TRI Pointe Homes (TPH) named Brad Blank vice president and general counsel. Blank is a practicing attorney in California, who focuses on corporate and securities law.

Most recently, he was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he worked on complicated corporate and real estate transactions, as well as corporate governance and NYSE compliance matters.

"Brad’s skill set and work ethic will be a tremendous asset to TRI Pointe as we look to complete our merger with WRECO," said TRI Pointe CEO Douglas Bauer.

"As the lead senior associate that worked with us to put the WRECO transaction agreement together, he already understands our company and our industry well. We are confident that he will bring strong leadership and principles to the legal department of our combined companies," Bauer added.

Additionally, Blank received his law degree with honors from the University of San Diego, and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pepperdine University.