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Will Abbate   Managing Director   ANGELO, GORDON & CO., L.P.   Will Abbate is based in Los Angeles and is responsible for the firm�s real estate acquisitions and asset management for West Coast U.S. and Latin America. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Will worked in the Investment Banking Department at Morgan Stanley, primarily focused on Real Estate Fund (MSREF) ... [ Read More ]

Pete Adler   Public Works Project Manager/City of Arvada Retirement Board Chair   CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO   Pete Adler is a Project Manager with the City of Arvada, Colorado, Departments of Utilities and Public Works. He has been with Arvada for over 26 years, working in the Human Resources, Public Works and Utilities Departments. Pete has also been a member of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation ... [ Read More ]

Jeffrey S. Alpaugh   Global Real Estate Practice Leader   MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES   Jeff is the Global Real Estate Practice Leader for Marsh. In this capacity Jeff is responsible for growth, retention, innovation, client service and market delivery for Marsh�s Real Estate clients globally. Marsh has dedicated Real Estate teams in each major office in the US, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and ... [ Read More ]

Martin Alston   Partner, Portfolio Management   CAPRI CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC   As Partner, Portfolio Management, Mr. Alston oversees all commingled fund and separate account portfolio and asset management activities at Capri. Mr. Alston additionally remains actively involved in sourcing and investing capital, and restructuring investments. Mr. Alston is a member of the Investment Committee. Over a 28-year career, Mr. Alston ... [ Read More ]

Joseph Bailitz   Principal   ROTHSTEIN KASS   Joseph Bailitz is an audit principal at Rothstein Kass based in the firm�s San Francisco office. Joe is a leader in the firm�s real estate practice and has over 20 years of experience providing audit, accounting and transaction related services to an array of publicly-traded and privately-held companies, partnerships, REITs ... [ Read More ]

Henry JH Bandet   Founder & Partner   HG CAPITAL, LLC   Henry Bandet founded the HG Capital funds in 1995, and is a partner in HG Capital. He has originated and structured more than $1.5 billion of value-added and opportunistic real estate investments in the western U.S. Prior to founding HG Capital, Mr. Bandet was the President of the Hunting ... [ Read More ]

Timothy R. Barron   Chief Investment Officer   SEGAL ROGERSCASEY   Tim Barron, CAIA is the Chief Investment Officer of Segal Rogerscasey, responsible for management of the firm's research department and oversight of all investment activities. Tim was previously President and CEO of Rogerscasey and its head of Research. He joined Rogerscasey in 2002 and now has 35 years ... [ Read More ]

Russ Bates   Head of the Americas, Real Estate Multi-Manager   AVIVA INVESTORS   Russ Bates serves as the Head of the Americas and as a member of the investment committee of the Aviva Investors Real Estate Multi-Manager group, which is one of the largest global platforms of its kind, with over $8.7 billion in assets under management invested in over 150 fund investments ... [ Read More ]

Bruce Batkin   President & Chief Executive Officer   TERRA CAPITAL PARTNERS   Bruce Batkin co-founded and is Chief Executive Officer of Terra Capital Partners, a New York based real estate funds management company. Since its founding in 2002, Terra has originated and managed mezzanine and equity investments in almost 200 properties with a value of $4 billion. Mr. Batkin has over 30 years� ... [ Read More ]

Michael Baum   Shareholder   GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP   Michael J. Baum focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border real estate transactions. Michael represents clients in connection with the sponsorship, formation and implementation of U.S. and international (primary focus in Mexico and Brazil) real estate opportunity funds, joint ventures, acquisitions, developments, financings and dispositions of multi-family, industrial, office, retail ... [ Read More ]

Kevin Bloss   Director   CARVAL INVESTORS   Kevin Bloss is a director at CarVal Investors. He is principally responsible for legal oversight of the formation and management of the firm�s credit and real estate funds. Mr. Bloss also advises on regulatory and transactional matters affecting CarVal Investors� management company. Before joining the firm ... [ Read More ]

Richard G. Brace CFA   Director   AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.   With over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, Rick is a senior research professional at AEW Capital Management, one of the nation� leading real estate pension advisors with over $40 billion in assets under management. Rick has primary responsibility for providing strategic direction, research and risk assessment in ... [ Read More ]

Addison D. Braendel   Principal   BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP   Addison Braendel is a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP. Mr. Braendel specializes in private equity fund formation, including fund reviews, secondaries, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions and related matters. Areas of expertise include state partnership and limited liability company law, �33 Act, �40 Act, Advisers Act and non-U.S. securities ... [ Read More ]

Randy Bramel   Partner   BRIDGEPORT INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.   Randy Bramel is the Founder of and a Principal in Bridgeport Investments, which is a boutique real estate investment banking and advisory company located in Tustin, California. Our clients are involved in all the major real estate product types, including commercial and industrial, multifamily, homebuilding, and land development. ... [ Read More ]

David Brown   CEO   SOMERA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC   Mr. Brown brings nearly three decades of real estate investment experience to his role as President and CEO of Somera. With a career that has been exclusively dedicated to the real estate investment business, Mr. Brown has had experience in all aspects of the industry from both a technical perspective ... [ Read More ]

Jan B. Brzeski   Portfolio Manager   ARIXA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC   Mr. Jan B. Brzeski is the principal of Arixa Capital Advisors, LLC, a private real estate investment advisor in Los Angeles that he founded in 2006. He is the fund manager of Arixa Fund I, which lends to investors who purchase renovate and resell single family homes. He ... [ Read More ]

Dan Burrell   Chief Executive Officer   ROSEMONT REALTY   Daniel Burrell is the Chief Executive Officer of Rosemont Realty. Prior to accepting this position, Mr. Burrell was a Partner of Rosemont Capital, L.P, where he managed the firm�s fixed income and real estate operations while also serving on the investment committees of its co-investment and private equity funds. Before ... [ Read More ]

David Butler   Partner   ARGOSY REAL ESTATE   David is a Partner at Argosy Real Estate, a real estate opportunity fund manager with over $200 million in equity funds under management. Based in San Francisco, he is a member of the firm's Investment Committee and has responsibilities for the firm's west coast operations. He ... [ Read More ]

Chad Carpenter   Chairman and CEO   REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.   Mr. Carpenter is Chairman and CEO of Reven Housing REIT, Inc. a public company, (SYM:RVEN). Mr. Carpenter is also Chairman & CEO of Reven Capital, LLC a private real estate investment company. He has been involved in over $2B in real estate transactions, has over 24 years of experience ... [ Read More ]

Martin Caverly   Chief Executive Officer   EVOQ PROPERTIES   Mr. Caverly is a seasoned real estate private equity investor with over 20 years of direct and platform real estate investing experience. Prior to joining EVOQ Properties, Mr. Caverly founded a real estate consulting, advisory, and principal investing firm, 2120 Partners, focused on fundraising, operational and investing strategies for existing ... [ Read More ]

David E. Cher   Of Counsel   DLA PIPER   David E. Cher, counsel with DLA Piper LLP (US), has 26 years experience in real estate law. David's experience includes a decade as an in-house lawyer for The Prudential Insurance Company of America, with responsibility for mortgage lending, acquisitions and sales, asset management, environmental matters, and ERISA. During the real ... [ Read More ]

Jason Choulochas   Partner   ARES MANAGEMENT LLC   Mr. Choulochas joined Ares in August 2011 in the Private Debt Real Estate Group as a Managing Director. Before joining Ares, Mr. Choulochas served as Managing Director, Investments, of Wrightwood Capital with responsibility for the origination and structuring of senior debt investments throughout the United States. Before joining Wrightwood Capital�s ... [ Read More ]

Michael B. Cohen   Director of Advisory Services   PPR, A COSTAR COMPANY   Michael Cohen serves as Director of Advisory Services with PPR. Under Mr. Cohen�s leadership, PPR�s Advisory Services provides a range of services to a client list that represents a �Who�s Who� of global real estate capital (both equity and debt). Mr. Cohen also follows, analyzes, and provides consulting on the ... [ Read More ]

Peter Collins   Co-Founder & Managing Principal   FORGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC   Mr. Collins is Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Forge Capital Partners ("Forge"). Mr. Collins directs all private equity activities for Forge Capital Partners (FCP) and is the CEO of FCP's Community Reinvestment Partners series of real estate funds (CRP). CRP I and its follow-on fund, CRP II are large Florida-based ... [ Read More ]

John Cook   Partner   BKD, LLP   John has more than 20 years of experience providing tax consulting and accounting services for clients in the affordable housing, historic preservation and market rate real estate industries. He provides consulting, tax planning and accounting services for real estate developers, syndicators and investors as well as construction, property management ... [ Read More ]

Jim Costello   Managing Director, Americas Research   CBRE   Jim Costello joined CBRE in 1995 with economic and real estate research experience developed through work with government agencies in the Chicago area. In his 17 years of experience at CBRE, Jim has worked with the Global Corporate Services team in Chicago, the Econometric Advisors (EA) team in Boston and now ... [ Read More ]

Jesse A. Criz   Partner   DLA PIPER   Jesse A. Criz is a partner in the Real Estate Capital Markets group of DLA Piper. He represents institutions, investors, developers and entrepreneurial companies in all aspects of the real estate capital markets area, consisting of a wide variety of complex domestic and international real estate, corporate, and partnership transactions, ... [ Read More ]

Robert A. N. Cudd   Partner   MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP   Education Trinity College (B.A.,1968) University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.,1974) New York University School of Law (LL.M.,1978) Bar Admissions Admitted only in California New York Robert Cudd is a partner practicing in the San Francisco and New York offices of Morrison & Foerster. Mr. Cudd has over 30 years� experience in a broad range of ... [ Read More ]

Philip Cyburt   Chief Executive Officer   LAURUS CORPORATION   Philip W. Cyburt joins Laurus Corporation as Chief Executive Officer with over 26 years of real estate experience. Together with the founders, Mr. Cyburt leads the organization to ensure that the quality of each investment fulfills the greatest potential for investors and aligns with Laurus' strategy. His career has engaged ... [ Read More ]

Sean K. Dalfen   Managing Principal & Chief Investment Officer   DALFEN AMERICA CORP.   Sean Dalfen is the Managing Principal & Chief Investment Officer of Dalfen America Corp (DAC) and its Canadian arm Dalfen's Ltd. He also sits on the Executive Advisory Committee, which oversees all of the Dalfen Group's investment programs. Under Mr. Dalfen's leadership, the companies� investment platforms have been strategically restructured and ... [ Read More ]

Jonathan J. Daniel   CEO and Founder   SILO FINANCIAL CORP.   Jonathan Daniel is the principal and founder of Silo Financial Corp., a private equity based real estate finance company that provides a broad range of specialty capital, including short-term bridge loans secured by most types of commercial and investment property. Silo provides loans from $1mm to $10mm for special ... [ Read More ]

Richard F. Davis   Co-Chair of the Hotel, Resorts and Club Practice   GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP   Richard F. Davis focuses his practice on U.S. and international real estate, business and finance law. He has represented many nationally and internationally known owners, developers, investors, and lenders in all aspects of real estate acquisition, development, operation and finance. He has been involved in international transactions involving more than ... [ Read More ]

Read Davis   President   MCGRIFF, SEIBELS & WILLIAMS, INC.   Read Davis, ARM, CIC President, McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Georgia, Inc. McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. One Premier Plaza 5605 Glenridge Drive, Suite 500 Atlanta, Georgia 30342 rdav@mcgriff.com STARTED CAREER 1987 EMPLOYED BY McGRIFF SINCE 1996 EDUCATION B.B.A., Risk Management and Insurance, University of Georgia LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS � Licensed Property & Casualty Agent � ARM, Associate in Risk Management � CIC, Certified Insurance Counselor AREAS OF EXPERTISE � ... [ Read More ]

Warren de Haan   Chief Originations Officer and Managing Director   STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST   Warren de Haan is the Chief Originations Officer at Starwood Property Trust and a Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group. He is responsible for national originations including bridge loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity and is a member of the investment committee. Starwood Property Trust is the largest commercial mortgage ... [ Read More ]

Brian De Lowe   Principal & Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development   KOR REALTY GROUP   Brian is a Principal with The Kor Group, a fully-integrated real estate investment, development and management firm based in Los Angeles. As Principal, Brian leads corporate strategy and the sourcing and execution of acquisitions. Since 2004, Brian has successfully closed over $250 million of acquisitions and $500 million of ... [ Read More ]

Christopher Delson   Partner   MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP   Christopher Delson regularly represents lenders and property owners in syndicated, securitized, mortgage, mezzanine, subscription, and REIT credit facilities, and construction loan transactions involving REITs, private equity funds, office buildings, hotels, multi-family apartment buildings, shopping centers, condominium and rental developments, and other asset classes. Leveraging his longtime representation of a substantial number ... [ Read More ]

Joseph P. Derhake   President   PARTNER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, INC.   Joseph P. Derhake, PE serves as the President of Partner Engineering and Science, a national environmental and engineering due diligence consulting firm. Mr. Derhake has been practicing in the environmental and engineering due diligence field for over 20 years. He has worked on thousands of ... [ Read More ]

Jon Dishell   Managing Director   AMERICAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS   Jon Dishell brings 29 years in commercial real estate to American Real Estate Partners where he is responsible for its institutional fund management initiative. The majority of Mr. Dishell�s career has been spent with Douglas Emmett, Inc., a publicly traded REIT (NYSE:DEI), and the largest office landlord in Los Angeles and ... [ Read More ]

Robert J. Dombi   Partner   LANDMARK PARTNERS   Robert J. Dombi is a Partner of Landmark Partners and has responsibility for sourcing and underwriting new investments, transaction negotiation and fundraising. During his 30 years in the real estate industry, Mr. Dombi has worked in a variety of capacities in both public and private development companies on behalf ... [ Read More ]

Robert Durand   Senior Vice President, Financing   KBS REALTY ADVISORS   As Senior Vice President, Financing, Rob Durand is responsible for developing lending relationships, and negotiating and closing the financing for the company�s real estate assets. Mr. Durand also serves as Senior Vice President, Mortgage Originations, where he sources, structures, underwrites and closes first mortgages and mezzanine loans on behalf ... [ Read More ]

Eric Emrich   CFO   INDEPENDENCE CAPITAL PARTNERS   Mr. Emrich, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President, has over 25 years of experience in private equity, real estate and investment partnerships. He is responsible for all finance, accounting, tax, and risk management for Lubert-Adler Partners, LP. Prior to joining Lubert-Adler, Mr. Emrich was Tax Director and ... [ Read More ]

Jonathan Epstein   Managing Director   GREENOAK REAL ESTATE   Jonathan Epstein is a Managing Director of GreenOak Real Estate Advisors LP and a member of the firm�s management committee. Mr. Epstein leads the firm�s investment efforts in the Western U.S. and is responsible for the firm�s investment strategy, sourcing, structuring and ... [ Read More ]

Dani Evanson   Managing Director   RMA, INC.   Dani Evanson is a Managing Director of RMA, Inc. Dani is responsible for investor relations, fundraising and sourcing investment opportunities. Together with other members of the management team, Dani serves on the investment committee. Dani has over 16 years of experience in real estate, with a background in acquisitions, dispositions ... [ Read More ]

Dan Falls   Regional Vice President   AMERIBID LLC   AmeriBid LLC Hires Dan Falls as Regional Vice President Tulsa, OK - AmeriBid LLC (www.AmeriBid.com), announces the addition of Dan Falls to the management team, according to Stephen Karbelk, CAI, AARE, Co-Chairman. �We are very excited to add Dan's expertise to the team we are building here at AmeriBid,� said ... [ Read More ]

Scott Farb   Partner   COHNREZNICK LLP   With over 30 years of experience in real estate accounting, Scott Farb serves as the Commercial Real Estate Industry Leader in Reznick Group�s Los Angeles office, which he founded in 2006. Scott has extensive experience with public and private real estate companies along with specific expertise in working with private ... [ Read More ]

Howard Fields   Senior Vice President   INLAND INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS   Howard Fields is Sr. Vice President at Inland Capital Partners. In this position, Mr. Fields is responsible for the core retail property investment fund, sourcing private equity and identifying investment opportunities for the real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (�REITs�) that are affiliates of The Inland Real Estate ... [ Read More ]

Michael T. Fishman   Co-Chair, Chicago Real Estate-Shareholder   GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP   Michael T. Fishman focuses his practice on real estate, real estate finance, fund formation, and distressed debt from the Chicago and Los Angeles offices of Greenberg Traurig. His clients include institutional investors, investment advisors, public and private real estate companies, REITs and financial institutions. Michael regularly advises clients with regard ... [ Read More ]

Fontana Fitzwilson   EVP, Sales   WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS WORLDWIDE REAL ESTATE AUCTION   Fitzwilson is Executive Vice President, Capital Markets, Business Intelligence and Analytics for Williams, Williams & McKissick (WWM) Holdings, LLC the parent company to Williams & Williams Worldwide Real Estate Auction, Williams Merchant Group (WMG) and Auction Network. Fitzwilson is responsible for the day to day operations of WMG, which utilizes ... [ Read More ]

Mark Foster   General Counsel   SABAL FINANCIAL GROUP, LP   Mark E. Foster is General Counsel for Sabal Financial Group. He is responsible for all legal and regulatory aspects of Sabal's business operation. He focuses on strategic corporate issues and legal issues surrounding real estate transactions, including acquisition, management and disposition of assets, and work-out alternatives for distressed loans. As ... [ Read More ]

Robert Fragoso   Vice President Valuations and Originations   ANCHOR LOANS   Robert Fragoso is the Executive Vice President of Anchor Loans, a private financier for real estate investors based in Cerritos, CA. Robert�s experience in real estate spans over 20 years. He has been pivotal in the funding of over $1.3 Billion to private investors and has overseen the ... [ Read More ]

Chris Fraley   President   EVOLVE   Mr. Fraley recently started evolve, a real estate investor and operator focused on capturing the premium associated with the evolution of mixed-use environments. Prior to starting evolve, Mr. Fraley was national Head of Research for Rockwood Capital, where he worked for over 13 years. From 1999 through 2011, he was ... [ Read More ]

Michael S. Frankel   Managing Partner   REXFORD INDUSTRIAL, LLC   Michael S. Frankel is the Managing Partner of Rexford Industrial, where he is responsible for co-managing all operations of the firm. Rexford Industrial is a highly-focused private equity real estate investment firm exclusively dedicated to creating value by investing in well-located infill industrial property, leading from deep experience and expertise in ... [ Read More ]

Adam Fruitbine   Managing Director   ALLIANCE RESIDENTIAL COMPANY   Mr. Fruitbine is responsible for the oversight and management of the firm�fs discretionary and strategic investment management business. This includes fundraising, investor relations , investment and portfolio management. Mr. Fruitbine has over 16 years of experience in the multifamily industry and over that span, was responsible for investing over $700 ... [ Read More ]

Adam Gale   Member, Corporate & Securities Practice and Co-chair of the Investment Funds Group   MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.   Adam is the Co-chair of the firm's Investment Funds Group. He focuses his practice on counseling hedge funds, private equity funds, broker-dealers, banks, and registered investment companies on regulatory and compliance issues, as well as on formation and structuring. He represents both well-established and start-up entities. Hedge Fund and Private Equity ... [ Read More ]

Patrick Galvin   General Counsel   LNR PROPERTY LLC   J. Patrick Galvin has over 25 years of real estate experience and has been employed by LNR Property LLC for the past twelve years. Mr. Galvin is responsible for management of all legal matters for the LNR Commercial Property Group division, including investment funds, real estate transactions, joint ventures ... [ Read More ]

Greg Garrabrants   President and CEO   BOFI FEDERAL BANK   Mr. Garrabrants is President and CEO of Bank of Internet. Mr. Garrabrants has more than 15 years of experience in financial services. Mr. Garrabrants began his career at Deloitte & Touche. After that, Mr. Garrabrants worked at McKinsey & Company. While at McKinsey, Garrabrants advised top management of financial institutions ... [ Read More ]

Greg Geiger   Principal   WESTPORT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC   Greg Geiger is a founding Principal with Westport Capital Partners LLC. At Westport, he is one of two portfolio managers for the Westport investment funds, which are a series of open- and closed-end funds principally focused on making opportunistic and distressed investments in real estate and financial assets backed by ... [ Read More ]

Jonathan Glick   Managing Director   INCUBATION CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC   Mr. Glick is a Founder and Managing Director of Incubation Capital Partners LLC, a merchant banking platform focused on next generation and emerging real estate investment managers. Mr. Glick brings to Incucap extensive investment banking and private equity experience, and has spent his real estate career focused on underwriting operating ... [ Read More ]

Richard M. Gollis   Co-Founder & Principal   THE CONCORD GROUP, LLC   Richard M. Gollis is a co-Founder and Principal of The Concord Group based in the firm�s Newport Beach office. As a national strategy firm, TCG also has offices in San Francisco and New York City. TCG's clients include private equity firms, institutional and entrepreneurial capital, investment and ... [ Read More ]

Brian Good   President and Founder   EAGLE GROUP, LLC   Mr. Good founded Eagle Group, LLC, in 2000, and its affiliated companies including Eagle Group Finance(direct lender), Eagle RPM (property management), Eagle Group Capital (equity investments and capital markets), and Eagle Group Brokerage (commercial brokerage). Eagle accumulated a profitable portfolio of over $500 million of commercial properties and then ... [ Read More ]

Frederick Gortner   Managing Director   PALADIN REALTY PARTNERS, LLC   Frederick Gortner is a senior partner and managing director of Paladin Realty Partners LLC. Gortner, who has been with the company since it was founded in 1995, is involved in many facets of the firm's operations, including portfolio management, strategic planning, capital raising and operations. In addition, he ... [ Read More ]

Santosh Govindaraju   CEO & Portfolio Manager   CONVERGENT CAPITAL PARTNERS   Santosh Govindaraju is the Portfolio Manager of Convergent Capital Partners LLC, a real estate private equity firm focused on opportunistic real estate investments in Florida. Since founding the firm in September 2008, Santosh has led the team in the acquisition of approximately $350 million in commercial real estate secured ... [ Read More ]

Stuart A. Graiwer   Partner   STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP   Stuart Graiwer concentrates in all aspects of commercial real estate, including the representation of private and institutional investors in connection with the acquisition, sale, development and financing of a variety of asset classes, including office buildings, mixed-use projects, hotels, multi-family and residential developments, industrial parks and retail centers. Mr. Graiwer ... [ Read More ]

Mark Grinis   Global Leader, Real Estate Investment Fund Services   ERNST & YOUNG LLP   Professional experienceMr. Grinis is a partner in the real estate group of Ernst & Young LLPs New York office, and leads the firms Real Estate Private Equity practice globally. He is the lead Partner for the firm's largest global accounts. He has over 28 years of experience, and has served ... [ Read More ]

Ronnie Gul   Principal   MESA WEST CAPITAL, LLC   Ronnie Gul is a Principal and co-head of west coast originations at Mesa West Capital. Ronnie has structured and closed over $1 billion in transactions on over 6 million square feet of commercial real estate properties. Ronnie�s real estate experience also includes the acquisition, management and renovation of ... [ Read More ]

Robert Hamilton   Partner   ALLEN MATKINS   Robert M. Hamilton is a partner in the Orange County office of Allen Matkins where he focuses his practice on business and tax planning. Robert has a broad-based commercial transactional practice including the formation, financing, merger and reorganization of joint ventures, partnerships, and limited liability companies, public and private syndicated ... [ Read More ]

Todd Hankin   Partner   EISNERAMPER LLP   Todd Hankin is the partner in charge of audit services in the San Francisco office of EisnerAmper LLP and is a leader in the Firm's west coast real estate practice. Todd provides audit, accounting and consulting services to clients involved in real estate acquisition, development and investment. Todd's ... [ Read More ]

Michael Hartman   Managing Director   REZNICK CAPITAL MARKETS SECURITIES, LLC   A graduate of the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania, Michael Hartman is a Managing Director with Reznick Capital Markets (RCM) Securities. He has more than 20 years of experience in various aspects of real estate and real estate finance, completing over $1 billion of commercial real ... [ Read More ]

Michael Hayde   Chief Executive Officer   WESTERN NATIONAL GROUP   As Chief Executive Officer, Michael K. Hayde is responsible for the operations and organization of Western National Group, one of the nation's largest privately held apartment owners / developer companies. Having joined the firm in 1971, he became president of Western National Properties, the development arm of WNG in 1981. ... [ Read More ]

James Henderson   Managing Director-Alternative Investments Group   CORNERSTONE REAL ESTATE ADVISERS LLC   Mr. Henderson heads Cornerstone's Alternative Investments Group where he has responsibility for a national platform focused on raising and deploying client capital into illiquid and less liquid high yield debt investments, to include levered bridge lending strategies, mezzanine debt, and preferred equity. His focus includes strategic investment opportunities and ... [ Read More ]

Douglas P. Hercher   Principal & Managing Director   ROBERTDOUGLAS   Mr. Hercher is a Principal and Managing Director of RobertDouglas, where his responsibilities focus on structuring and executing innovative debt, equity and joint venture transactions for lodging industry clients. Prior to forming RobertDouglas, Doug was Executive Managing Director of Cushman & Wakefield, a manager in its Equity | Debt | Structured ... [ Read More ]

Kenneth Herz   Partner   HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP   Kenneth Herz, a partner in the Financial Transactions group of Haynes and Boone, LLP, concentrates his practice in the representation of commercial and investment banks, hedge funds, and other capital sources. Mr. Herz has represented agents, lenders, and borrowers in syndicated loan transactions, structured credit facilities to private equity ... [ Read More ]

Neal Holdridge   Principal - Environmental Manager   CBRE - TRAMMELL CROW   As a Principal and Environmental Manager for Trammell Crow Company, Neal Holdridge is an authority on the management of environmental issues pertinent to real estate transactions and property management. He is registered with the State of California as an Environmental Assessor and is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager at the ... [ Read More ]

Jeffrey A. Horwitz   Partner   PROSKAUER ROSE LLP   Jeff Horwitz is a Partner in our Corporate Department and Global Chair of our Private Equity Real Estate practice group, as well as our internationally recognized Lodging & Gaming Group. He has also served on our Executive Committee. He has been selected as one of �The Best Lawyers in America,� ... [ Read More ]

Robert J. Ivanhoe   Chairman, Global Real Estate Practice   GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP   Robert Ivanhoe is Chair of the Global Real Estate Practice, Chairman of the New York office, and co-Chair of the firm’s REIT Practice. Robert concentrates his practice in sophisticated real estate structures, financings, workouts, restructurings, and acquisitions and dispositions of all asset classes of real estate. Robert is ... [ Read More ]

Patterson Jackson   Chief Executive Officer   SABAL FINANCIAL GROUP, L.P.   R. Patterson (�Pat�) Jackson is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Sabal Financial Group (�Sabal Financial�), a diversified financial services management firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Sabal Financial specializes in the acquisition and valuation of portfolios of commercial real estate loans (�CRE�) and acquisition, development and construction (�ADC�) loans ... [ Read More ]

Steve M. Jaffe   Executive Vice President and General Counsel   BH PROPERTIES   Steve Jaffe currently serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for B.H. Properties. Mr. Jaffe�s extensive expertise and knowledge, as a real estate attorney with 25 years of law firm and in-house counsel experience, has guided B.H. Properties to its current leadership position in the competitive, value-added ... [ Read More ]

Steven P. Jasa   Vice President   WESTERN NATIONAL GROUP   Steve Jasa, as Vice President, Investment Management with Western National Realty Advisors, is responsible for both sourcing the appropriate equity capital required for WNRA's acquisition and development growth strategies, and managing its private-equity vehicles and joint venture relationships. Mr. Jasa has over 22 years of real estate experience, with 18 of ... [ Read More ]

Tim Johnson   Principal   THE BLACKSTONE GROUP   Timothy Johnson is a member of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies and is based in New York. Mr. Johnson is involved in sourcing, underwriting, negotiating and structuring debt investments across all asset types and geographies. Before joining Blackstone in 2011, Mr. Johnson was a co-founder of BroadPeak Funding, a boutique commercial ... [ Read More ]

Stephan Kachani   Vice President   LONE OAK FUND, LLC   Stephan Kachani is Vice President for Lone Oak Fund, LLC, one of the largest and fastest growing private bridge lenders in California, with over 500 Members in the Fund. Since Stephan joined the firm in 2003, he has become an investor in the fund, an expert in private bridge ... [ Read More ]

Alvin Katz   Partner   KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN   Alvin Katz is a partner in the Chicago office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. During more than 30 years of practice, Mr. Katz has been involved in virtually every aspect of the real estate industry. He has a widely diversified practice, representing real estate investors and developers in joint ventures ... [ Read More ]

David Kessler   Co-Managing Partner   COHNREZNICK LLP   CPA, Office Managing Partner - Bethesda, National Director, Commercial Real Estate Industry David Kessler serves as the Co-Managing Partner of CohnReznick's Bethesda office and is the National Director of the firm�s Commercial Real Estate Industry Practice. David has more than 26 years of experience providing audit, tax and management advisory services ... [ Read More ]

Scott P. Klein   Partner   LATHAM & WATKINS LLP   Scott P. Klein is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins and the global co-chair of the firm's Investment Funds practice. Mr. Klein is also Chair of the Los Angeles office�s Finance Committee. Mr. Klein regularly advises clients globally in the organization, capital formation, negotiation and ... [ Read More ]

Robert Kline   Principal & CEO   RW KLINE COMPANIES   As Principal and CEO of RW Kline Companies, Robert Kline has over 30 years of successful leadership in the commercial and residential real estate industries working in the commercial, developers, gaming, hospitality, industrial, multi-family, petroleum and retail sectors. R.W. Kline Companies assists lenders through the disposition process and specializes ... [ Read More ]

Lori Kohn   Vice President, Special Assets Group   NORTHERN TRUST   Lori Kohn Neiman, a member of the Northern Trust Company's Special Assets Group in Chicago, oversees the institution's commercial real estate loan workouts, foreclosures, and distressed asset dispositions. Lori spent the first ten years of her 25 year commercial real estate career with Prudential, primarily on the equity side of the ... [ Read More ]

Bruce W. Kranz   Senior Vice President   HYLANT GROUP   BRUCE W. KRANZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK HYLANT GROUP CLEVELAND, OHIO SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Mr. Kranz has 38 years of comprehensive experience in the management and execution of the business related to environmental engineering, civil construction and the management of hazardous materials. This experience includes over 25 years of progressive management responsibility with coal ... [ Read More ]

Mark Kunkel   Vice President   CARVAL INVESTORS   Mr. Kunkel is a director with CarVal Investors. He is responsible for managing investments in commercial real estate properties across North America. Previously, Mr. Kunkel worked in CarVal Investors' portfolio management group, focusing on acquisitions and work outs across the global real estate portfolio. He also previously managed investments in ... [ Read More ]

Pete Kutzer   Managing Partner   EDGEWOOD REALTY PARTNERS, LLC   Pete Kutzer is a co-founder and principal of Edgewood Realty Partners, LLC. Edgewood is a private real estate investment firm which, along with its partners, acquires, invests in, develops, manages and disposes of high-quality commercial investment properties in the western United States. Edgewood and its partners frequently seek ... [ Read More ]

Samantha M. LaPine   Partner   COOLEY LLP   Samantha M. LaPine is a partner in the Real Estate and Credit Finance groups and a member of the Firm's Business department. She is resident in the San Diego office. Ms. LaPine specializes in real estate and finance law, with an emphasis on real estate financings, acquisitions and sales. Additionally, she ... [ Read More ]

Tamara Larsen   Senior Research Analyst, Real Estate and Infrastructure Private Equity   RUSSELL INVESTMENTS   Bachelor of Arts, Smith College, 1999 Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003 Tamara Larsen leads real estate private equity funds research for the Americas and global private infrastructure for the Investment Division of Russell Investments. She is Chair of the Private Infrastructure Investment Strategy Board, and a voting member of ... [ Read More ]

Larry Latham   Co-Chairman & Founder   AMERIBID LLC   Larry W. Latham, CAI Since 1978, Mr. Latham has focused on how to structure, develop and build companies that have dominated specific markets, both nationally and internationally. During this time he secured and managed large multi-billion dollar contracts and portfolios from Banks, Multi-National Corporations and Government agencies; which have included, ... [ Read More ]

Robert E. Lee MBA, CCIM   Managing Partner   SIG EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC   LinkedIN profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertelee As Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SIG Equity Partners,LLC . Lee oversees the real estate private equity efforts for multiple partner funds, and individual operators. Robert works with institutional investors, private clients, and family offices clients to provide the investment fund vehicles needed to aggregate successful private operators and ... [ Read More ]

Michael Lesser   Managing Director   EASTDIL SECURED   Michael J. Lesser, Managing Director, is responsible for marketing and valuation of commercial mortgage loan portfolios. Mr. Lesser has overseen a significant portion of the firm�s more than $36 billion in commercial mortgage loan transactions. Mr. Lesser�s most recent assignments include managing the sale of over $2 billion of performing ... [ Read More ]

William Mark Levinson   Partner   FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP   A partner in the Los Angeles office of Fox Rothschild, Mark Levinson is Co-chair of the firm�s Financial Institution Practice. With over 30 years of experience, Mark routinely guides clients in structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing transactions across a range of asset classes including office buildings, retail and shopping centers, ... [ Read More ]

Steven L. Lichtenfeld   Partner   PROSKAUER ROSE LLP   Steven L. Lichtenfeld is Co-Chair of both Proskauer Rose's Real Estate Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance Groups where he focuses on public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, mergers and acquisitions, senior and mezzanine financings and other corporate, partnership and limited liability company matters. Recognized by ... [ Read More ]

Leslie Lundin   Managing Partner   LBG REALTY ADVISORS, LLC   Leslie Lundin is Managing Partner and co-founder of LBG Realty Advisors, LLC, a privately-held real estate company that specializes in the acquisition, investment and development of commercial real estate properties in the western United States. The company focuses exclusively on opportunistic investments, with a strong preference for retail properties. ... [ Read More ]

John Maute   Senior Managing Director   SITUS   John Maute, Senior Managing Director, is responsible for Asset Management at Situs Holdings. He has more than 25 years experience in real estate finance and asset management. Mr. Maute was the Executive Vice President and global head of GMAC Commercial Mortgage's distressed investment and asset management business prior to ... [ Read More ]

Joel K. Mayer   Managing Director, Head of Retail   ROCKWOOD CAPITAL LLC   Joel K. Mayer is currently Managing Director - Head of Retail for Rockwood Capital, based in its Los Angeles office. In his role at Rockwood, he leads all of the firm's retail real estate strategy, acquisitions and existing investments throughout the country. Prior to joining Rockwood, he served as a ... [ Read More ]

Josh McCabe   Senior Manager   COHNREZNICK LLP   Josh is a senior manager at Reznick Group in the Atlanta office, and primarily serves in an audit and consulting capacity with commercial real estate clients and fund advisors. Josh has significant experience dealing with ASC 820 and 825 (formerly FAS157 and 159) as it relates to real estate private ... [ Read More ]

Jim McNally   Principal   ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   James McNally is a Principal at ENVIRON with thirty one years of experience in hazardous waste management, litigation support, real estate due diligence, medical waste management, environmental compliance in hospitals, Superfund remedial responses, waste site studies, environmental impact reviews, public hearings and water quality surveys and evaluations. Jim offers technical ... [ Read More ]

Jeff S. Meyers   President   MEYERS RESEARCH LLC, A KENNEDY WILSON COMPANY   As a President of Meyers Research, a Kennedy Wilson Company, Mr. Meyers brings over 25 years of experience in which time he founded, built, and sold the largest market research company serving the US Homebuilding Industry, The Meyers Group. At its height, The Meyers Group grew to 21 offices and ... [ Read More ]

Dennis A. Montz CFA, CAIA   Vice President � Private Investments   SENTINEL TRUST   Dennis A. Montz, CFA � Vice President � Private Investments, Sentinel Trust Company, a Houston-based multifamily office specializing in complex, multi-generational planning and investing in growth. Mr. Montz manages four proprietary private equity funds of funds, which includes sourcing, performing due diligence independently and with consultants, and monitoring limited ... [ Read More ]

Steven M. Moore   Managing Director, Real Estate Advisory Group   KPMG CORPORATE FINANCE LLC   Mr. Moore leads the U.S. Real Estate Corporate Finance practice for KPMG and focuses on real estate advisory, restructuring, company mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and distressed situations. In his capacity, Mr. Moore serves and expands long-standing relationships with real estate clients across the multi-family, industrial, retail, office, healthcare, ... [ Read More ]

Scott A. Morehouse   Shareholder   GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP   Scott Morehouse counsels real estate funds, REITS, pension funds, banks and other institutional clients in a wide variety of transactions involving the financing, acquisition, disposition, development, construction, and leasing of real property throughout the Unites States. Scott�s finance and capital markets experience includes the origination, acquisition, structuring, and restructuring of permanent ... [ Read More ]

Arash Mostafavipour   Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary   CARRINGTON MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC   Arash is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Carrington Mortgage Holdings, LLC. In his role, Arash manages the company's Legal & Compliance Team, and has oversight of all M&A, business transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance, licensing, regulatory exams and audits, and employment-related legal matters. Arash and his team provide legal ... [ Read More ]

Glenn R. Mueller Ph.D.   Professor, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management, UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, Real Estate Investment Strategist   DIVIDEND CAPITAL   Professor - Denver University, F.L Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management Dr. Mueller is teaching and doing research in real estate market cycles, development, investments and real estate capital markets. This academic program started in 1938 and is one of the oldest in the country. It is ... [ Read More ]

Robert Murray   Managing Director   PRAEDIUM GROUP, LLC   Mr. Murray joined the Praedium Group in 2003 as a senior professional responsible for investments in the Western region of the United States. His responsibilities include acquisitions, asset management, financings and dispositions of real property and loans. Since joining the Praedium Group, Mr. Murray has completed over $1.0 ... [ Read More ]

Jeanne R. Myerson   President & CEO   THE SWIG COMPANY   Ms. Myerson joined The Swig Company, a national commercial real estate investment company, as President and CEO in 1997. She was previously president and chief executive officer of the Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Real Estate Investment Trust (BB&K REIT), a private REIT with a diversified, national real estate investment portfolio, ... [ Read More ]

Paul O'Connor   Partner   ALLEN MATKINS   Paul D. O'Connor is a partner in the Orange County office of Allen Matkins and is a member of the firm's Business and Tax Planning practice group. He has a broad-based commercial transactional practice including the formation, financing, merger, and reorganization of joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, ... [ Read More ]

George Pandaleon   President   INLAND INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS   Inland Institutional Capital Partners specializes in raising private equity and identifying large scale investment opportunities for the real estate companies and REITs that are part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. Since 2005, Inland Institutional Capital Partners has completed capital raising and financial advisory transactions with a ... [ Read More ]

Dean C. Pappas   Partner   GOODWIN PROCTER LLP   Areas of Practice Dean Pappas is a partner in Goodwin Procter�s Real Estate Investment Management Practice. He has extensive experience with real estate and corporate transactions. Work for Clients Mr. Pappas� practice involves structuring, negotiating, drafting and closing various real estate and corporate transactions, including joint venture formation (partnerships and limited liability companies), ... [ Read More ]

Sujan Patel   Managing Director and Co-Head of Investments   NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP.   Mr. Patel joined NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. in 2007 and is responsible for overseeing the origination, structuring and execution of the company�s debt and equity investments. Mr. Patel was based in NRF�s Los Angeles office from 2007 to 2009 and has been based in the New York office since 2009. ... [ Read More ]

Eric Paulsen   Co-Chief Executive Officer   AUCTION.COM COMMERCIAL, LLC   Mr. Paulsen has been involved in the real estate industry since 1988, focusing primarily on acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate. In 2011, Mr. Paulsen was engaged to form Auction.com Commercial, an entity focused on transacting third party, loan and commercial asset sales utilizing an online based auction platform. ... [ Read More ]

Jon Peiper   Director   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION   Jonathan Peiper is a Director in Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's Institutional Real Estate Group - Americas Division. Mr. Peiper is currently involved in originating, structuring, arranging and executing on a portfolio of real estate and subscription secured credit facilities in excess of US$4 Billion globally, primarily as Lead Arranger and ... [ Read More ]

Bruce C. Petersen   Executive Managing Director, Investments   USAA REAL ESTATE COMPANY   � Bruce C. Petersen is Executive Managing Director of Real Estate Investments for USAA Real Estate Company � encompassing Acquisitions, Finance & Dispositions. Bruce is responsible for acquisitions and capital markets transactions related to acquisitions and new developments. He works directly with internal equity allocation functions, as ... [ Read More ]

Martha S. Peyton   Managing Director, Head of Global Real Estate Strategy & Research   TIAA - CREF   Martha S. Peyton is Managing Director and Head of Strategy and Research in the Global Real Estate division of TIAA-CREF Asset Management in New York City. She and her team support the firm's direct real estate and commercial mortgage investments which total over $40 billion, separated into several internal ... [ Read More ]

Fred Pillon   Partner   GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP   Fred L. Pillon is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-head of Gibson's Real Estate Department and practices exclusively in the real estate area, primarily in the areas of finance and investment, including conveyancing, leasing, partnerships and joint ventures, secured transactions and loan ... [ Read More ]

Perry M. Pinto   Principal   WALTON STREET CAPITAL, LLC   Mr. Pinto directs the acquisition efforts for Walton Street Capital (�WSC�) throughout the West Coast of the United States and directs all of firm�s industrial acquisitions throughout the entire United States. In addition, Mr. Pinto leads the firm�s efforts in the majority of the public-to-private transactions that are pursued ... [ Read More ]

Lorne Polger   Senior Managing Director   PATHFINDER PARTNERS, LLC   Lorne Polger is the Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder of Pathfinder Partners, a private equity fund based in San Diego, California that focuses on the acquisition of distressed real estate loans and assets. Since its inception in 2006, Pathfinder has acquired over $500,000,000 in defaulted loans and REO properties in ... [ Read More ]

Andy Pollin   President   THE POLLIN GROUP, LLC   Mr. Pollin is the President of The Pollin Group. The Pollin Group is a private real estate investment company that invests in distressed and other opportunistic residential and commercial real estate assets throughout the United States. Since its inception in 2010 The Pollin Group has completed transactions in ... [ Read More ]

Sandy Presant   Chair, Real Estate Fund Practice Group   GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP   Sandy Presant, Chair of the Real Estate Fund Practice Group at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, focuses his practice on providing fund and joint venture best practice business and tax structuring advice to sponsors of the leading real estate private equity funds, REITs, and their local partners and investors in the U.S. ... [ Read More ]

Grant Puleo Esq.   Partner   PROCOPIO   Grant Puleo is a partner in the real estate and financial services practice groups at the law firm of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP. Grant Puleo's practice includes a wide variety of real estate, finance and business transactions. He has extensive experience in a broad array of commercial real estate ... [ Read More ]

Jordan Ray   Managing Director   MISSION CAPITAL ADVISORS   Jordan Ray is a Managing Director of the Debt and Equity Advisory group at Mission where he oversees business development, strategy, placement and execution of real estate capital on behalf of major owners, investors and developers nationwide. In addition to the finance business, Jordan's responsibilities include sourcing and executing loan ... [ Read More ]

Jeffrey B. Reder   Senior Vice President, Acquisitions   URDANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT   As Senior Vice President, Acquisitions at URDANG, Mr. Reder is responsible for all acquisition activity in the Western United States. He oversees a team focused on sourcing, underwriting and closing real estate acquisitions and investment transactions across a variety of property types. Founded in 1987, URDANG is a registered investment ... [ Read More ]

Eric Remensperger   Partner   PROSKAUER   D. Eric Remensperger is head of the firm's West Coast real estate practice and a partner in the Los Angeles office. With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Remensperger has represented lenders, insurance companies, pension funds and fund advisors, private equity and venture capital funds, developers, and both public and ... [ Read More ]

Ananda Reynolds   Director   BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH   Ananda Reynolds Director Bank of America Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Ananda Reynolds is a Director in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's market-leading Real Estate and Lodging Syndicated Finance business. In this capacity she is responsible for leading the origination, structuring and execution of broadly syndicated debt facilities for real ... [ Read More ]

Clark Rogers   Senior Vice President   KEYBANK REAL ESTATE CAPITAL   Mr. Rogers is Senior Vice President of Loan Servicing and Asset Management and has over 25 years of banking, commercial real estate lending and workout experience. Mr. Rogers currently has responsibility for a CMBS Transactions group, Special Servicing including CMBS, FDIC, Agency, Life/Pension, and Mezzanine, Preferred Equity, CDO and construction ... [ Read More ]

Jay Rollins   Managing Principal   JCR CAPITAL   Mr. Rollins is a Managing Principal and Co-Founder of JCR. In addition to leading the firm and setting JCR's overall strategy, Mr. Rollins' day-to-day responsibilities are primarily focused on transaction sourcing and underwriting. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Rollins was a Managing Director at GMAC Commercial Mortgage, where his team focused ... [ Read More ]

Dan Rosenbloom   Managing Director   GEM REALTY CAPITAL   Daniel B. Rosenbloom has been a Managing Director of GEM Realty Capital, Inc. (GEM) since 2005. Prior to joining GEM, Mr. Rosenbloom has worked in different capacities at Fortress Investment Group, in the leverage finance group at JP Morgan and LaSalle Partners (now Jones Lang LaSalle). In his capacity of Managing ... [ Read More ]

Stephen Rosenburgh   President & CEO   DYNAMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT   Industry Experience Mr. Rosenburgh manages a team of experienced development specialists who help implement the company�s real estate investment strategies, on behalf of its clients. Mr. Rosenburgh�s career includes positions in government affairs and manufacturing. After working for two years in the Cabinet of the Province of Ontario, Canada, he joined ... [ Read More ]

Nicholas Rotello CFA   Founder   SEVEN TWO PARTNERS LLC   Nicholas Rotello founded Seven Two Partners in 2009. His experience spans more than a decade of manager due diligence across asset classes, including research on more than 3,000 investment firms worldwide. While much of his experience has been focused on alternative investments (such as hedge funds, private equity and distressed ... [ Read More ]

Nadia S. Sager   Partner   LATHAM & WATKINS LLP   Nadia Sager is a partner in Latham & Watkins LLP�s San Diego office and a member of the firm's Investment Funds practice group. Ms. Sager�s practice focuses on private investment fund formation, strategic partnering and joint venture transactions, and US and international investment. As part of her practice, she advises ... [ Read More ]

Thomas Salley   Partner   COOLEY LLP   Thomas Salley is a partner in the Cooley Business department. He joined the Firm in 1999 and is resident in the DC office. Mr. Salley's clients include venture capital, private equity, mezzanine and other funds, business development companies, REITs and public and private companies. He is also a member of Cooley's ... [ Read More ]

Frederic Z. Samelian PMP, MCIArb   President, Construction Claims and Consulting Group   HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.   Fred Samelian is President of Hill International's Construction Claims and Consulting Group. He has more than 30 years of experience in program and project management, construction management, management consulting, business planning and development, and corporate management. Since his appointment as President of the Construction Claims and Consulting Group in ... [ Read More ]

Todd Sammann   Principal   COLONY CAPITAL, LLC   Mr. Sammann is a Principal and member of Colony's investment committee. Mr. Sammann is focused on the identification, evaluation, and consummation of new investments across all sectors of commercial real estate and operating businesses with significant real estate holdings. Prior to joining Colony, Mr. Sammann was Managing Director ... [ Read More ]

Nevin Sanli   Founder & Managing Director   ASTRUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT   Nevin Sanli is the Founder and Managing Director of Astrum Investment Management, as well as the President and Founder of Astrum�s sister company, Sanli Pastore & Hill, Inc. a middle market business valuation and financial research firm. Mr. Sanli has 30 years of experience in valuation and analysis of ... [ Read More ]

Matt Schwab   Managing Director   KARLIN REAL ESTATE   Since co-founding Karlin Real Estate in 2008, Matthew Schwab has overseen over $100 million in opportunistic acquisitions in office, multi-family, and residential assets, and the purchases of the associated, secured debt. Using his experience from over $750 million in career acquisitions, Mr. Schwab has aggressively built KRE's presence in the ... [ Read More ]

Scott Schwartz   Senior Managing Director   MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT   Mr. Schwartz is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance at Marathon. Mr. Schwartz has 19 years of experience in commercial real estate, including originating loans, acquiring portfolios of performing and distressed assets, asset management and restructurings. Prior to joining Marathon in 2003, ... [ Read More ]

Michael Schwartz     FINANCIAL COMPOUND   Michael Schwartz has been an active commercial mortgage broker since 1997, having closed over $2.9 billion in financing transactions, both debt and equity. He started his own brokerage firm, Financial Compound, in 2008 with a staff of 3 and has grown to a group of 7 professionals. Financial Compound ... [ Read More ]

Hal Scudder   Chief Investment Officer   PHILLIPS EDISON AND COMPANY   Mr. Scudder oversees Phillips Edison's acquisitions, dispositions, portfolio management and 3rd party management activities. Phillips Edison is the nation's largest private owner focused on grocery anchored shopping centers. Through its various commingled funds, Phillips Edison owns and operates over 240 retail properties totaling over 26 million sf. Phillips Edison ... [ Read More ]

Kevin Seabolt   Senior Manager   MOSS ADAMS LLP   Kevin leads the Moss Adams' real estate tax practice for the southwest region and sits on the firm's real estate tax committee. He has over 11 years of experience advising both corporate and private equity clients in real estate and construction. He specializes in federal income tax matters regarding transactional ... [ Read More ]

Vivek Seth   Managing Director   RAYMOND JAMES   Vivek Seth has more than 20 years of corporate finance and real estate experience, with involvement in over 250 transactions worth more than $40 billion. He is the Head of the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Raymond James & Associates, which is involved with public and private offerings and ... [ Read More ]

Christopher C. Seyfarth   Partner, Transaction Advisory Services/Transaction Real Estate   ERNST & YOUNG LLP   Chris is a Transaction Advisory Services partner in the San Francisco office and leads Ernst & Young�s Transaction Advisory real estate professionals in the Pacific Northwest region. Chris has served real estate industry clients for over 25 years and has provided real estate advisory services in the ... [ Read More ]

Jesse Sharf   Partner   GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP   Jesse Sharf is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Century City office, and is co-chair of the firm's Real Estate Department. His real estate practice experience includes extensive representation of all types of lenders, including mezzanine lenders, construction lenders, CMBS lenders, and portfolio lenders in workouts, whole loan ... [ Read More ]

Donald D. Sheets   Senior Principal   SQUARE MILE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC   Mr. Sheets is a Senior Principal at Square Mile Capital Management, a $1.6 billion AUM real estate private equity fund, in its New York office. He identifies, structures, and negotiates non-traditional commercial real estate investment opportunities including distressed debt, discounted performing commercial mortgages, preferred equity, mezzanine financing, and real estate ... [ Read More ]

Mark Shinderman   Partner   MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP   Mark Shinderman is a partner in Milbank's Financial Restructuring Group in Los Angeles. Mr. Shinderman has extensive experience in restructurings and corporate reorganizations--restructuring companies inside and outside of bankruptcy, directing bankruptcy-related litigation, and handling the purchase of assets out of bankruptcy. He often represents creditors' committees, debtors, purchasers of assets from ... [ Read More ]

Timothy M. Shine   Managing Principal   PARMENTER REALTY PARTNERS   Mr. Shine has 30 successful years of institutional real estate experience. Prior to joining Parmenter, Mr. Shine held the position of Managing Director and Co-Head of Commonfund Realty since 2000. He had overall responsibility for the operations and asset management of the firms portfolio as well as investor relations. Prior ... [ Read More ]

William A. Shopoff   President & CEO   THE SHOPOFF GROUP, LP   William (Bill) Shopoff is Chief Executive Officer of The Shopoff Group and Shopoff Securities, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Shopoff Properties Trust. One of the nations' premier real estate venture capitalists with nearly three decades of real estate and investment experience, his ... [ Read More ]

Seth Singerman   President   SINGERMAN REAL ESTATE, LLC   Mr. Singerman is President of Singerman Real Estate ("SRE"). SRE is an investment firm that opportunistically invests on behalf of its funds in both debt and equity across all major asset classes including office, retail, hotel and multi-family, in addition to secondary real estate asset classes including student housing, senior housing ... [ Read More ]

Joseph Smith   Partner   SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP   Joseph A. Smith, a partner in Schulte Roth & Zabel�s New York office, represents private equity fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with fund formation, the acquisition of portfolio investments and the implementation of exit strategies. In this capacity, Joe advises clients on securities, governance, ERISA, Investment Advisers Act ... [ Read More ]

Roy Smolarz   Senior Managing Director - Investment Banking   PRIMARY CAPITAL LLC   Mr. Smolarz joined Primary Capital in October 2012 from Dominick & Dominick LLC, where he was a Managing Director of their Investment Banking Practice since 2008. He principally focuses on the real estate, lodging, gaming and entertainment sectors worldwide, in addition to mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity placements ... [ Read More ]

Lauren Spiegel   Partner   MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP   Lauren Spiegel is a partner at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP, and her practice focuses on real estate and finance transactions. She has extensive experience representing developers and capital providers in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, debt financings and workouts. She represents lenders in secured financings, bond credit enhancements, ... [ Read More ]

Allan Sternberg   Vice President   ANGELO, GORDON & CO., L.P.   Allan is a Vice President at Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. and is responsible for acquisitions, asset management and dispositions of the firm's real estate assets in Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Southern California. He has been at Angelo, Gordon for 4 years and is based out of Los Angeles. Prior ... [ Read More ]

Andy Stewart   Partner   ARGOSY REAL ESTATE   Andy brings over 15 years of real estate investment and management experience across most all segments of the real estate industry. Mr. Stewart is currently a Partner with Argosy Real Estate where he oversees the Company's Denver operations. Andy was previously Senior Manager of Acquisitions and Corporate Development at M.D.C. ... [ Read More ]

Scott Stuckman   Managing Director, Private Equity Group   USAA REAL ESTATE COMPANY   Scott Stuckman serves as Managing Director of the Private Equity Group for USAA Real Estate Company. Scott is responsible for the implementation of investment strategies for fund and separate account investments, investor relations and capital raising activities. Scott comes to USAA with extensive management experience having been involved in client relations ... [ Read More ]

Chauncey M. Swalwell   Partner   STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN, LLP   Chauncey Swalwell has an extensive practice in all areas of commercial real estate, including the representation of private and institutional investors and lenders in connection with the acquisition, sale, development, leasing and financing of hotels, industrial parks, office buildings, regional shopping centers, and other projects, including the structuring of complex ... [ Read More ]

Marc Swerdlow   President   WATERTON ASSOCIATES    Marc Swerdlow has been involved in commercial real estate investment since 1986. Marc is President and General Counsel at Waterton Associates L.L.C. Waterton is a vertically integrated private equity real estate investment firm launched to sponsor multifamily real estate investment funds. Through the Company's branded multifamily property management company, Waterton ... [ Read More ]

Randy Teteak   Executive Vice President   SUNCAL   Randy Teteak is executive vice president of Disposition Services for Argent Management and is responsible for directing all disposition activities of the company. He is a member of the firm's Senior Management, Investment and Asset Management committees. Prior to Argent, Teteak was director of Dispositions at SunCal Companies. ... [ Read More ]

Bill Thormahlen   Managing Director   SARES-REGIS GROUP   William J. Thormahlen is currently a Managing Director of SRG, and is responsible for overseeing operations and directing all legal, finance, tax and administrative functions. Mr. Thormahlen joined The Sammis Company (predecessor to the SARES Company) in 1980 where, as an Executive Vice President, he was responsible for its ... [ Read More ]

James G. Tod   Partner   KPMG LLP   Jim Tod is a Partner in the Passthroughs Group for KPMG�s Washington National Tax Practice. The Passthroughs Group is responsible for providing advice to KPMG professionals and clients regarding the federal taxation of partnerships, real estate investment trusts and S corporations across all major industries, and advises on specialty areas ... [ Read More ]

Jeffrey M. Toporek   Principal, New York Area   FD STONEWATER   Jeffrey Toporek � Principal, FD Stonewater ... [ Read More ]

Charlie Toppino   President   OAK PASS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC   Charles P. Toppino is the founder and President of Oak Pass Capital Management ("OPC") and has been actively involved in the commercial real estate industry for over 20 years. His experience includes acquisitions, asset management, sourcing equity and debt financing and serving as an advisor to buyers and sellers of ... [ Read More ]

Mark Tronstein   Vice President   ANDELL, INC.   Mark Tronstein is currently a Vice President at Andell, Inc., a Los Angeles-based private investment firm and family office with global business and investment interests, where he oversees the real estate strategy. Prior to joining Andell, Mark was a Director at Broadreach Capital Partners, a private real estate investment ... [ Read More ]

Benjamin Tschann   Associate   GOODWIN PROCTER LLP   Mr. Tschann represents clients in a variety of real estate transactions, including sales and acquisitions, financing (debt and equity),and joint ventures with a focus on hotels and resorts. Mr. Tschann's represents private equity funds, REITs, insurance companies, pension funds and other large institutional investors. Some of his more notable recent transactions ... [ Read More ]

Richard A. Warnick   President and Founder   WARNICK + COMPANY, LLC   Richard Warnick is President and founder of Warnick + Company, a consulting, investment banking, development, and asset management firm that serves as an advisor to many of the world's leading hotel and real estate companies, private investors, financial institutions, and government agencies. The company has offices in Phoenix, Los Angeles, ... [ Read More ]

Kenneth Weissenberg   Partner   EISNERAMPER LLP   Ken Weissenberg, CPA, JD, LLM, is a tax partner and co-chair of the real estate services group at Eisner. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the real estate industry, providing clients with services ranging from developing tax saving strategies for owning and operating property to structuring and negotiating ... [ Read More ]

Kenneth Wisdom   Managing Director   PORTFOLIO ADVISORS, LLC   Ken is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate at Portfolio Advisors and has been with the firm since 2002. With over 17 years of experience managing institutional assets, Ken has overseen separate account, fund-of-funds, and direct investment programs. In aggregate, Ken has helped institutions invest more than $15 ... [ Read More ]

Marc Wolf   Principal   ROTHSTEIN KASS   Marc Wolf is a senior audit principal in the Beverly Hills office of Rothstein Kass. Marc's areas of specialization are focused within the Firm's Financial Services Group, specifically real estate, hedge funds, private equity, and other types of investment partnerships, broker-dealers, family offices, and private foundations. He is a ... [ Read More ]

Andrew Yoon   COO and Managing Director   GREENOAK REAL ESTATE   Andrew Yoon is the Chief Operating Officer and a Managing Director of GreenOak. Prior to joining GreenOak, he was a Managing Director and COO and CFO for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) in Asia. He served as CFO for MSREI Asia since 2004 and as COO since 2007 overseeing ... [ Read More ]

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