NEW YORK – Sept. 4, 2019 – Kristen J. Lonergan, a real estate shareholder in the New York office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been named to The Queens Courier “New York Power Women in Business” list.”
According to The Queens Courier, “this is an empowering event that connects women and recognizes successful business, community, cultural, political, civic, and religious female leaders.” Lonergan will be honored at an event Sept. 25 at Terrace on the Park, in Queens.
Lonergan provides counsel to REITs, investment funds, developers, lenders, and other clients on the acquisition, development, financing, and disposition of multi-family, office, hotel, and other types of properties throughout New York and the rest of the country. She has been recognized among the Top 100 Lawyers in New York and Top 50 Female Lawyers in New York by Super Lawyers magazine. She is a board member for The Child Center of New York; serves on the Real Estate Board of New York; is a member of the Association of Real Estate Women and the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network; and is a fellow of the American Bar Federation.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Women’s Initiative: Greenberg Traurig is committed to its women lawyers’ success, which includes a firmwide women’s affinity group encompassing recruiting, retention, and business development. The firm regularly collaborates with like-minded organizations to address these issues on a broader scale in a variety of industries and communities. Greenberg Traurig also takes thoughtful action to address issues such as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, breaking the glass ceiling, mentoring, creating and maintaining healthy lifestyles, and giving back to the community.
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 400 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.
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