Rob Bernheimer - About the firm

First Solar - Desert Sunlight solar farm: Approx. 4,000 acre/$2 billion project developing a
     550 megawatt photovoltaic solar farm near Desert Center, Riverside County. County of Riverside
     project entitlements, tribal issues and other local governmental and community affairs.

Brightstar Environmental – Solid Waste Conversion: Assisted Australian-based Company with
     California lobbying efforts to change California laws on solid waste conversion technologies.

Alliance Recycling, Inc. – City of Oakland: Land use enforcement and compliance issues;
     California Beverage Container Recycling law compliance issues; regulatory compliance and
     municipal litigation.

Allied Defense Recycling – Mare Island/City of Vallejo: Ship breaking and recycling company.
     Assist with dry dock lease, government contracting, project financing and environmental permitting
     and compliance.

Association of California Recycling Industries: Former legal counsel and lobbyist on State law
     and regulatory matters, including issues relative to the California Integrated Waste Management Act
     and the Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. Helped lead state-wide effort in
     distinguishing recyclable material from solid waste.

H&C Disposal - City of Hawthorne: Created regulatory allowance for direct transfers of
     solid waste; solid waste franchise agreement negotiations, drafting and enforcement.

Waste Management - Coachella Valley and California: Solid waste franchise agreement
     negotiations, drafting and enforcement in Cities of Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert,
     Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio and Coachella. Legal counsel for San Diego, Orange County,
     Los Angeles and Sacramento regions.

JTZ, Inc. - City of Oxnard: Counsel on issues relative to solid waste and recycling.

Indio Water Authority - City of Indio: Counsel on inter-agency legal/political water disputes.

San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District - Inland Empire: Strategic advice in
     opposing LAFCO consolidation efforts.

Hadley Date Gardens: General counsel on legal matters, litigation and land use issues.

BG's Eclectic – El Paseo, Palm Desert: Assist with lease and municipal issues relative to an
     El Paseo retail store.

Palm Springs Plumbing/Family Trust, Palm Springs: Assisted private land owner who acquired
     fee land from an allottee in dealings with City and Agua Caliente Tribal relative to land sale and
     eminent domain.

Hadley's, Inc. - Cabazon: Assisted with business negotiations and agreements between private
     company and Morongo tribe.

Morris Desert Media/Fairway Outdoor Advertising - Coachella Valley: Assisted with legal
     issues and political strategy on matters in Riverside County, Palm Springs, Cathedral City,
     Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indio and Coachella, including locating and relocating
     billboards and other outdoor displays.

H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation - Riverside County: Assist with sphere of influence and
     annexation issues for approx. 650 acres of land before the Riverside County Local Agency Formation
     Commission (LAFCO) and the Cities of Palm Desert and Cathedral City.

Global Investments – Espana - Indio: 160 acre residential development. Entitlement and
     permitting issues relative to the purchase of the project from a bank after foreclosure, including
     performance bond, local permit and tribal archeological issues.

Global Investments – Point Happy - La Quinta: Approx. 50 home residential development. Land use
     and permitting issues following the purchase of the project from a bank after foreclosure.

Suncal Companies, SCC/Rancho Mirage: 80 acre residential project entitlements,
     Riverside County. Assisted with all levels of County review, Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
     approval and mitigated opposition from neighboring jurisdictions.

26 Del Sur Palms, LLC – Palms to Pines Shopping Center, Palm Desert: Legal, political and
     entitlement issues for a grocery store anchored shopping center.

Wrightwood Guest Ranch - Los Angeles County: Approx. 300 acre zip line, resort guest ranch, and
     snow play park near Wrightwood. Advise ownership on development, permitting and financing strategy.

Whittier Ranch - Indio: Approx.130 home residential development. Assistedwith the acquisition of
     the project in foreclosure and after acquisition with regards to entitlement and permitting issues.

Indio Sun, LLC – Indio Trails - Indio & Riverside County: 1,150 residential and mixed use project
     entitlements. Assisted with project planning, entitlements, Environmental Impact Report (EIR),
     Development Agreement (DA) drafting and negotiations, negotiating and obtaining a
     Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Riverside and numerous other agencies
     concerning the Coachella Valley Multi Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), annexation
     through LAFCO, and water & sewer related issues relative to both the Indio Water Authority & CVWD.

Pyramid Advisors - La Quinta Resort & PGA West master plan, La Quinta:
     Spearheaded master plan, project entitlements, oversight of EIR, and negotiations for a DA.

Coachella Valley Rescue Mission - Indio & Riverside County: New homeless shelter.
     Assisted in obtaining project entitlements from the City and the sale of land to the County to facilitate
     the project.

Suncal Companies - Citrus Ranch - Indio & Riverside County: 1,200 acre residential and resort
     (hotel and golf) project. Assisted with project entitlements, including EIR, DA drafting and negotiations,      negotiating and obtaining a Memorandum of Understanding with the County and numerous other
     agencies concerning the MSHCP, annexation through Riverside LAFCO and water and sewer related
     issues relative to the Indio Water Authority, the Coachella Valley Water District and the City of
     Coachella sewer district.

Suncal Companies - Mission Creek Trails - Desert Hot Springs: 500 acre residential development.
     Assisted with project entitlements.

Suncal Companies - College Assembly - Desert Hot Springs & Riverside County: 555 acre
     residential development and mixed use project with a community college extension campus.
     Assisted with planning, MSHCP conflicts and local issues relative to college site selection.

Suncal Companies - Solaire - Riverside County: 622 acre/3,100 unit residential development.
     Assisted with approvals through the County Airport Land Use Commission.

Landmark Properties USA, Inc. - Palmwood Project - Desert Hot Springs & Riverside County:      1,700 acre residential, resort (hotel & golf), office and commercial master plan. Assisted with project
     entitlements, including EIR and DA, MSHCP conflicts and annexation through Riverside LAFCO.

Steveco - Coachella: +/-200 unit market rate apartment complex. Assisted with entitlement.

Lakemont Development - Fiesta de Vida - Indio & Riverside County: 660 acre residential and golf
     development. Assisted with project entitlements, DA drafting and negotiations, and annexation through
     Riverside LAFCO.

Indian Palms – Indio: Hotel, clubhouse, condominium, and fractional project, including golf course
     renovations. Spearheaded the planning, entitlements and EIR oversight after project had previously
     been denied.

Cameo Homes - Parkfield Project - Indio & Riverside County: 9 acre, 89 unit condominium
     project. Assisted with revising project and obtaining entitlements after project had previously been
     denied. Later brokered a sale of the property to the County.
Cameo Homes & Madison Development - Northgate Project - Indio: 88 acre mixed use
     development. Assisted Cameo with project entitlements and EIR for residential portion of the
     project. Assisted Madison with post-approval CEQA challenge issues.

Cameo Homes – La Quinta Project: Residential/Resort development adjacent to the La Quinta
     Resort. Assisted with revising project and processing entitlements.

Talbert Development - Shoppes of Rancho Mirage: Approx. 50,000 sq. ft. retail development.
     Assisted in obtaining project entitlements.

Talbert Development - Shoppes of La Quinta: Approx. 50,000 sq. ft. retail development. Assisted
     in obtaining project entitlements.

Urban Housing Communities, LLC - Indio, La Quinta & Palm Desert: Affordable housing
     developer. Assisted with various land use and entitlement issues relative to affordable housing projects.

Stewart Family Properties/Gemstone Properties - Cathedral City: Assisted with
     redevelopment agreement with Cathedral City RDA. Assisted with sale of auto dealership and
     associated land. Assisted with development of auto body shop and parking lot.

First Solar - Desert Sunlight solar farm: Approx. 4,000 acre/$2 billion project developing a
550 megawatt photovoltaic solar farm near Desert Center, Riverside County. County of Riverside
project entitlements, tribal issues and other local governmental and community affairs.
Brightstar Environmental – Solid Waste Conversion: Assisted Australian-based Company with
California lobbying efforts to change California laws on solid waste conversion technologies.

Alliance Recycling, Inc. – City of Oakland: Land use enforcement and compliance issues;
California Beverage Container Recycling law compliance issues; regulatory compliance and
municipal litigation.
Allied Defense Recycling – Mare Island/City of Vallejo: Ship breaking and recycling company.
Assist with dry dock lease, government contracting, project financing and environmental permitting
and compliance.
Association of California Recycling Industries: Former legal counsel and lobbyist on State law
     and regulatory matters, including issues relative to the California Integrated Waste Management Act
     and the Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. Helped lead state-wide effort in
     distinguishing recyclable material from solid waste.
H&C Disposal - City of Hawthorne: Created regulatory allowance for direct transfers of
solid waste; solid waste franchise agreement negotiations, drafting and enforcement.
Waste Management - Coachella Valley and California: Solid waste franchise agreement
     negotiations, drafting and enforcement in Cities of Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert,
     Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio and Coachella. Legal counsel for San Diego, Orange County,
     Los Angeles and Sacramento regions.
JTZ, Inc. - City of Oxnard: Counsel on issues relative to solid waste and recycling.

Indio Water Authority - City of Indio: Counsel on inter-agency legal/political water disputes.
San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District - Inland Empire: Strategic advice in
opposing LAFCO consolidation efforts.

Hadley Date Gardens: General counsel on legal matters, litigation and land use issues.
BG's Eclectic – El Paseo, Palm Desert: Assist with lease and municipal issues relative to an
El Paseo retail store.
Palm Springs Plumbing/Family Trust, Palm Springs: Assisted private land owner who acquired
fee land from an allottee in dealings with City and Agua Caliente Tribal relative to land sale and
eminent domain.
Hadley's, Inc. - Cabazon: Assisted with business negotiations and agreements between private
company and Morongo tribe.
Morris Desert Media/Fairway Outdoor Advertising - Coachella Valley: Assisted with legal
     issues and political strategy on matters in Riverside County, Palm Springs, Cathedral City,
     Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indio and Coachella, including locating and relocating
     billboards and other outdoor displays.

H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation - Riverside County: Assist with sphere of influence and
annexation issues for approx. 650 acres of land before the Riverside County Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) and the Cities of Palm Desert and Cathedral City.
Global Investments – Espana - Indio: 160 acre residential development. Entitlement and
permitting issues relative to the purchase of the project from a bank after foreclosure, including
performance bond, local permit and tribal archeological issues.
Global Investments – Point Happy - La Quinta: Approx. 50 home residential development. Land use
and permitting issues following the purchase of the project from a bank after foreclosure.
Suncal Companies, SCC/Rancho Mirage: 80 acre residential project entitlements,
Riverside County. Assisted with all levels of County review, Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
approval and mitigated opposition from neighboring jurisdictions.
26 Del Sur Palms, LLC – Palms to Pines Shopping Center, Palm Desert: Legal, political and
entitlement issues for a grocery store anchored shopping center.
Wrightwood Guest Ranch - Los Angeles County: Approx. 300 acre zip line, resort guest ranch, and
snow play park near Wrightwood. Advise ownership on development, permitting and financing strategy.
Whittier Ranch - Indio: Approx.130 home residential development. Assistedwith the acquisition of
the project in foreclosure and after acquisition with regards to entitlement and permitting issues.
Indio Sun, LLC – Indio Trails - Indio & Riverside County: 1,150 residential and mixed use project
     entitlements. Assisted with project planning, entitlements, Environmental Impact Report (EIR),
     Development Agreement (DA) drafting and negotiations, negotiating and obtaining a
     Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Riverside and numerous other agencies
     concerning the Coachella Valley Multi Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), annexation
     through LAFCO, and water & sewer related issues relative to both the Indio Water Authority & CVWD.
Pyramid Advisors - La Quinta Resort & PGA West master plan, La Quinta:
Spearheaded master plan, project entitlements, oversight of EIR, and negotiations for a DA.
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission - Indio & Riverside County: New homeless shelter.
Assisted in obtaining project entitlements from the City and the sale of land to the County to facilitate
the project.
Suncal Companies - Citrus Ranch - Indio & Riverside County: 1,200 acre residential and resort
     (hotel and golf) project. Assisted with project entitlements, including EIR, DA drafting and negotiations,      negotiating and obtaining a Memorandum of Understanding with the County and numerous other
     agencies concerning the MSHCP, annexation through Riverside LAFCO and water and sewer related
     issues relative to the Indio Water Authority, the Coachella Valley Water District and the City of
     Coachella sewer district.
Suncal Companies - Mission Creek Trails - Desert Hot Springs: 500 acre residential development.
Assisted with project entitlements.
Suncal Companies - College Assembly - Desert Hot Springs & Riverside County: 555 acre
residential development and mixed use project with a community college extension campus.
Assisted with planning, MSHCP conflicts and local issues relative to college site selection.
Suncal Companies - Solaire - Riverside County: 622 acre/3,100 unit residential development.
Assisted with approvals through the County Airport Land Use Commission.
Landmark Properties USA, Inc. - Palmwood Project - Desert Hot Springs & Riverside County: 1,700 acre residential, resort (hotel & golf), office and commercial master plan. Assisted with project
entitlements, including EIR and DA, MSHCP conflicts and annexation through Riverside LAFCO.
Steveco - Coachella: +/-200 unit market rate apartment complex. Assisted with entitlement.
Lakemont Development - Fiesta de Vida - Indio & Riverside County: 660 acre residential and golf
development. Assisted with project entitlements, DA drafting and negotiations, and annexation through
Riverside LAFCO.
Indian Palms – Indio: Hotel, clubhouse, condominium, and fractional project, including golf course
renovations. Spearheaded the planning, entitlements and EIR oversight after project had previously
been denied.
Cameo Homes - Parkfield Project - Indio & Riverside County: 9 acre, 89 unit condominium
project. Assisted with revising project and obtaining entitlements after project had previously been
denied. Later brokered a sale of the property to the County.
Cameo Homes & Madison Development - Northgate Project - Indio: 88 acre mixed use
development. Assisted Cameo with project entitlements and EIR for residential portion of the
project. Assisted Madison with post-approval CEQA challenge issues.
Cameo Homes – La Quinta Project: Residential/Resort development adjacent to the La Quinta
Resort. Assisted with revising project and processing entitlements.
Talbert Development - Shoppes of Rancho Mirage: Approx. 50,000 sq. ft. retail development.
Assisted in obtaining project entitlements.
Talbert Development - Shoppes of La Quinta: Approx. 50,000 sq. ft. retail development. Assisted
in obtaining project entitlements.
Urban Housing Communities, LLC - Indio, La Quinta & Palm Desert: Affordable housing
developer. Assisted with various land use and entitlement issues relative to affordable housing projects.
Stewart Family Properties/Gemstone Properties - Cathedral City: Assisted with
redevelopment agreement with Cathedral City RDA. Assisted with sale of auto dealership and
associated land. Assisted with development of auto body shop and parking lot.