Los Angeles Attorney
Elizabeth Watson
Phone: 310.553.3610
Email: ewatson@greenbergglusker.com
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations
Awards
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D., 1981)
- Northwestern University (B.S., 1977)
- Medill School of Journalism
Land Use Experience
- Represented The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in obtaining approval from the City of Los Angeles for a museum in a single-family residential area
- Represented Monrovia Nursery Company in obtaining approval of a 1200-unit subdivision, overcoming a series of ballot box battles and litigation challenges
- Obtained subdivision approvals for a controversial residential project in settlement of federal court litigation under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
- Obtained approvals for affordable housing projects, most recently in Ventura and Palm Desert, California
- Obtained approvals for a private high school campus on the Ambassador Auditorium property in Pasadena, California
Environmental Experience
- Represented the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission regarding various regulatory matters, including the California Environmental Quality Act
- Obtained City and Coastal Commission approvals for a mixed-use hotel and retail project in Manhattan Beach, California