Tessa Linette Schultz

** ***** ****, *******, *** Jersey 07945 917-***-**** adzkaj@r.postjobfree.com LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE

Sills, Cummis & Gross, P.C. (Associate) - Newark, NJ May 2015-May 2017 Law Offices of Tessa L. Schultz (Owner) - Montclair, NJ/New York, NY May 2011-April 2015 Donaldson Schultz PLLC (Partner) - New York, NY Nov 2008-April 2011 Thelen LLP (Counsel, firm dissolved) - New York, NY Nov 2007-Oct 2008 Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP (Associate, left for In House) - New York, NY Sept 1997-April 2001 Brown Raysman LLP (Associate) - New York, NY Sept 1996-Sept 1997 Represented major wall street commercial lenders in CMBS, Bridge, Mezzanine and Floating Rate financing of office, warehouse, industrial, hotel, multifamily and office buildings. Represented borrowers in the closing of acquisition and re-finance deals. Negotiated and closed the acquisitions of industrial, land, multifamily and office buildings. Supported a Senior Partner in providing corporate level deal structuring on real estate financings and modifications, including the review and revision of borrower level structures and agreements. Reviewed and negotiated legal opinions for the protection of lenders, participants and the securitization exit strategy. Responsible for the disposition of a restaurant property portfolio. Represented lenders in their credit tenant lease conduit program, including review and modification of major tenant leases. Conducted the acquisition and sale of office, multifamily, industrial and shopping centers. IN HOUSE EXPERIENCE

UBS Securities LLC/Dillon Read Capital Management LLC - New York, NY Oct 2004-June 2007 Director and Transaction Manager-Global Commercial Real Estate (June 2006–June 2007) Structured and negotiated a broad range of real estate transactions from application to closing. Acted as primary transaction manager in connection with a joint venture to acquire and finance over 200 credit-tenant leased properties nationwide. Managed outside counsel and regulatory issues arising in connection with transaction structures and new business initiatives, including compliance with securities and merchant banking laws. Director and Counsel-Legal Department (Oct 2004-June 2006) Senior legal counsel to investment bankers and traders in connection with Firm’s broad range of commercial real estate transactions, as well as managed outside counsel. Served as a liaison between senior business management and corresponding control groups to ensure compliance with Firm’s internal policies/procedures. Credit Suisse First Boston - New York, NY May 2001-Sept 2004 Vice President and Counsel-Legal and Compliance Department Legal counsel to over 250 Real Estate and Structured Finance Group clients engaged in the Firm’s broad range of commercial real estate transactions, including commercial mortgage-backed securitizations, mortgage financings, acquisitions/dispositions, equity investments, warehouse lines, workouts/restructurings, foreclosures, and DUS lending/servicing. Acted as a liaison to senior management on reputational and environmental risk, and compliance with Broker/Dealer, SEC and Federal Reserve rules and regulations. Managed outside counsel. EDUCATION

Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C.

Juris Doctor/Masters of Business Administration (Finance), 1996, Cum Laude University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Bachelors of Arts, Business (Accounting), 1992

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.