In preparation for our Women of Influence special feature and retreat, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com together is putting a spotlight on the achievements of women in commercial real estate.
This year, we collected nominations across a number of fields, and will celebrate the winners at our GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference in Park City, UT. This year's amount of entries was our biggest yet.
The category of CRE legal counsel was open to attorneys specializing in the practice area of the industry. The vast and complex world of commercial real estate requires legal experts skilled in a range of capabilities and the following professionals have proven to do everything from negotiate leasing, sales and financing transactions and major M&As, to navigating zoning and entitlements processes, handling community relations and advising public-private partnerships.
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The top women in the category of CRE legal counsel chosen this year are as follows:
Terri L. Adler, Duval & Stachenfeld LLP
Senwan Akhtar, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
Katherine Amador, Berger Singerman
Christine Hayes Becker, Confluent Development
Stacy Bercun Bohm, Akerman LLP
Althea J. Broughton, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Jennifer Clark, The RMR Group
Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz, Holland & Knight LLP
Vicky Gunning, Locke Lord LLP
Christina E. Hassan, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
MaryBeth Heydt, DTO Law
Dusty E. Kirk, Reed Smith LLP
Jennifer A. Marler, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management
Laurinda Martins, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Krista Miniutti, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Virginia Pedreira, Stoel Rives LLP
Lisa Alpert Rosen, Eversheds Sutherland
Melissa Smith-Groff, Husch Blackwell LLP
Mindy Stern, Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP
Barbara A. Trachtenberg, DLA Piper
Kathleen J. Wu, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
As always, our seasoned editorial team was seeking the best of the best across the commercial real estate spectrum. In evaluating the entries, we took into account a number of factors, including: the nominee's impact on, and reputation within, her firm and broader professional community; the nominee's professional career highlights, from dealmaking savvy and innovation to client satisfaction and personal growth; a proven ability to achieve goals and display ingenuity in terms of creative thinking and problem solving; her dedication to furthering the development of her field and the role of women within it; accomplishments and involvement in her company, the CRE industry and broader social community; a personal commitment to the highest ethical standards, service and excellence; and so much more.
The Annual GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. These influential leaders will discuss the critical issues facing CRE now and in the future, what it means to be a woman in business today and CRE's place in the #MeToo era. They will discuss what they are doing to promote diversity in the upper levels of management and what the industry can do to position itself for a more inclusive future.
Keep checking GlobeSt.com for more winners from other categories and be sure to keep an eye out for the July/August issue of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, which will further highlight these individual's accomplishments.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
