Chris is President and Chief Investment of Officer at Taconic. He also leads Taconic’s Acquisitions team. As President, Chris oversees corporate matters across the firm. As Chief Investment Officer, he is responsible for all aspects of Taconic’s acquisition businesses and investments. With 18 years of real estate investment experience, Chris has led or been directly involved in the acquisition of over $5 billion of real estate while at Taconic, all in New York City. He is also responsible for deal sourcing and structuring, and oversees all of Taconic’s debt and equity financings, as well as fundraising and rezoning initiatives.

Prior to joining Taconic in 2005, Chris was a Bank Officer at M&T Bank where he was responsible for underwriting and sourcing commercial real estate loan opportunities in the New York City metropolitan area. Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Colgate University and until recently served on the Board of Directors of Vibrant Emotional Health, a non-profit mental health advocacy and educational organization.

Susi Yu is a Principal and the Head of Development at MAG Partners, responsible for overseeing and

executing the company’s development investment strategy.

MAG Partners spun out of a successful two-year partnership with the L&L Holding Company founders,

called L&L MAG. During her tenure at L&L MAG, Susi oversaw the acquisition and development of 480-

unit multi-family rental project in Chelsea.

Previously, Susi served as Executive Vice President of Development for Forest City Ratner Companies,

leading the Residential Development team on execution of Pacific Park Brooklyn, the $4.9 billion, 22-

acre mixed-use development in the heart of Brooklyn. At Forest City, Susi also oversaw the development

of large scale, mixed-use urban projects including New York by Gehry, a 896-unit residential building

designed by Frank Gehry. Susi started at Forest City in 2001 and worked there until 2018, except for a

20-month stint from 2013-2015 with the Howard Hughes Corporation as Senior Vice President of

Development.

Trained as an architect at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, Susi previously worked for

ten years in that field, most recently as a Project Architect for Robert A.M. Stern. She is a graduate of

Columbia University’s Master of Science in Real Estate Development Program and is a registered

architect in New York State. Susi emigrated from Seoul, Korea to Richmond, Virginia at the age of ten.

Susi serves on an advisory board of the Goldman Family and is a director of Apple Bank.

Terri L. Adler is a founding member of Adler & Stachenfeld LLP, the Managing Partner of the Firm, a member of the Management Committee, and the founding member of the Firm’s women’s initiative. Ms. Adler is also the co-chair of the Ground Lease Practice Group, Real Estate Platform Investment Group, and Distressed Real Estate Practice Group, chair of the Fund Formation Practice Group, Crowdfunding Practice Group, and International Practice Group, and former chair of the Real Estate Department.

Ms. Adler is one of the most talented, creative, and innovative attorneys in real estate and an unmatched powerhouse in corporate real estate transactions requiring complicated bespoke structuring. Her success can be traced in part to her ability to evolve as the real estate industry has evolved as well as her expertise in guiding clients through the various economic and industry crises throughout her career. As a result, Ms. Adler has developed a wide range of expertise in all areas of national and international real estate practice with a particular focus on platform creation and investment, GP capital funds, complex joint ventures, ground leases, and corporate real estate transactions. As a result of almost three decades of experience, Ms. Adler can address not only the real estate and corporate aspects of a particular transaction but also the unique needs of clients in their national and international transactions and relationships.

Ms. Adler’s clients include private equity funds, family offices, property owners, fund managers, developers, REITs, CPACE lenders, real estate platforms, founders of real estate platforms, ground lessors, ground lessees, and foreign investors.

As the founder of Adler & Stachenfeld’s women’s initiative, Ms. Adler is actively involved in mentoring and assisting women inside and outside the Firm. She regularly speaks on women’s issues both in the legal industry and the real estate industry and is passionate about issues concerning gender inclusion and parity.

In addition to others, Ms. Adler is individually ranked by Chambers and Partners as well as named as a Distinguished Leader by the New York Law Journal in 2023, and a Notable Women in Law by Crain’s New York Business in 2023, recognizing women for distinguished careers and exceptional civic and philanthropic activities. She is consistently named as one of New York's Super Lawyers in real estate, and one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New York.

Ms. Adler is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) – the preeminent association of commercial real estate lawyers, an advisory board member of Law 360's Real Estate Authority, and a board member of the Urban Green Council. She is admitted to practice in New York.

Ms. Adler loves the New York Mets, the New York Islanders, and begrudgingly supports the New York Jets because her husband likes them. Ms. Adler also watches Premier League soccer every weekend during soccer season, knits, gardens, and is surprisingly crafty.

As Chairman, NY Investment Sales with JLL Capital Markets, Bob co-leads the investment

sales division in New York City.

Bob was Chairman and Founding Partner of Massey Knakal Realty Services, New York’s #1

building sales firm. He started his real estate career in 1984 at CB Richard Ellis where he

met Paul J. Massey Jr. They both left CB in 1988 to form Massey Knakal.

From 1988 through 2014, Massey Knakal closed over 6,000 transactions with an aggregate

value in excess of $23 billion. To date, Bob has been personally responsible for the sale of

1,873 buildings (generally considered to be the highest total ever for a single broker in New

York) and over $18 billion in sales.

On December 31, 2014, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Massey Knakal. At Cushman &

Wakefield, Bob acted as Chairman of New York Investment Sales. He was ranked the top

originating investment sales broker at Cushman & Wakefield, globally, in 2014, 2015 and

2016.

Since 2009, Bob has written a weekly column on the New York City Real Estate Market

called Concrete Thoughts for the Commercial Observer.

Jason leads the originations platform in the Americas for Nuveen Real Estate and is focused on further expanding the firm’s third-party real estate debt business.

Prior to joining the business in 2018, Jason was a managing director at ACORE Capital where he led a team responsible for the sourcing and execution of structured finance investments, including mortgage, mezzanine and preferred equity. As one of the initial employees of ACORE, he helped grow the firm from a start-up, to one of the largest private lenders in the United States, with $9 billion AUM in just under three years. Jason has also held a number of roles at GE Capital Real Estate. Most recently he was a senior director in the strategic capital group focused on whole loan origination with institutional clients.

Jason graduated with a B.S. from Illinois State University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School. He is a graduate of the GE Capital Financial Management Programme with roles including finance, underwriting and M&A and is a member of Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.

Julia Butler (New York) joined KKR in 2017 and is a member of the Real Estate team. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Butler was an executive vice president at iStar, a publicly-traded REIT, where she was responsible for sourcing and executing new investment opportunities as well as managing a portfolio of assets. Prior to iStar, Ms. Butler worked in the treasury department of The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Butler earned her B.A. in government, cum laude, from Harvard College.

Mr. Fineman has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate

business. At ACORE, Mr. Fineman is responsible for originating, underwriting,

structuring and closing commercial real estate financing opportunities, and for managing

originations for the Eastern Region.

Prior to joining ACORE, Mr. Fineman was an Executive Vice President with Brickman

and a principal at Hillcrest Finance, where he was responsible for originating,

underwriting, structuring and closing equity and debt investment opportunities, and

financing new and existing equity investments. Prior to Brickman, Mr. Fineman held

various positions in commercial real estate finance including a senior role with

Wachovia Bank, where he managed, structured and closed more than $25 billion of

complex commercial real estate finance transactions often involving multiple lenders

and tranches of debt, and a role as a banker with Nomura Securities in the mid to late

1990s. In addition to his finance experience, Mr. Fineman has also spent a significant

amount of time on the equity side of the commercial real estate business where he was

involved in the development, ownership, management and operation of commercial real

estate, including in senior roles with Centres Inc. and Terranova Corporation, and in his

time with Brickman. Mr. Fineman began his career in commercial real estate as an

attorney representing institutional and private clients in a wide range of commercial real

estate transactions, including finance, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development

and land use. After college and prior to law school, Mr. Fineman spent several years at

IBM Corporation as a marketing representative.

Mr. Fineman received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and a J.D.

from the University of Florida. Mr. Fineman serves on the board of enCourage Kids

Foundation. Mr. Fineman is married to Lori and they have two children, Mia and Rocky.

Sebastian Post is Managing Director and Co-Head of Investments for Lionheart Strategic Management, LLC, the fund management affiliate of Fisher Brothers, and is responsible for sourcing new investments, capital raising, and management of operations. Since joining Fisher Brothers in 2011, Mr. Post has been involved in the creation of the fund management affiliate which has raised over $1 billion from investors. Mr. Post has been involved in the execution of over $2.0 billion of real estate equity investments and over $4.0 billion of real estate credit investments throughout the United States. Mr. Post received a Bachelor of Science in Finance at the University of Central Florida and received a Masters of Science in Real Estate Finance & Investment from New York University.

Laurie, an accomplished deal maker, is partner and co-chair of the firm’s global real estate practice. She takes a client-focused approach to her real estate practice, often acting as in-house counsel for her clients and becoming a trusted member of their businesses. She has a long list of clients who have been with her since the beginning of her practice and appreciate her ability to adeptly and efficiently handle any type of real estate deal. She is recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA 2021, noting that she is “a strong negotiator” and “she has a great business sense combined with legal knowledge.” Most recently, for the second year in a row, Commercial Observer included her in their elite “Power 100” list, which recognizes the most powerful players in real estate.

Laurie represents real estate private equity funds, companies, institutional REITs, investors and other property owners in structuring and closing real estate transactions such as acquisitions and dispositions, developments, financings, portfolio transactions, preferred equity investments, leasing and real estate joint ventures. Her work touches all asset classes, including office, multifamily, affordable housing, workforce housing, mixed-use, life sciences, hospitality, retail and condominium. She also maintains an active capital markets and fund practice, representing investors in joint venture transactions and sophisticated fund and tax structures. Laurie is also well-versed in the Opportunity Zone program and helps clients through the process of structuring and investing in qualified properties and vehicles.

Laurie is involved in a number of non-profit and charitable organizations focusing on increasing diversity in real estate. She serves on the Advisory Board and spearheads the firm’s legal partnership with Project Destined, an organization dedicated to transforming minority youth into owners in the communities in which they live, work and play. She also serves as co-chair for Rebuilding New York’s “She Builds” program, where she organizes an annual renovation day, rehabilitating a New York City community center in need.