Freilich & Popowitz LLP is a boutique, AV-rated, law firm located in Los Angeles, California, with a national practice in government and developer side land use, zoning, takings and planning; and delivering strategic business and legal counsel to senior executives in the areas of corporate, intellectual property, employment, real estate and business law.
We are the leading land use, zoning and planning firm in the nation, with Dr. Freilich representing over 250 cities, counties and major developers from San Diego to New York, Seattle to Miami, in developing local and regional plans and regulations that control sprawl, prioritize new urbanist transit and traditional neighborhood development, create mixed-use infill, promote sustainability and green development, control oil & gas drilling, finance renewable energy and infrastructure and link transportation and land use to reduce global warming and preserve agricultural, rural and environmentally sensitive lands.
With over 70 years of cumulative experience, we provide high quality legal and planning services to a wide range of clients, from state and local government entities to foreign and domestic corporations.
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1/9/2012 Los Angeles, CA - The Spring semester is starting and Professor Freilich is teaching the Land Use class at the USC Gould School of Law.
3/1-3/2/2012 Denver, CO - Bob Freilich is speaking at the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute's (RMLUI) annual Land Use Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Bob will be a panelist on the issue of "Private Payment for Public Goods," how local governments are attempting to provide for alternative revenue sources for infrastructure and operating costs is this era of minimal federal and state support. Dr. Freilich is a member of the RMLUI National Advisory Board.
10/3/2011
Washington, DC - The United States Supreme Court denied the Petition for Certiorari by plaintiffs in the matter of Alto Eldorado Partnership, et al. v. The County of Santa Fe. The Supreme Court's denial of certiorari is available here.
Washington, DC - The United States Supreme Court denied the Petition for Certiorari by plaintiffs in the matter of Alto Eldorado Partnership, et al. v. The County of Santa Fe. The Supreme Court's denial of certiorari is available here.The Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled in favor of Freilich & Popowitz client Santa Fe County. The briefs were prepared by Dr. Freilich and Mr. Popowitz and the oral argument was made by Dr. Robert Freilich. A copy of the opinion is available here.
8/2/2011Los Angeles, CA - At the invitation of Neil Popowitz, Parris Glendening, President of the Smart Growth America Leadership Initiative and former Governor of the State of Maryland (1995-2003) spoke before the non-profit Clean Technology Council (CTC), on the the topic of "Communities and Technology: The Keys to Thriving in the 21st Century." You can watch Governor Glendening's lecture by clicking here.
Los Angeles, CA - At the invitation of Neil Popowitz, Parris Glendening, President of the Smart Growth America Leadership Initiative and former Governor of the State of Maryland (1995-2003) spoke before the non-profit Clean Technology Council (CTC), on the the topic of "Communities and Technology: The Keys to Thriving in the 21st Century." You can watch Governor Glendening's lecture by clicking here.
4/2012 - The 6th edition of Dr. Freilich's "Cases and Materials on Land Use," co-authored with Tom Roberts and David Callies, is scheduled to be published by Thomson West in April of this year. This is the leading planning and law casebook in the United States, used in more law schools than any other land use casebook, and it covers the entire range of modern land use legal practice and constitutional litigation from the onset of Euclidean zoning through the wide range of new issues arising in the 21st century. New materials on accessory uses, zoning out competitors, and contract zoning accompany the classic cases of the prior edition. Topics covered include regulation of formula businesses, sustainability and green standards, new urbanism, transit oriented development, mixed use and the resurgence of large scale new towns, new perspectives on affordable housing, revitalization of cities in light of the mortgage crisis affecting suburban sprawl, new regional and state policies for growth management, conservation of water and monetization of solar energy. There is enhanced coverage of the Clean Water Act (TMDLs) and wetlands (the Rapanos case) and of disaster planning for fire hazards and flooding.
