“I’ve worked  in the shopping center business with Dan for 25 years and his experience  covers  the day to day operations thru project budgeting and  ground up development. His understanding of the details for the success of the projects was learned over the years from prominent developers and owners.

As a general manager, he believed that all departments were instrumental to a center’s success. This “great shopping experience” included not just the design and tenant mix but the cleanliness, comfort and safety for all those visiting his centers. Communication between departments regarding physical hazards, potential criminal related activities, lighting and mall temperature comfort was encouraged and demanded.”

“I’ve known Dan Cetina since the late 1980s when he managed shopping centers in North Texas. I recommended Dan to teach at the ICSC University of Shopping Centers held at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and he taught there for about 10 years. That experience led ICSC to assign Dan to teach shopping center management in Malaysia, Singapore and The Philippines in the 2010s. I consider Dan to have broad spectrum of knowledge and experience in the shopping center industry.”

“The detail provided by Dan’s staff at different properties helped us defend lawsuits brought by those seeking damages for “slip and fall” events and other events.”

“Our law firm represented Sawgrass Mills — one of the largest outlet malls in the world with 2.3 million square feet of retail space — in connection with claims against an HVAC contractor and one of the nation’s largest chemical companies to recover damages for major failures in the mall’s air conditioning system.

Dan Cetina provided expert support and testimony, devised our litigation strategy, and was instrumental in helping to secure a high seven-figure settlement from the defendants.

Dan was exceptionally knowledgeable and provided critical expertise and testimony that quickly caused the defendants to settle the litigation. Dan was one of the most articulate, knowledgeable and credible witnesses I have ever worked with in 32 years handling complex business litigation.”

“Working with Dan over the years, he has taken on many roles depending on the development. Leasing and releasing a project during the Great Recession definitely brought a careers worth of knowledge on many lease related matters and the many obligations the tenants have to the landlord and vice versa.”