Commercial Real Estate Transaction Attorney

REBECCA JANOVSKY

Mobile: 312-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

§ Business-minded commercial real estate attorney with substantial experience providing legal and business support to commercial banks, REITS and other lending institutions engaged in sophisticated commercial real estate deals.

§ Strong transactional and analytical skills developed in large and small law firms and in-house roles, including drafting and negotiating financing and organizational documents, leases, purchase and sale contracts and brokerage and property management agreements across property types and jurisdictions.

§ Persuasive communicator with effective organizational, verbal and written communication skills enabling the conceptualization and articulation of practical and creative solutions to balance clients’ business needs and the legal requirements of transactions.

§ Detail-oriented with broad experience coordinating due diligence teams and working independently to close complex commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing and securitization transactions. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Senior Mortgage Lending

• Acquisitions/Dispositions

• Fee & Leasehold Financing

• Hospitality & Franchise Lending

• Title and Survey Analysis

• Leadership & Training

• Retail and Commercial Leasing

• Asset Management

• Multifamily Financing

• Loan Modifications/Assumptions

• Corporate Entity Formation

• Organization of Document Templates

• Real Estate Due Diligence

• Mortgage Securitizations

• Mezzanine Financing

• Foreclosure Litigation

• Risk Assessment & Management

• Foreclosed Asset Portfolios

CAREER SUMMARY

Ø Delivered practical legal counsel to firm’s CMBS and REIT clients participating in senior mortgage financing and the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate assets, including office buildings, retail properties, hotels, industrial properties, multi-family and multi-use properties.

• Provided legal support to lending officers in all phases of loan originations and closings by identifying and assessing potential risks and liabilities and recommending resolutions. Drafted and negotiated loan documents, performed due diligence, title and survey review, lease analysis and approved legal opinions.

• Counseled REIT clients in the purchase and sale of real estate by preparing purchase and sale agreements, structuring and reviewing corporate formation documents for TIC investors and providing due diligence support.

COAL CREEK CONSULTING, LLC SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT AUGUST 2014 – SEPTEMBER 2015 Ø Provided real estate due diligence services to a wireless telecommunication project site management company as an independent contractor. Provided legal review and analysis of complex title reports and surveys in connection with the development of over 30 mobile telecommunication locations. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AVP, FORECLOSED REAL ESTATE ASSETS LEGAL ADMINISTRATOR JULY 2009 – APRIL 2013 Ø Effectively coordinated legal activities within the Foreclosed Real Estate Assets Group of Wells Fargo Commercial Bank leading to the overall reduction of the Bank’s outside legal expenses and lender-liability exposure.

• Supervised outside counsel in the exercise of lender remedies related to loan modifications/workouts, foreclosure litigation, asset management and sale of bank-owned real estate assets. GUSSIS, LICHTENFELD & ALEXANDER LLC CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SENIOR COUNSEL JULY 2015 – PRESENT

• Streamlined due diligence efforts including the review and analysis of title and survey matters, appraisals, environmental and property condition reports, leases, entitlements, insurance, UCC, judgment, tax and other lien searches and zoning and seismic risk issues, permitting the Bank to mitigate shareholder risk and lender liability exposure prior to taking title to real estate assets.

• Guided Bank asset managers, brokers, property managers and title companies in the facilitation of post- foreclosure matters including coordinating all vendor preservation, maintenance and operations and the disposition of bank-owned commercial and residential real estate, including property management agreements, broker listing contracts, leases and the transfer and sale of properties to third party buyers. SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

STAFF ATTORNEY APRIL 2006 – DECEMBER 2008

Ø Successfully represented and advised clients of the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate full service law firm with annual revenues of more than $1,000,000,000 and offices in 19 cities worldwide in the origination, funding and securitization of complex real estate and mezzanine lending transactions, real estate acquisitions and dispositions and REIT transactions.

• Provided legal counsel to successfully close 100+ complex commercial loan transactions by structuring and modifying loans and the related borrowing entities, drafting and negotiating loan documents, performing due diligence, negotiating ground leases and franchise agreements and authorizing the disbursement of loan proceeds.

• Advised clients in commercial mortgage-backed securitization transactions involving over 300 mortgage loans totaling over $4 billion in securitized real estate assets.

• Generated business with personally retained client involving the closing of 30 CMBS first mortgage loans and 15 loan assumptions totaling over $165 million in loan proceeds over a 12-month time period.

• Developed leadership skills by mentoring and training junior associates and paralegals to provide meaningful support allowing reduction of legal fees by 25%. KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

STAFF ATTORNEY JUNE 1998 – MARCH 2006

Ø Provided effective legal counsel to sophisticated clients of a nationally recognized, full service law firm, representing large financial institutions in closing commercial real estate senior mortgage conduit loans and CMBS securitizations.

• Drafted and negotiated real estate finance documents and coordinated due diligence for real estate loan closings for more than 200 commercial real estate mortgage loans totaling over $1.5 billion in loan proceeds, including multistate/multi-site portfolio financing transactions involving hospitality, residential, multi-family and retail properties.

• During three-month on-site assignment with firm client LaSalle Bank National Association, independently coordinated and funded CMBS real estate loans aggregating $100 million in securitizable assets.

• Provided due diligence support and analysis for mortgage loan securitizations. NBD BANK, NA INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT/LEGAL COUNSEL 1989 - 1997 Ø Served as in-house legal counsel for Midwest regional bank; Served as the primary internal contact for environmental lending matters; represented the legal department at senior loan committee meetings.

• Advised junior and senior loan officers on commercial loan structure and legal matters; effectively drafted and negotiated loan documents. Conducted due diligence; analyzed title and survey and directed loan closings.

• Reviewed environmental site assessments and provided appropriate risk assessments based on lender liability matters. Selected by the Indianapolis Bar Association to serve as panelist for a CLE seminar on Environmental Lender Liability; program drew 100+ attorneys. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & EDUCATION

§ Member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Illinois

§ Juris Doctorate, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana

§ Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Public Administration, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

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