Brian J. Appel
Principal

310.286.2060 x2
bappel@mjlcapital.com
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Brian Appel is a founder and principal of MJL Capital Partners. Mr. Appel brings a broad array of experience and talents to the MJL team, combining his years in the real estate finance business and his talents as a deal-making real estate lawyer with his substantial experience in the acquisition, development and capitalization of a variety of commercial real estate projects. Mr. Appel received his Bachelor of Business Administration, with distinction, in 1982 from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. in 1985 from UCLA School of Law. Mr. Appel devotes substantial time and resources to civic and charitable activities, including the Big Brother/Big Sister movement (with eight years as a big brother and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association since 1989) and the “18 Pockets of Joy” Golf Tournament Benefiting Camp Max Straus (of which Mr. Appel is the co-founder). Mr. Appel also devotes time to his passions for cycling, skiing and playing the drums.

 

Scott Yorkison
Principal

310.286.2060
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Scott Yorkison is a founder and principal of MJL Capital Partners. Since 1993, Mr. Yorkison has honed his skills in the planning, entitlement, development, leasing and construction of commercial retail and mixed use properties. Prior to forming MJL, Mr. Yorkison served as Vice President of a retail development company, where he was in charge of acquisitions, entitlements, project planning, leasing, and construction and project management. Prior to that time, Mr. Yorkison worked in property management with Champion Development and in real estate brokerage. Mr. Yorkison received his Bachelor of Business Degree in 1990 from California Lutheran University where he also competed in football and ice hockey. Mr. Yorkison devotes substantial time to developing the youth hockey programs in Ventura County and to providing support and resources to various charitable organizations focused on assisting underprivileged children. Mr. Yorkison was the coach of the national champion “Mariners”, the first junior hockey team from California to ever win the National Championship. He was also a member of the junior college national champion College of the Desert football team.

 

Alexandra L. Spitz
Director of Operations

310.286.2060 x3
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Alexandra Spitz has been part of the MJL Capital Partners team since the inception of the company. Her responsibilities span the entire property life cycle and include coordinating escrow and acquisition due diligence items and closings; involvement in the development phase for each property; coordinating loan applications, processing, closings and administration; overseeing property management; and coordinating the sale of properties. Ms. Spitz maintains key relationships with tenants, lenders, escrow and title officers, consultants, contractors and vendors. She is also responsible for MJL’s office management, accounting and daily operations. Ms. Spitz received her BA Cum Laude in Psychology from California State University Northridge and is a licensed California real estate agent. Outside of work, Ms. Spitz trains in Krav Maga (an Israeli Martial Art), supports various local charities and teaches Greek folk dancing to children. She has a passion for traveling and learning about other cultures.

 

 




 
 
 




 

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