ATLANTA – April 20, 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP sponsored the 2nd Annual Emory Real Estate Conference April 14 at the Whitley Hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The full-day event was hosted by Emory University and the Goizueta Real Estate Group, the Goizueta Business School’s real estate club for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Greenberg Traurig attorneys in attendance were:
- Julie P. Kendig-Schrader, Land Use and Environmental Practice shareholder in the Orlando office
- Jordan S. Lewis, Real Estate Practice shareholder in the Atlanta office
- Michael J. Baum, Real Estate Practice shareholder in the Chicago office
- Michael T. Fishman, Real Estate Practice shareholder in the Chicago office
- Theresa S. Clark, Real Estate Practice shareholder in the Atlanta office
The Ardent Companies, a long-time Greenberg Traurig client, also was a sponsor of the event, which included conversations with real estate professionals on current market challenges surrounding geopolitical issues and interest rate hikes. Matt Shulman, CEO and managing partner of Ardent, was a featured speaker.
Additionally, the conference included a fireside chat between Dean Adler, CEO and co-founder of Lubert-Adler Partners, and Roy Hilton March, CEO of Eastdil Secured, followed by a panel titled “Investment Sentiment in a Changing Macro Environment.” Leaders from top real estate companies, including Rockefeller Group and Equity Office, were on the panel.
A second conversation, titled “Capital Markets Insight: Trends and Disruptors,” included panelists from Crescent Communities, Bridge Investment Group, GID and CIM, followed by a CEO spotlight on EDENS CEO Jodie McLean.
About Greenberg Traurig's Real Estate Practice: The Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and recognized leader in the industry. The firm’s real estate attorneys deliver diversified and comprehensive counsel for property acquisition and investment, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. The team draws upon the knowledge and experience of more than 700 real estate lawyers from around the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The group’s clientele includes a broad range of property developers, lenders, investment managers, private equity funds, REITs, and private owners. The firm’s real estate team advises clients on a variety of matters across a broad spectrum of commercial, recreational, and residential real estate, including structured equity and debt and the hybrids.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.