Reuben Duarte is a senior planner in the Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental Practice Group in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Areas of Expertise

Reuben has over seven years of experience guiding developers, property owners, and other business entities throughout California through the land use entitlement and regulatory process, from early due diligence through construction, including project entitlements and approvals, regulatory and environmental compliance (CEQA), stakeholder engagement, community outreach, and project management.

Reuben writes original content and articles focused on urban planning and development for the planning and development website Planetizen, and has also written as a contributing editor for the Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter.

He received his B.A. from the University of California Berkeley in 2008, and a Masters in Urban & Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) from the University of California Los Angeles in 2012, where he specialized in transportation planning and policy, and urban design and development.  Reuben’s primary areas of focus include  real estate and economic development, urban design, land use and transportation policy, high-speed rail, and political environments.