The Lawyers of Distinction is pleased to announce that Bryan J. Thomas of Los Angeles has been certified as a distinguished member of our organization. The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history. Please see https://www.lawyersofdistinction.com/how-to-become-a-member/ for further details concerning membership qualification.
Bryan J. Thomas, Esq. has over the past 30 years represented clients in investment banking, global business transactions, commodities trading; real estate development (entertainment centers), and legal services for the entertainment industry. Bryan J. Thomas argued and won the landmark case Angeles Field Partners, LLC vs. The City of Lynwood Redevelopment Agency in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and upheld by the California Supreme Court. Said decision opened the door for an NFL football team to return to the Los Angeles market. In addition to his many real estate development clients, Bryan J. Thomas represented and partnered with the premier urban real estate developer in the United States, focusing on new methods of urban development financing, using new market tax credits, federal and state tax credits as well as various bond instruments.
On October 27, 2010, Bryan J. Thomas helped secure from the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, the largest tax revenue bond allocation in the history of the state of California. Bryan J. Thomas secured 4 billion in TRB, thereby, creating a new standard in the field of Urban Development financing
Lawyers of Distinction uses its own independent criteria, including both objective and subjective factors in determining if an attorney can be recognized as a Lawyer of Distinction in the United States in their respective field. This designation is based upon the proprietary analysis of the Lawyers of Distinction organization alone and is not intended to be endorsed by any of the 50 United States Bar Associations or The District of Columbia Bar Association.
