Project Development

Greenberg Glusker Real Estate Partners Craig Coan, Ryan Iwasaka, and Steve Lurie have been selected to the L.A. Times Studios' 2025 Commercial Real Estate Visionaries list, featuring noteworthy commercial real estate executives recognized for their successes and accomplishments in the last two years. 

Craig S. Coan serves as a legal counselor to developers, family offices, and REITs in the commercial real estate industry. His unique business perspective is informed by his background as a CPA and his experience outside of law. Coan’s recent work includes representing quick-serve restaurant chains in nationwide leasing, assisting a developer with a 100,000-square-foot shopping center and representing a REIT in the development of senior-housing facilities nationwide. He is an active industry voice, recently moderating the “Los Angeles Power Players” panel at the Connect Los Angeles 2023 conference. Prior to rejoining the legal field, he honed his entrepreneurial insight by spending 15 years as a market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

Ryan Iwasaka is known for his innovative, business-focused counsel shaped by his upbringing in a family of real estate developers. A graduate of Yale Law School and a Rhodes Scholar, his practice spans acquisitions, leasing and finance across the U.S. and internationally. Iwasaka recently assisted the Public Media Group of Southern California (KCET) in the sale of its historic Hollywood studio lot. He is a dedicated community leader, having served as president of the Japanese American Bar Association and currently serving on the advisory board for Little Tokyo Towers, a 300-unit affordable housing complex. He recently represented an investment company in a $106-million portfolio acquisition of distressed hotel, office and retail assets.

Steven J. Lurie is a highly accomplished real estate attorney and a partner at Greenberg Glusker, where he is a trusted advisor to some of Southern California’s most successful developers and investors. His recent work includes representing Majestic Realty Co. in transactions totaling over $825 million and advising LaTerra Development on matters exceeding $1 billion, including a 573-unit multifamily project in Burbank. A longstanding member of the firm’s management committee, Lurie also serves on the board of the City of Hope Los Angeles Real Estate Council and is a recipient of The State Bar of California’s Pro Bono Award. Over the past 24 months alone, his legal leadership has been instrumental in driving nearly $5.5 billion in transactions.