LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2022 – Leading international law firm Proskauer is delighted to announce that the American Law Institute (ALI) has awarded partner Steven O. Weise with the Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes members who have played a major role in the ALI as an institution, by accepting significant burdens as an officer, council member, committee chair, or project participant and by helping keep the ALI on a steady course.

A partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department, Steven has extensive experience in financing, especially in those secured by personal property, including structured financing. He has handled matters involving California real property anti-deficiency laws, workouts, guarantees, sales of goods, equipment leasing, commercial paper and checks, letters of credit and investment securities.

He was elected to the ALI in 1992 and the council in 2012. He previously served as co-chair on Principles for a Data Economy and is currently serving as an adviser on Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts, and Restatement of the Law Fourth, Property.

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