Atty. Diana M. Brummer
Diana Brummer, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department, co-chairs the firm’s Real Estate Industry group. Ms.
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Diana M. Brummer is a real estate attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Goodwin. Admitted to practice in New York, Admitted. Educated at Cornell University (J.D., 1998) and University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.A., 1994). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Diana Brummer, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department, co-chairs the firm’s Real Estate Industry group
- Ms. Brummer’s experience spans the spectrum of commercial real estate transactions with a particular emphasis on complex joint ventures, senior, construction and mezzanine financings (for both lenders and borrowers), acquisitions and dispositions, loan workouts, real estate recapitalizations and development
- Ms. Brummer represents a wide variety of client types, including institutional investors, pension funds, private real estate funds and public and private REITs, as well as their investment advisers
- She also regularly counsels her clients on all aspects of managing distressed real estate assets
- Prior to joining Goodwin in 2018, Ms. Brummer was a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. She previously practiced at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, spending more than two years in their Tokyo office
- Ms. Brummer lived in Japan for a total of five years and is proficient in Japanese
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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