Real Estate Manager

SUZANNE M. CONROY

* ********** ******, ***. ****

Hoboken, NJ 07030

216-***-**** (c), 201-***-**** (h)

*********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Frantz Ward LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, June, 2006 - September, 2010

Of Counsel (Real Estate, Commercial Lending and Banking Law Practice

Groups)

. Drafted and negotiated leases on behalf of landlords and tenants for

retail, office, and warehouse space.

. Provided counsel on all facets of complex real estate acquisitions and

divestitures, including negotiation of a broad range of transactional

documents and title, survey, environmental and zoning due diligence.

. Prepared, reviewed and negotiated loan documents for multi-state,

mortgage-based transactions including construction, mezzanine and

permanent financing.

. Drafted subleases, amendments, assignments and lease termination

agreements.

. Prepared and negotiated forbearance and deed-in-lieu agreements.

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2001 - June, 2006

Associate (Real Estate, Commercial Business and Finance Practice Groups)

. Drafted and negotiated leases and associated development documents for

lifestyle centers on behalf of local and national retail developers.

. Represented corporate borrowers in acquisition and construction

financings.

. Prepared estoppels, SNDAs and lease abstracts.

. Managed real estate representation of national publicly-traded company in

divestiture of real property in excess of $1 billion.

. Represented lending institution as letter of credit counsel for tax

adjustable rate note and industrial development revenue bond loans.

Arter & Hadden LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 2000 - April, 2001

Associate (Real Estate Practice Group)

. Prepared and negotiated commercial leases, including office, warehouse,

shopping center and build-to-suit sale/leaseback of headquarter

facilities for landlords and tenants.

. Represented lenders in structuring, securing and documenting construction

loans and permanent financing.

. Prepared documentation and coordinated closings for pension fund with $6+

billion real estate portfolio in credit enhancement financing and equity

participation with respect to development of residential apartment

buildings.

KeyBank National Association, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1997 - December, 1999

CMBS Compliance Officer/Manager; Commercial Real Estate Closing Officer

. Managed outside counsel and loan officers regarding commercial mortgage

backed securities loan documentation on a national basis.

. Established CMBS closing procedures that were responsive to changing

markets, while maintaining compliance to enable eventual

sale/securitization.

. Coordinated with loan officers to prepare and negotiate commitment

letters and loan documents (including review of title commitments,

surveys, project budgets and due diligence).

EDUCATION

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio Ohio University, Athens,

Ohio

J.D., 1995 B.S., Cum Laude, in

Communication, 1991

Admitted to Ohio Bar November, 1995 Specialization:

English

Admitted to New York Bar July, 2010

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