Mr. Gurren was a co-founder ofTitle Associates, now a division of Stewart Title Insurance Company. Prior thereto, Mr. Gurren was a real estate partner with the national law firm of Finley, Kumble for approximately five years. Before that, he practiced real estate law with the national law firms of Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Weil Gotshal & Manges, and with the real estate specialty firm of Carb Luria Glassner Cook & Kufeld. He specialized in lending work for major banks and insurance companies and development work for major real estate developers throughout the nation, including owners and operators of hotel chains and shopping centers. Mr. Gurren is a faculty participant in a CLE course sponsored annually by The American Law Institute/American Bar Association entitled Real Estate Finance Documentation. Mr. Gurren is a member of the Real Estate Finance Committee and the Committee on Title and Transfer (Real Property Law Section) of the New York State Bar Association.