Chris Allman is a Principal in the Capital Markets – Debt Group at CIM Group, where he oversees real estate financing for assets owned or being acquired by CIM’s various investment vehicles, as well as fund level leverage. He also manages the firm’s banking relationships.

Over the course of his career at CIM, Mr. Allman has overseen the origination and closing of nearly 600 real estate and corporate financing transactions, as both a lender and borrower, totaling more than $82 billion in loan commitments.

Prior to joining CIM in 2013, Mr. Allman was Head of Capital Markets at Thayer Lodging Group/Brookfield Hotels, Senior Vice President in Capmark’s Hospitality Finance Division and an Investment Performance Analyst at Cambridge Associates.

Mr. Allman is a frequent speaker at leading industry events, including ULI, CREFC, ICSC, NAIOP, ALIS, the NYU Hotel Conference, Bisnow, and GlobeSt., among others.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Environmental Science from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration degree from S.C. Johnson School of Business at Cornell University.

Juyuan Wei, chief financial officer at Westwood Financial, joined the firm in 2018 and quickly rose through the ranks due to his exceptional financial acumen and strategic insight. Initially hired as finance director of strategic planning and analysis, he transformed financial and operational reporting, leading to his promotion to vice president of finance within six months.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wei’s leadership ensured the company outperformed its public peer REIT group and maintained investor dividends. Promoted to senior vice president of finance and accounting in 2020, he oversaw all financial functions, including debt strategy and board deliverables. As CFO since February 2023, Wei has developed a five-year debt strategy, earned significant interest income through strategic investments, managed complex reverse exchanges and ensured cash protection post-SVB collapse.

Tony Park co-manages the Commercial Real Estate Lending Department at Axos Bank, where

he has spent more than four years as a senior leader responsible for originations and portfolio

management of complex commercial real estate financings. He is deeply involved in

high‐impact transactions and plays a central role in shaping credit decisions and deal strategy

within Axos Bank’s CRE lending platform. With over 20 years of CRE experience, Park is known

for his ability to navigate intricate deal structures, align capital with sponsor objectives, and

execute across evolving market conditions. A graduate of the University of Southern California’s

Master of Real Estate Development program, he brings an institutional, transaction‐driven

perspective grounded in disciplined underwriting and real‐world execution.

Brad Ross is the Managing Director and Head of Originations at Parkview Financial. Based in the Los Angeles headquarters, Brad leads the nationwide team of originators and oversees the firm’s capital markets activity.

In addition to managing the originations platform, Brad plays a key role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction, focusing on asset, portfolio, and fund management.

Brad was previously a Vice President at Madison Realty Capital where he established the company’s Los Angeles office. Brad has also held positions at Calmwater Capital and Karlin Real Estate.

Brad earned an M.B.A from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a licensed California real estate broker and is actively involved with the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and City of Hope.

Mark is co-chair of the Real Estate Finance Group, and represents real estate developers, property owners, and financial institutions in all types of real estate transactions, with particular focus on real estate finance. Based in the Los Angeles office, Mark represents clients in matters related to construction, permanent, securitized, mezzanine, preferred equity, and cross-border financing; the acquisition, disposition, and development of vacant land, office buildings, apartment complexes, hotels, shopping centers, and other commercial, residential, and mixed-use properties; and the formation and representation of corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and other joint ventures. He also represents commercial tenants and landlords in connection with office, retail, and other commercial leasing, ground leasing, and leasehold financing.

Part of Mark’s success can be attributed to his business-minded approach, his experience on both the borrower and lender sides of multifaceted finance transactions, and his rich experience working with developers as well as investment banking and real estate hedge fund clients. Sophisticated clients with established institutional legal frameworks, such as major international and Wall Street financial institutions, rely on Mark’s distinct experience to provide the flexibility their work often requires. For entrepreneurial clients, he removes distracting details and obstacles from the decision-making process, while setting their course to act effectively.

His portfolio includes multi-billion-dollar acquisitions for noted real estate investment groups and financers throughout the United States. In equity financing transactions, Mark has considerable experience representing both institutional and non-institutional investors. He is equally experienced in handling transactions for smaller, entrepreneurial clients, handling their needs proficiently and expeditiously. Prior to practicing law, Mark served as the Controller for a medical center, giving him a broader and more holistic perspective on complicated deals and complex transactions.

Licensed to practice law in California, Nevada, and Florida, Mark maintains a national practice and frequently acts as local counsel for several institutional lenders on both coasts, as well as for developers in Nevada.

Mark is a member of Mensa and is involved in regional and specialty bar associations. He is also a member of the Pasadena Rotary Club. Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Mark practiced at several renowned AmLaw 100 firms. Mark is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of Florida.

Ash Baraghoush serves as Senior Managing Director of TruAmerica Multifamily’s Structured Finance vertical, a strategic initiative to complement its flagship value-add investment platform. The veteran real estate finance executive brings expertise in structured finance and allows the firm to broaden ts platform and create new opportunities to benefit the investment strategies and the communities TruAmerica serves.

The Structured Finance vertical leverages TruAmerica’s national footprint to launch preferred equity and mezzanine debt offerings for multifamily. The launch of TruAmerica’s preferred equity platform will strategically meet market demand amidst today’s elevated interest rate environment and continued capital markets dislocation.

TruAmerica’s preferred equity offering will fill ongoing equity gaps for multifamily acquisitions, recapitalizations, loan rebalancings, and development transactions. Structured Finance allows TruAmerica to expand its impact by unlocking new pathways for capital allocation and providing creative financing solutions to the market. The introduction of Structured Finance marked another milestone in the firm’s growth and diversification strategy.

Mr. Baraghoush joined TruAmerica from Pacific Urban Investors, bringing deep expertise in developing and managing structured finance platforms. His prior experience at Ares Management further positions him to lead this new initiative with precision and vision. Mr. Baraghoush holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Corey Hall (Los Angeles) joined KKR in 2022 and is a member of the Real Estate team. Mr. Hall is responsible for sourcing and executing debt investments across KKR’s real estate credit strategies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Hall was a senior vice president at Brookfield, where he oversaw originations throughout the western U.S. for the firm's series of real estate credit funds. Prior to that, he was a managing director at Cantor Commercial Real Estate, where he focused on the origination, structuring, and disposition of both fixed and floating rate securitized debt. He began his career at Deloitte within the financial advisory services practice as part of the firm's real estate consulting team. Mr. Hall is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration, with a concentration in Real Estate Development & Finance. He is a member of Urban Land Institute and is an active member of the University of Southern California’s Lusk Center for Real Estate.

Peter Ballance is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in Sheppard's Los Angeles office.

With a deep commitment to building strong relationships, Peter represents lenders, borrowers, developers and property owners in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions throughout the country. He provides clients with significant experience in commercial real estate financing, including loan workouts, and the purchase and sale of improved and unimproved real property. Representing institutional lenders, financial institutions, developers and other property owners, Peter is familiar with many forms of financing and acquisition, as well as acquisition and disposition transactions and related matters. He is fluent in securitized lending, mezzanine loans, and construction loans, and his transactions have touched on a wide range of property types, including office, industrial, residential, multifamily, retail, and mixed use. Peter possesses real-time, in-depth market knowledge and extensive national experience in advising lenders and borrowers throughout the loan life cycle. He delivers efficient and practical guidance to help his clients accomplish their specific business and legal objectives.

A significant part of Peter’s practice is the representation of institutional lenders in loan restructurings and workouts, foreclosures, deed-in-lieu and deed-in-the-box transactions, as well as positioning REO assets for sale. He also advises clients on nonperforming loans and distressed real estate in all asset classes.

Peter’s significant experience in all real estate finance matters enables him to provide exceptional counsel and up-to-the-minute insight.

Damian Gancman oversees the operations of Cityview and its investments while supporting the strategic growth of its finance, acquisition, asset management and property management functions. An 18-year veteran of the firm, Damian is also a partner at Cityview and a member of its investment committee. As CFO, he helped build out Cityview’s best-in-class finance department, including the implementation of strategic process, accounting, reporting and technology improvements that enhance the investor experience.

In addition to his role at Cityview, Damian is a guest lecturer for the University of Southern California’s Master of Real Estate Development program and is a key contributor to the Cityview Leadership Academy. Damian earned a master’s degree in real estate development from the University of Southern California and a dual bachelor’s degree in business administration and psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Sondra Wenger is Head of Capital Markets at KBS, where she leads institutional fundraising across separate accounts, co-investments, and funds. She partners with pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and endowments, aligning investor objectives with strategic real estate opportunities. A member of KBS’s senior executive leadership team and Investment Committee, Sondra works closely with acquisitions and investment management to drive portfolio growth. With more than 30 years of experience, she has helped raise $2.8 billion in capital and led over $17 billion in real estate transactions across core, value-add, and opportunistic strategies.

Alex is a Vice President in KeyBanc Capital Markets Public Finance Investment Banking Group, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Alex has focused on affordable housing bond underwriting since joining the group in 2017 and has closed over 150 sole or senior-managed affordable housing transactions nationally, primarily focusing on LIHTC and Workforce solutions for developers and public housing authorities.

Mr. Kinne, Managing Director at GSP and Co-Founder and CEO of AXCS Capital has arranged in excess of $4BB in total capitalized value of complex debt and equity financings. Recent notable transactions that Evan and his team have completed include several large-scale hospitality developments, multifamily, industrial and mixed-use projects that required multiple capital sources and substantial financial structure.

Prior to joining the firm, Evan was a Vice President at Watertower Group, a boutique advisory focused on dynamic and innovative companies shaping technology, consumer internet and digital media. Evan has advised over 20 internet, technology, and media companies on series A-D equity capital formation and M&A. Evan’s other experience includes: Director of Business Development at RadPad, an LA based venture capital backed Real Estate technology company, and several other early stage and venture capital backed companies. Evan started his business career as an accountant.

Evan received his MBA from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management and focused on Real Estate Finance coursework.

For fun, Evan enjoys being outdoors, skiing, cycling, traveling, and spending time with his wife and two children. He has been involved in endurance mountain bike racing for over 25 years, completing many races, including the famous Leadville 100 multiple times.

Carrie is CEO of The Nikols Company, which is Manager of Nikols Mortgage Fund, LLC, a private commercial real estate construction & bridge lender providing $5-40 million loans on California properties. She directly leads all loan originations and structuring, and oversees closings, loan servicing and loan payoffs. She has led Nikols Mortgage Fund since 2008, closing over $1.3 billion of loan commitments. Carrie’s commercial real estate experience, which spans more than four decades, ranges from institutional permanent lending and large balance bridge loans to smaller bank and private money construction and tailored transactions. As the top producing Region Manager for DaimlerChrysler Capital Services, Carrie originated and was responsible for a portfolio of $10 to $75 million highly leveraged commercial property bridge loans, all handled as agreed with no defaults. She has also pioneered various loan structures and product types including mezzanine loans, tax-exempt bond letter of credit enhancements with taxable tails, assisted living facilities, self-storage facilities and single-tenant biotech properties. Carrie has also written approximately 50 income property and residential subdivision appraisals as a state certified appraiser and MAI candidate. She holds a California Real Estate Sales license and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration-Real Estate Finance.

Tim Reimers leads Sheppard’s Healthcare Real Estate practice and advises many of the nation's leading healthcare systems, providers, investors, and developers on their most significant real estate and finance transactions. With deep experience across hospitals, behavioral health, senior housing, and other healthcare assets, Tim is widely recognized for helping clients navigate complex legal, regulatory, and business challenges at the intersection of healthcare and real estate. He counsels clients on acquisitions, development projects, joint ventures, financing transactions, sale-leasebacks, public-private partnerships, and other strategic initiatives, bringing a practical approach shaped by decades of experience in the healthcare sector.