In preparation for our Women of Influence special feature and retreat, Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com together is putting a spotlight on the achievements of women in commercial real estate. This year, we collected nominations across a number of fields, with the awards to be presented at our inaugural GlobeSt.ELITE Women of Influence Conference and this year's amount of entries, was our biggest yet.

The field of legal counsel was open to attorneys specializing in the practice area of commercial real estate. The vast and complex world of commercial real estate requires legal experts skilled in a range of capabilities. These professionals do everything from negotiate leasing, sales and financing transactions and major M&As, to navigating zoning and entitlements processes, handling community relations and advising public-private partnerships.

Since 1983, Forum's Women of Influence has recognized remarkable commercial real estate professionals who have significantly influenced the market or had outstanding successes in the past year. It is in that spirit that we're launching our first-ever Women of Influence Conference will celebrate the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward.

At this year's event, we will honor the winners at the event July 10-11th in Broomfield, CO, at a special awards ceremony cocktail reception and gala dinner. The inaugural GlobeSt.ELITE Women of Influence Conference celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. In panel discussions throughout the event, these influential leaders will discuss the critical issues facing CRE now and in the future, what it means to be a woman in business today and CRE's place in the #MeToo era. They will discuss what they are doing to promote diversity in the upper levels of management and what the industry can do to position itself for a more inclusive future.

The top women in the category of legal counsel professional chosen this year are as follows:

Suzanne Amaducci-Adams, Bilzin Sumberg

Tanya Brady, Phillips Edison & Co.

Meryl Chae, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

Jennifer Clark, The RMR Group

Dawn M. Coulson, Epps & Coulson, LLP

Patricia E. Curtin, Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP

Christina M. Graham, Morris Manning & Martin, LLP

Laurie A. Grasso, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Lori Hartglass, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Elizabeth A. Karmin, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Janice Mac Avoy, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Melanie Meyers, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Amara L. Morrison, Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP

Allison Nelson, Akerman LLP

Nina Roket, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Lisa Sher, Trammell Crow Co.

Stephanie C. Silvers, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP

Rosemarie A. Thurston, Alston & Bird LLP

As always, our seasoned editorial team was seeking the best of the best across the commercial real estate spectrum. In evaluating the entries, we took into account a number of factors, including: the nominee's impact on, and reputation within, her firm and broader professional community; the nominee's professional career highlights, from dealmaking savvy and innovation to client satisfaction and personal growth; a proven ability to achieve goals and display ingenuity in terms of creative thinking and problem solving; her dedication to furthering the development of her field and the role of women within it; accomplishments and involvement in her company, the CRE industry and broader social community; a personal commitment to the highest ethical standards, service and excellence; and so much more.

Keep checking GlobeSt.com for more winners from other categories (release dates below) and be sure to keep an eye out for the July/August issue of Real Estate Forum, which will further highlight these individual's accomplishments.

June 10-marketing/communications professional category

June 11-CRE/Consultant Advisor category

June 12-Innovator category

June 13-mentor category

June 14-ally category

June 14-Humanitarian category

June 18-all category winners revealed

➤➤ Join the GlobeSt.com Women of Influence 2019 conference July 10^th and 11^th in Broomfield, CO, which celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. The event will address the critical role of women in the CRE business. Click here to register and view the agenda.

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