Biography
Gina’s practice focuses on commercial real estate finance with concentrations in origination, acquisition, syndication and disposition of mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, loan sales and purchases, structured finance and securitization transactions. Her representation includes investment banks, commercial banks, life insurance companies and institutional investors. She also has experience with retail, office, warehouse, hospitality and condominium properties, as well as TIC structures and ground lease transactions.
Prior to joining the firm, Gina worked in the Philadelphia office of a large international law firm in their global finance practice.
Education
Rutgers Law School, J.D., cum laude
Drexel University, M.S.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, B.A., summa cum laude
Memberships
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Commercial Real Estate Finance Council
Awards & Honors
Certificate of Recognition from Township of Monroe, County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey (2012)
Experience
- Represented global banks, as co-lenders, in connection with the origination, securitization and syndication of approximately $8.5 billion financing secured by 288 industrial and warehouse properties and 23 office properties in 26 states.
- Represented a real estate investment firm, as purchaser, in the sale of a $36.5 million mezzanine loan indirectly secured by an office park in San Mateo, California.
- Represented global banks, as co-lenders, in connection with the origination of a $3 billion mortgage loan sale-leaseback financing secured by casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Represented a real estate investment firm, as purchaser, in the sale of a $60 million mezzanine loan indirectly secured by a shopping center in New York, New York.
- Represented a life insurance company, as lender, in the origination of a $220 million mortgage loan secured by a shopping plaza in Gilbert, Arizona.
- Represented a life insurance company, as lender, in the refinancing of a $256 million mortgage loan secured by a shopping plaza in Chandler, Arizona.
- Represented a global bank, as lender, in the origination and disposition (including securitization) of a $55 million mortgage loan secured by a membership club comprised of a hotel, restaurants and spa in Miami, Florida.
- Represented a global bank, as lender, in connection with the origination and disposition of $5.4 billion financing secured by 288 industrial and warehouse properties and 23 office properties in 26 states.
- Represented a global bank, as lender, in connection with the origination and disposition of a $232 million mortgage loan and $42 million mezzanine loan secured by 13 industrial properties located in seven states.
- Represented a real estate investment firm in the origination of a $195 million mortgage loan secured by a ground leasehold interest in a resort and casino in Aruba.