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H. DAVID NAHAI
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
1980 Central District, California
1979 State Bar of California
1976 Bar of England and Wales
EMPLOYMENT
LEWIS, BRISBOIS, BISGAARD & SMITH (September 2010-Present)
Partner
and Co-Chair of National Energy, Water, Real Estate, and Environmental Law Section
DAVID NAHAI ASSOCIATES, INC. (January 2010-August 2010)
President
David Nahai Associates, Inc. specialized in real estate, environmental, commercial, water and energy law
DAVID NAHAI CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC (January 2010-Present)
President
David Nahai Consulting Services, LLC advises and assists private and public entities involved in the environmental sector, with particular emphasis on water conservation and management, wastewater treatment and recycling, renewable energy, energy efficiency and waste to energy matters. The firm draws on David Nahai's unique and extensive experience as the Chairman of the California Regional Water Board, President of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Senior Advisor to the Clinton Climate Initiative.
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER (LADWP) (2007-2009)
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
Nahai was nominated as LADWP's CEO by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and confirmed by the City Council in 2007. He served on the LADWP Board of Commissioners prior to becoming CEO. He was appointed to the Board in 2005 and became Board President in 2006. Nahai led an overall transformation of the LADWP that included the unprecedented expansion of the utility's renewable energy portfolio; the origination and execution of the City's groundbreaking Water Supply Plan; the attainment of historic reductions in water consumption in the City; the realization of record breaking energy efficiency levels; and the launch and implementation of water and power infrastructure improvement programs. Under his leadership, the LADWP increased its renewable energy portfolio from 3 percent in 2005 to around 15 percent by the end of 2009, and achieved the completion of Pine Tree, the nation's largest municipally owned wind farm, and the Lower Owens River Project, viewed as the most extensive river restoration program in the United States. Additionally, Nahai oversaw the creation of the Los Angeles Solar Plan, the most ambitious solar program of any municipal utility in the U.S. Under Nahai's leadership, LADWP garnered numerous environmental awards, including the 2008 Climate Change Leadership Award from Green California and the 2009 Los Angeles Heritage Award from Project Restore.
NAHAI LAW CORPORATION (1992 -2007)
President
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN (1987-1992)
Partner
Real Estate Department
MEMEL, JACOBS, & ELLSWORTH (1981-1987)
Partner (Since February 1985)
Real Estate Department
LOEB & LOEB (1979-1981)
Associate
Real Estate Department and Business Department
BARRISTERS' CHAMBERS (1976-1977)
LONDON, ENGLAND
LEGAL EDUCATION
Boalt Hall School of Law (1978-1979)
University of California, Berkeley
Visiting Scholar
Boalt Hall School of Law (1977-1978)
LL.M. Degree, 1978
College of Law, London, England (1975-1976)
Bar Course (Admitted to the Bar of England and Wales, 1976)
London School of Economics and Political Science (1974-1975)
University of London, London, England
LL.M. Degree, 1975
London School of Economics and Political Science (1971-1974)
LL.B. Degree, 1974
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, London, England
Member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (Real Property and Business Law Sections)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Current Involvements
Clinton Climate Initiative, Senior Advisor
California League of Conservation Voters, Member of Board of Directors
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Member of Energy and Environment Committee
Los Angeles Business Council, Member of Executive Board
Heal the Bay
UCLA Luskin Center Advisory Board, Member
Previous Involvements
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Board Member
Elected Chairman, April 1999
Re-elected Chairman, January 2000
Re-elected Chairman, January 2001
Re-elected Chairman, January 2006
Iranian-American Jewish Federation, Member of Board
Stephen S. Wise Temple, Member of Board of Trustees
Bnai Zion Foundation-Western Region, President
Chairman of the Board
Bnai Zion Foundation (National), Vice President
Magbit Foundation, Member of Executive Board
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, Board Member and Vice Chair
The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, Member of Board of Directors
Jewish Community Foundation
Beit T'Shuvah
Member of Environmental Advisory Committee
to Assemblymember Paul Koretz
Member of Environmental Task Force
to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
AWARDS
Bnai Zion Leadership Award (2000)
Regional Water Board Environmental Leadership Award (2001)
Keep California Beautiful
Smith Weiss Environmental Champion Award (2003)
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
Bnai Zion Celebration of Life Award (2003)
Man of Accomplishment Award from Amit (2005)
Dorothy Green Award from Heal the Bay (2008)
Service Award by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (2008)
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