Gary S. Lachman


Gary S. Lachman is an American author, international lawyer, fishing boat captain, and former Portfolio Manager for the U.S. Department of State. Formerly a resident of Istanbul, Turkey, Lachman currently resides in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Biography

Born in New York City, Lachman was raised in Scarsdale, New York, before moving to North Carolina to attend college at Duke University. Upon graduation, he continued his education at University of Denver College of Law where he received his Juris Doctor. After 8 years of practicing law in Denver Lachman moved to the Washington D.C. area where Mr. Lachman developed Lake Arbor, one of the first large-scale master planned communities in suburban D.C. and established Thoroughbred Homes. This became the inspiration for his book
Mr. Lachman accepted a position with the U.S. Department of State as International Real Estate Portfolio Manager and leader of the New Embassies and Consulates group at the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. During one negotiation in one former Soviet state, he bartered a Barbie doll and Tonka truck for a crucial security setback property.
Lachman spent 2006 - 2014 practicing international law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions in Istanbul, Turkey. His time overseas and the friends he made throughout the world became the basis for his book Currently, Gary Lachman is Of Counsel in the West Palm Beach, Florida office of Greenspoon Marder. where he works as a senior real estate and M&A lawyer. His practice focuses on international mergers & acquisitions, asset protection, and real estate law.
Mr. Lachman taught at several word renowned Universities including Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Koç University in Istanbul. He was a lecturer on cross cultural communication and Kuwait University and an instructor at The Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland for their American Law program as well as serving as an International Real Estate Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Poland. Lachman was a columnist for the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review and is the author of the textbook Real Estate Investment, Development, and Law in Emerging Markets originally published by PEI Media.
Outside of the office, Mr. Lachman was an avid and nationally ranked polo player and participated in tournaments throughout the United States, Mexico and South Africa. He was a member of the Arapahoe Hunt in Colorado and the in Maryland.
Lachman maintains solid ties to Duke University, having served on several of the Advisory Boards, including the Board of Visitors of the Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Heart Board, and the Duke Eye Center.. He and his partners' tournament charter fishing team operates out of West Palm Beach. He is passionate about maintaining healthy pelagic fish stocks along Florida's Atlantic coast and he and his team conduct frequent ocean trash removal exercises between Delray Beach and Jupiter, Florida. Gary and his fishing team members all belong to Captains for Clean Water where Gary serves on the Board of Directors.

Publications

Books

ISBN 979-8-89553-512-7 ,
  • Real Estate Investment, Development, and Law in Emerging Markets,

Audio Books

Articles

  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 17, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Thursday, March 25, 2010
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, September 19, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report July 11, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report July 18, 2009
  • , November 17, 2009, Didem Today
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 31, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Friday, November 20, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Thursday, October 1, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report September 5, 2009
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Friday, August 21, 2009Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, August 8, 2009Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report, Monday, June 22, 2009Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 18, 2008Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 11, 2008Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, October 4, 2008
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report, Saturday, September 27, 2008
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, September 20, 2008
  • , Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report Saturday, September 13, 2008
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  • , April 3, 2010, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report
  • , March 9, 2010, Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report
  • , Saturday, September 20, 2008, ''Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Report''