Attorney · Counselor · Strategist · Investor

Scott A.
Chaplan, Esq.

Founding Member, Greene & Chaplan, LLP
Executive Chairman, Del Rey Urban
Founder, Del Rey Advisory
Vice Chairman, Hayward Lumber Company
Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Kaplan University

Attorney, investor, advisor, and builder — Scott A. Chaplan brings decades of legal and transactional experience across an AV-rated law firm, a national real estate platform, a premiere advisory practice, and a 107-year-old building science company.

1,000+
Multi-family units
in California
9+
States with active
holdings & targets
5
Published books across
law, finance & leadership
3
Decades of transactional
legal experience
107
Years — Hayward Lumber
building for human health
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About

The intersection of law,
capital, and vision

Scott A. Chaplan, Esq. has built one of the most distinctive careers at the intersection of law, capital, and enterprise. As Founding Member of Greene & Chaplan, LLP — an AV-rated business boutique — he has spent decades representing family offices, high net worth individuals, mid-market companies, real estate developers, investors, buyers, sellers, capital providers, and non-profit organizations.

As Executive Chairman of Del Rey Urban, he oversees a diversified national portfolio spanning residential, industrial, office, and light manufacturing assets across California and key growth markets throughout the United States.

As founder of Del Rey Advisory, Scott brings the full weight of his legal acumen and transactional experience to clients navigating complex deals, capital formation, and strategic growth — local knowledge with international reach.

As Vice Chairman of Hayward Lumber Company — a 107-year-old California institution — Scott leads the firm's expansion into the intersection of building science and human health, anchored by the Hayward Score platform.

Scott is an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he served on the Advisory Board during the founding of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Law and taught entrepreneurship. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Kaplan University, where he teaches real estate. A recognized author and thought leader, Scott's five published works span corporate law, real estate, finance, and personal prosperity.

Areas of Practice
  • Real Estate Investment & Transactions
  • Private Equity & Capital Markets
  • Corporate Law & M&A
  • Business Structuring & Counsel
  • Financial Strategy & Advisory
  • Asset Management
  • Landlord-Tenant Law
  • Entity Formation & Governance
Academic Appointments
  • Adjunct Professor · Pepperdine University School of Law
  • Advisory Board · Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology Law, Pepperdine
  • Adjunct Professor · Kaplan University · Real Estate
Entities

Four platforms,
one vision

G&C
Greene & Chaplan, LLP
An AV-rated business boutique law firm representing family offices, high net worth individuals, mid-market companies, real estate developers, investors, buyers, sellers, capital providers, and non-profit organizations. Founding Member Scott A. Chaplan leads the firm's transactional and advisory practice.
URB
Del Rey Urban
A national real estate investment and private equity platform with approximately 1,000 multi-family units throughout California, complemented by light manufacturing, office, and industrial holdings across nine states.
ADV
Del Rey Advisory
A premiere boutique consultancy delivering integrated legal, business, and financial counsel. Serving developers, investors, entrepreneurs, and institutions from formation through exit. Local knowledge. International reach.
HLC
Hayward Lumber Co.
A 107-year-old California building materials company pioneering the intersection of construction and human health — including the Hayward Score platform, which measures whether your home is accretive or detrimental to your health.
Greene & Chaplan, LLP

An AV-rated boutique.
Built for those who can't afford less.

Greene & Chaplan, LLP is a business boutique law firm representing clients at the intersection of wealth, enterprise, and real property. As Founding Member, Scott A. Chaplan has built a practice defined by senior-level attention, transactional depth, and the rare capacity to serve as legal counsel, business strategist, and trusted advisor in a single relationship.

The firm holds an AV Preeminent rating — Martindale-Hubbell's highest designation — reflecting both the highest level of legal skill and the strongest ethical standards as assessed by peers and members of the judiciary. For clients navigating complex transactions, capital events, or enterprise decisions, this credential signals what they already know: they are working with counsel at the top of the field.

Greene & Chaplan serves a carefully selected client roster: family offices and multi-generational wealth holders requiring discreet, integrated counsel; high net worth individuals managing complex personal and business affairs; mid-market companies at inflection points; real estate developers, investors, buyers, sellers, and capital providers; and non-profit organizations navigating governance, transactions, and strategy.

The firm's practice is deliberately boutique — chosen clients receive partner-level engagement, not delegation. Every matter is handled with the precision, discretion, and strategic intelligence that sophisticated clients demand.

Client Focus
Family Offices & Multi-Generational Wealth
High Net Worth Individuals
Mid-Market Companies
Real Estate Developers & Investors
Buyers, Sellers & Capital Providers
Non-Profit Organizations
AV Preeminent Rated · Martindale-Hubbell · Highest Distinction
Founding Partners
Richard J. Greene, Esq.
Richard J. Greene, Esq.
Founding Partner
rgreene@greenechaplan.com
Scott A. Chaplan, Esq.
Scott A. Chaplan, Esq.
Founding Member
schaplan@greenechaplan.com
Transactional Law
Purchase and sale agreements, joint ventures, commercial contracts, and complex deal structuring across real estate, corporate, and private transactions.
Corporate & Business Law
Entity formation, governance, shareholder agreements, operating documents, and ongoing counsel for closely-held and mid-market companies at every stage.
Real Estate Law
Acquisition, disposition, development, financing, leasing, and landlord-tenant matters across residential and commercial asset classes throughout California and nationally.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Full-lifecycle M&A representation for buyers, sellers, and boards — due diligence, deal structure, documentation, regulatory compliance, and post-closing integration.
Family Office & Private Wealth
Integrated legal counsel for family offices, trustees, and high net worth individuals managing complex investment, business, real property, and estate-planning matters.
Non-Profit & Institutional
Governance, compliance, transactional, and strategic counsel for non-profit organizations, foundations, and mission-driven institutions.
Del Rey Advisory · Advisors

Exceptional counsel across
every dimension of your needs

Del Rey Advisory assembles a curated roster of senior advisors — each a recognized authority in their domain — to deliver integrated legal, financial, investment, operational, and technology counsel to a select clientele.

Scott A. Chaplan, Esq.
Scott A. Chaplan, Esq.
Founding Advisor · Managing Principal
Family Office · Real Estate · Faith-Based Non-Profit
An expert at legal, business and financial solutions, Scott heads Del Rey Advisory's family office, real estate, and faith-based non-profit practice areas. Founding Member of Greene & Chaplan, LLP, Executive Chairman of Del Rey Urban, and Vice Chairman of Hayward Lumber Company. Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law — where he served on the Advisory Board during the founding of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Law and taught entrepreneurship — and Adjunct Professor at Kaplan University, where he teaches real estate.
Richard J. Greene, Esq.
Richard J. Greene, Esq.
Advisor · Founding Partner, Greene & Chaplan LLP
Financial Institutions · Mid-Market Companies
A deeply experienced banker and attorney, Richard heads Del Rey Advisory's financial institutions and mid-market practice areas. As Founding Partner of Greene & Chaplan, LLP, he brings decades of transactional depth in banking, lending, corporate, and real estate law to the firm's most complex client matters.
Rob Deutschman
Rob Deutschman
Advisor · Investment Banking
Investment Banking · Capital Markets · M&A
A seasoned investment banker, Rob heads Del Rey Advisory's investment banking service segment. His career spans middle-market M&A, private placements, financial restructurings, and capital raises across multiple industries. Formerly Vice Chairman of Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. and a senior professional at B. Riley Financial and FocalPoint.
Lew Jaffe
Lew Jaffe
Advisor · Executive Coach & Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Executive Coaching · Entrepreneurship · Corporate Growth
Former Chairman of Benihana and CEO of PictureTel Corporation — the $750M NASDAQ-listed video conferencing pioneer that earned him the moniker "Godfather of Video Conferencing." Lew has created over $1 billion in shareholder value across 20+ companies. A Clinical Professor at Loyola Marymount University and award-winning executive coach, Lew serves Del Rey Advisory's entrepreneurial and growth-stage clients.
Marc Ladin
Marc Ladin
Advisor · CEO, VoicePunch
AI · Voice Automation · Venture Capital · Early-Stage
CEO of VoicePunch, an AI and voice automation venture capital firm, Marc is one of the earliest venture capitalists in the voice and AI space. A serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits in messaging, security, and internet services, Marc serves Del Rey Advisory's early-stage and emerging technology clientele. General Partner of Project Voice Capital Partners.
Consuela Kielbowicz
Consuela Kielbowicz
Advisor · Estates Division, Del Rey Urban Brokerage
Real Estate · Acquisitions · Design · Construction
An expert in real estate investment, acquisitions, dispositions, design, construction supervision, and advisory services, Consuela leads the Estates Division of Del Rey Urban Brokerage, Inc. — a Del Rey Urban affiliate. Co-founder of Del Rey Urban, she brings over 30 years of hands-on experience as buyer, builder, designer, and investor in luxury residential and commercial real estate.
National Portfolio

Active holdings &
target markets

California
Los Angeles
& Statewide
Active · HQ
Georgia
Macon
Active
North Carolina
Charlotte & Duck
Active
Texas
Houston · Austin
· Dallas
Active
Tennessee
Nashville
Active
Oregon
Bend
Active
Colorado
Denver
Target Market
South Carolina
Statewide
Target Market
Indiana
Statewide
Target Market
Hayward Lumber Company

107 years of building.
Now building for health.

Founded in 1918 on the California coast, Hayward Lumber Company has spent over a century supplying the materials that shape the spaces where people live, work, sleep, and raise families. That long view taught us something the industry rarely says aloud: the choices made during construction and renovation have a direct, measurable effect on human health.

As Vice Chairman, Scott A. Chaplan leads Hayward's evolution from a premier building materials supplier into a health-forward platform company. The thesis is straightforward — every building decision is also a health decision — and the Hayward Score application is the tool that finally makes that measurable.

Hayward Score assesses a home across dozens of dimensions: air quality, natural light, thermal comfort, acoustic environment, moisture and mold risk, chemical toxin load, biophilic connection, and water quality. The result is a single score — from 0 to 100 — that tells you, plainly, whether your home is working for your health or against it.

This is not certification. It is not inspection. It is a living assessment that changes as your home changes — and a roadmap for building healthier, grounded in a century of material expertise.

1918
Founded
107
Years in operation
8+
Health dimensions scored
Visit Hayward Lumber →
Hayward Score — Sample Assessment
74
out of 100
Moderately health-positive
Air Quality
82
Natural Light
75
Thermal Comfort
70
Acoustics
62
Moisture & Mold
48
Chemical Toxins
42
Biophilic Connection
78
Water Quality
65
Publications

Five books spanning
law, capital & leadership

I
Vow of Prosperity
Destiny Image Publishing
II
Landlord–Tenant Law
National Business Institute
III
West's Corporations Code — Mergers & Acquisitions
West Publishing
IV
Money Matters
Adam Torres · Mission Matters
V
Mission Matters
Adam Torres · Mission Matters
Services

What Del Rey
Advisory offers

01
Legal Counsel
Transactional, corporate, and real estate legal services delivered at the principal level. M&A, entity structuring, contract negotiation, and landlord-tenant expertise.
02
Business Advisory
Senior strategic guidance for companies at every stage — from founder-led startups navigating growth to established enterprises pursuing expansion, partnership, or exit.
03
Financial Consultancy
Capital formation strategy, investment structuring, and portfolio advisory for real estate investors, private equity sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals.
04
Real Estate Investment
Acquisition advisory and joint venture structuring across residential and commercial asset classes, drawing on Del Rey Urban's active national platform and market intelligence.
05
Mergers & Acquisitions
Full-lifecycle M&A support: due diligence, deal structuring, documentation, regulatory compliance, and integration — for buyers, sellers, and boards.
06
Speaking & Thought Leadership
Available for keynotes, panels, and executive forums on real estate, law, investment strategy, and entrepreneurship. A published author and sought-after voice in business leadership.
Get in Touch

Begin the
conversation

Scott A. Chaplan and his affiliated entities work with a select group of clients. Whether you are seeking legal counsel, advisory services, a real estate partnership, or a building health assessment — we welcome the introduction.

info@delreyadvisory.com
Law Firm
Greene & Chaplan, LLP
Advisory
Del Rey Advisory
Investments
Del Rey Urban
Building & Health
Hayward Lumber Co.