Brandilyn Y. Dumas

Brandilyn Y. Dumas: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Brandilyn Dumas focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, financing, joint ventures, development, foreclosures, and restructurings, with respect to a variety of assets, including shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and resorts, multi-use developments, industrial properties, and multi-family developments.

Concentrations

•Acquisitions and dispositions
•Senior and mezzanine financing
•Preferred Equity
•Joint Ventures

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Real Estate Law, 2022-2024
•Listed, Crain's New York, 'Notable Black Leaders,' 2024
•Listed, New York Real Estate Journal, “Ones to Watch Rising Stars,” 2023
•Listed, Crain’s New York, 'Notable Women in Law,' 2022
•Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2017 and 2022
•Listed, City & State New York, The Responsible 100, 2020
•Selected, New York Law Journal, 'Rising Stars,' 2020
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2017-2021
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2011-2013, 2015, 2019, 2022, and 2023
•Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers, 'Law Firm of the Year' in Real Estate Law, 2015
•Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, 'Top Tier' Firm in Real Estate, 2014

Areas of Practice (1)

  • Real Estate

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Duke University, B.A., cum laude, 2003; Fordham University, M.S.T., 2005
Law School Attended:
New York University School of Law, J.D., 2008
Year of First Admission:
2009
Admission:
2009, New York
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Trustee, Harlem Link Charter School, 2010-2024
•Director, WP Theater, 2022-Present
•Trustee, Winchester Thurston School, 2020-Present
•Mentor, NYU Law Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Fellows Program, 2023-Present

Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Represented shopping center owner in the disposition of a $375.8M nine-center portfolio.; Represented owner of multi-state residential portfolio (approximately $160M) in joint venture and related property and asset management agreements.; Represented lender in connection with the $171M senior financing of various properties located in New York and Massachusetts.; Represented borrower in the senior financing of various properties located in New York and Tennessee.; Represented hotel and real estate company in connection with the $52.5M purchase of an iconic Georgia hotel.; Represented commercial bank in the $60M senior construction financing of a New York City-based hotel.; Represented real estate capital management firm in mezzanine financing and other transactions involving multiple participation interests.; Represented real estate investment firm in the $400 million acquisition and mortgage financing of a nine-building campus.; Represented hotel owner in the restructuring of $840 million in debt and other secured claims.; Represented shopping center owner in the acquisition of property and the assumption of $61.6 million mortgage loan.; Represented financial institution in the restructuring of mortgage, construction and mezzanine loans encumbering sites being developed as shopping centers.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Dumas prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; Teaching Experience: Instructor, NYC Dept. of Education, I.S. 172, Teach for America, 2003-2005
ISLN:
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