hubbell, which facilitates the peer-review rating process for lawyers. He is a graduate of UCLA School of Law and UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.