Ed focuses his practice on real estate, business, banking/finance, and litigation, including representation of clients before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. He provides general counsel services to numerous businesses, real estate brokers, developers, and investors. Ed has extensive experience in representing banks and other financial institutions. He has represented parties in nearly every variety of real estate transaction and land use matters and has served as counsel in litigation involving insurance bad faith, construction, non-disclosure and breach of contract claims, condemnation, zoning, and other police power issues. He has extensive experience in procuring entitlements from national, state, and local government agencies for real estate projects and served eight years as the attorney for the City of Ketchum, Idaho. He also has assisted clients in various securities and financing matters, including private placements in banking, real estate, telecommunication and publishing ventures, NASD arbitrations, SEC investigations, and the formation and merger of business entities.