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Sayer presents on Ag Industry Risk Management

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

 

Michael Swanson, Ph.D., of Wells Fargo Ag Industries, and Melissa Sayer, senior associate at A to Z Law, will host a seminar on how to manage global and local risk in agriculture. Sayer will speak on Ventura County agriculture and ways to manage risk locally; Swanson will focus on the overall global ag market and aspects of global risk management at the free seminar. The free event will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 31 at Courtyard Marriott, 600 E. Esplanade Drive, Oxnard.

Sayer, co-owner of a citrus and avocado ranch outside Santa Paula, will put the global ag issues in context for local landowners, growers, and owners of packing and distribution channels. She will discuss ways to manage legal and business risks such as through diversification of crops, vertical integration of business structure, management and succession planning and business agreements.

“This seminar will help agribusinesses in the county understand global trends in managing risk and specific ways to manage risks locally,” said Sayer, a member of the Business Law Group of A to Z Law.

Lunch will be provided and reservations are strongly recommended, as seating is limited. To RSVP, contact Elsa R. Burton at (805) 987-5731 or elsa.r.burton@wellsfargo.com.

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Associate Stuart Nielson Honored As Top 40 Under 40

November 7, 2011 By

Stuart G. Nielson, an associate in the business law and real estate groups at A to Z Law, was recently recognized as one of the top 40 up-and-coming business leaders under age 40 in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties by the Pacific Coast Business Times’ 11th Annual 40 Under 40 special report. Nielson was honored for his dedication to his real estate and land use clients and to the nonprofit community.  He received the honor at an awards dinner on Oct. 17 at the Topa Tower Club in Oxnard.

A 2001 graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Nielson serves on the Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee of the Ventura County Bar Association. Nielson has assisted a number of local nonprofit organizations with various projects on a pro bono basis, including the Museum of Ventura County and theVentura Botanical Gardens, which he assisted in finalizing a long-term lease with the City of Ventura to secure a site for the future development of the gardens in Grant Park inVentura. He recently joined the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme.

Filed Under: Business Law, Current Events, Real Estate, Stuart G. Nielson