Background
Gelles, Peter A. was born on June 17, 1944 in London, England.
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Peter A. Gelles
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Oxford University (Bachelor of Arts Honours Jurisprudence, 1965. Master of Arts, 1970).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1970, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. 1972, California; 1996, Solicitor, Hong Kong. Recipient: Open Exhibition in Jurisprudence, 1963.
Legal Officer, Department of International Labor Standards, International Labor Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1965-1967.
Author: "Foreign Investment in United States. Real Estate," Southwestern University Institute, Los Angeles, California, 1975.
"Foreign Investment in United States. Real Estate," American Management Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978.
"Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment in United States.
Real Estate," California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Los Angeles, California, 1983. "Real Estate Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States.," Chiyoda Kokusai Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, 1987. "Role of United States.
Counsel in Advising United States.
Investors in Foreign Real Estate," American Bar Association, 1991. "Current Perspectives on United States.
Investment in United Kingdom Property," Property Finance, London, 1991. "Effects of United States.
Product Liability Exposure on International Business Planning for Japanese Companies," Japan Management Association, Tokyo, Japan, 1991.
"Practical Business Aspects of United States. Immigration Planning for Japanese Companies," Chiyoda Kokusai, Tokyo, Japan, 1991. "United States. Business Planning" in "How to Get a United States.
Visa," Japan Times, Tokyo, Japan, 1993 (3rd Printing).
Company-Author: with Sandra South. Ikuta of O"Melveny & Myers, "Can Sellers Protect Themselves from Continuing Environmental Liability?" Los Angeles County Bar Association Real Property Section Newsletter, May/June 1994. "Global United States.
Real Estate Investment," Institutional Real Estate Investor, 1995. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Real Property Section Executive Committee, 1988.
Editor, Real Property Section Newsletter/Review, 1993-1994, and Secretary, 1994-1995.
Treasurer, 1995-1996. Vice-Chair, 1996-1997. Member, International Law Section Executive Committee, 1994.
Member, Pacific Rim Committee, 1995), American (Chair, Committee on International Investment in Real Estate, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section.
Chair, Committee on International Real Property Law, Section of International Law and Practice) and International (Member: General Practice and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Asia and Pacific Lawyers Association. The Law Society, London, England.
The Law Society, Hong Kong.
Arbitrator, Real Estate Mediation and Arbitration, Incorporated. (Also Consultant to Siao, Wen & Leung, Hong Kong).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Real Property Section Executive Committee, 1988. Editor, Real Property Section Newsletter/Review, 1993-1994, and Secretary, 1994-1995. Treasurer, 1995-1996.
Vice-Chair, 1996-1997.
Member, International Law Section Executive Committee, 1994. Member, Pacific Rim Committee, 1995), American (Chair, Committee on International Investment in Real Estate, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section.
Chair, Committee on International Real Property Law, Section of International Law and Practice) and International (Member: General Practice and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Asia and Pacific Lawyers Association.
The Law Society, London, England. The Law Society, Hong Kong. Arbitrator, Real Estate Mediation and Arbitration, Incorporated.
(Also Consultant to Siao, Wen & Leung, Hong Kong).
