Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman, a leading Manhattan-based full-service real estate law firm, today announced that Krista L. Patterson Esq. has joined as an Associate in the firm’s Transactional Department.

Ms. Patterson will work closely with department head and partner Daniel T. Altman Esq., focusing on a wide diversity of commercial transactions ranging from all types of leasing, conveyancing, financing and joint venture agreements.

“We are delighted to welcome Krista to the firm.She is an exceptionally talented, creative tactician with both law firm and corporate real estate experience,” said Mr. Altman who added that “We are excited to have Krista on board to meet the upward demand of our clients in both the transactional and corporate areas of our practice.”

Prior to joining Belkin, Ms. Patterson was Vice-President and Associate General Counsel at New York-based Annaly Commercial Group, one of the largest mortgage REITs based in the United States holding both residential and commercial assets.While there, among her many responsibilities, she executed real estate equity and debt investments, including equity portfolio acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, mortgage and mezzanine debt investments, syndications, and portfolio leverage.Before that, she was an Associate in the real estate department of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for eight years, where she focused on representing real estate funds, REITs, financial institutions and other investment vehicles in the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate assets, landlord- and tenant-side office, retail and restaurant leasing, joint ventures, and financing transactions, including originating, refinancing, buying and selling mortgage and mezzanine loans and other debt investments.

Ms. Patterson earned a BA degree from Duke University in Durham, NC and a JD, LLM in Comparative and International law from Duke University School of Law. She was admitted to the NY bar in 2007.

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