NEW YORK – Dec. 16, 2020 – Brandilyn Y. Dumas, a real estate shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP’s New York office, has been recognized by City & State on its 2020 “The Responsible 100” list. Honorees are being recognized at a special virtual event on Dec 16.
According to City & State, “The Responsible 100” list recognizes “New York’s most powerful executives, thought leaders, visionaries and influencers, who are setting new standards of excellence, dedication and leadership in improving their communities and making transformative change by successfully promoting one of the core principles of social responsibility which include: Charity, Community Engagement, Customer Service, Diversity & Inclusion, Equity, Ethics, Transparency, Sustainability and Volunteerism.”
Dumas focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, financing, joint ventures, and development, with respect to a variety of assets, including shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and resorts, multi-use developments, industrial properties, and multi-family developments. She was also recently selected as a New York Law Journal Rising Star.
Dumas is a leader within Greenberg Traurig and her community. She is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s African-American affinity network and served as one of two assigning attorneys for the firm’s largest summer associate program. Her dedication to raising the next generation remains central to her external activities, as a board member for the Harlem Link Charter School, a selection panelist for NYU Law School’s AnBryce Scholarship program, and a trustee for the Winchester Thurston School.
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.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT), has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com