Liam Krahe is a partner with Cohen Property Law Group based in Miami. He has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial real estate transactions including leasing, financing, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, syndications, and operations. Liam regularly advises developers and property owners in the purchase, sale, and development of commercial real estate, including retail shopping centers, office buildings, multifamily and mixed-use projects, and hotel and hospitality transactions. He represents commercial landlords and tenants in the preparation, negotiation, and workout of office and retail leases. In addition, Liam’s practice includes representing clients on the formation and structuring of joint ventures and syndications, including advising on choice of entity and jurisdiction, developing offering terms, and preparing disclosure and investment documents.

Former investment banking associate at a small boutique firm in NYC. Worked on capital raises and M&A within the alternative investment management industry. After learning about the potential of blockchain technology to enable a new wave of democratization of capital markets, joined DigiShares in April 2021. Gabriel has an Economics Finance degree, is from Paris, France, with a French American dual citizen. Gabriel is now based in Miami, FL

Blake Harris is the founding principal at Blake Harris Law, where he assists clients throughout the world with Asset Protection. Blake Harris Law encompasses a wide range of services including Asset Protection, Offshore Asset Protection, Cook Islands Trusts, Domestic Asset Protection , Crypto Asset Protection, and Titanium Trusts. Blake’s extensive experience helping businesses, entrepreneurs, and families protect their wealth and property has made him well-regarded as an authority in handling the difficult and sensitive issues surrounding asset protection planning.

Mr. Poverni’s expertise encompasses structuring and managing of the development life cycle, from project feasibility studies, to site control, financing, syndication, construction management, asset stabilization and disposition. Mr. Poverni founded the firm in 2011 and continues to be the driving force behinds its growth, and is thankful for the talented people that work at PSG to help make its’ projects and business lines a success day-in and day-out. Mr. Poverni holds a J.D. from the George Washington University, and an M.B.A from the University of Maryland.

Drawing on his prior experience as a banker and general counsel for a

private equity firm, Joe Hernandez counsels a variety of clients in negotiating and structuring complex commercial real estate transactions. He represents real estate developers, financial institutions, private equity firms, and public entities in all phases of such transactions, with deals across the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. He handles acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, joint ventures, and advises clients on raising capital for real estate projects.

He also represents developers and investors in the area of condominium

redevelopment, which oftentimes involves the complex process of

terminating an existing condominium. He helps clients navigate all stages of the process, from due diligence, joint venture structuring, and termination strategies to acquisition financing, construction financing, and mezzanine financings that facilitate the redevelopment.

Joe is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), a prestigious fellowship reserved for lawyers distinguished for their skill,

experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law. He also serves as Chair of ACREL’s Common Interest Ownership Committee.

Maggie Burke serves as Senior Vice President on Capital One’s Commercial Real

Estate Team, specializing in advising commercial property owners and operators across

the U.S. on capital markets and debt strategies. She provides clients with creative

solutions to support their individual business plans through several capital source

executions, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, life companies, CMBS, debt

funds, and banks.

Burke’s extensive commercial real estate finance experience encompasses originating,

structuring, and successfully closing loans across a wide spectrum of asset types – from

multifamily, office and retail, to self-storage and industrial. Throughout her career, Burke

has facilitated clients in securing an impressive $6 billion in debt finance transactions.

Burke joined Capital One from Berkadia in 2021 to grow its national platform and

continue delivering highly tailored financing solutions, working alongside her partners

Jonathan Pratt and Rossana Bouchaya. The team has originated more than $2 billion in

these capital product types within just two years. Notably, they recently closed a 24-

property portfolio with Fannie Mae totaling $477 million.

Burke is a sought-after industry expert, contributing as a media commentator, panelist,

and moderator for The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Annual Conference, its

Senior Bank Executive Roundtables, Freddie Mac's Customer Conference, and news

outlets like Real Estate Forum and Bisnow.

In recognition of her influence in commercial real estate, Burke was by honored with

Connect CRE's Women in Real Estate Award for 2023. In 2022, she was named on

Globest.com's prestigious Rainmakers in Finance, Debt & Equity annual list.

Burke remains deeply committed to industry development and advocacy. She has

served as the immediate past Chair of the MBA's mPact Advisory Committee, currently

serves as Vice Chair of the MBA's Mortgage Action Alliance, and is active in MORPAC,

MBA’s political action Steering Committees.

Burke is also the sole representative for Capital One on the Freddie Mac Advisory

Committee, providing real-time feedback to the agency with the goal of creating a more

frictionless experience for borrowers working with Freddie Mac.

She also serves as a Board Member of Real Estate Network Empowering Women

(RENEW) and is a valued member of CREW Tampa Bay, furthering her commitment to

advancing the future commercial real estate landscape for women.

Gary Bechtel leads the investment management leadership teams with direct oversight of all portfolios. Gary Bechtel served as President of Money360 and was responsible for developing and executing Money360’s expansion strategy. Gary also served on Money360’s Credit Committee and Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Lending/Originations Officer of CU Business Partners, LLC, the nation’s largest credit union service organization (CUSO). Previously, Gary held management or production positions with Grubb & Ellis Company, Meridian Capital, Johnson Capital, FINOVA Realty Capital, Pacific Southwest Realty Services and Hometown Commercial Capital. Gary began his career with the Alison Company and over the past thirty-four years has been involved in all aspects of the commercial real estate finance industry, as a lender and as an intermediary, including the origination, underwriting, structuring, placement and closing of over $10B in commercial debt transactions, utilizing various debt structures which have included permanent, bridge, equity, mezzanine and construction on transactions of $1M to $250M. These transactions were placed with a variety of capital sources that included life companies, commercial banks, credit unions and equity and mezzanine funds, on property types that included office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality, self-storage and manufactured housing. He is or has been a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, California Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and International Council of Shopping Centers. Gary has spoken at numerous industry events and written articles and has been regularly quoted in a number of regional and national publications.

Daniel R. Sheehan is President of Vista Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with approximately $2 billion in total assets. Based in Palm Beach County, Florida, Dan is responsible for supporting existing Vista Bank markets, overseeing the expansion into Florida, and executing on specific bank-wide initiatives. He is also a member of the Bank’s board of directors.

Previously, Mr. Sheehan was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Professional Bank, which he co-founded in 2008 in Coral Gables, Florida. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PFHD) since its inception in 2014, he was responsible for the development and execution of its growth, capital, and leadership plans.

Under his leadership, Professional Bank grew its balance sheet approximately 14x before selling to Seacoast Bank in 2022. Professional Bank was recognized as a “Top Place to Work” by the Sun Sentinel in 2021 and received the “Best Places to Work” designation by the South Florida Business Journal for the fourth consecutive year in 2021, placing first among all financial institutions.

In 2020 Mr. Sheehan was invited to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington D.C. to discuss the rollout, benefits, and challenges of the newly instituted Paycheck Protection Program. Earlier that year, he was interviewed live on the Fox Business program, “Mornings with Maria,” to discuss the banking industry and the dynamics of the Florida economy following his IPO of Professional Holding Corp. Mr. Sheehan led his team in ringing the bell at NASDAQ’s global headquarters in Times Square to open the trading day on February 14, 2020.

From 2016 until 2019, Mr. Sheehan was a real estate investment banker with Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and held a similar position with Cohen Financial from 2005 through 2016. Starting his career at Bear Stearns, he has invested and deployed over $10 billion of institutional real estate capital throughout the U.S. while holding various positions at national real estate investment banks and financial intermediaries.

Recognized for his achievements in finance, banking, real estate, and deal-making by South Florida CEO magazine as the “Six Million Dollar Man,” Sheehan was named “Heavy Hitter in Commercial Real Estate Finance” by South Florida Business Journal. He has appeared numerous times as the Daily Business Review’s “Top Dealmaker” in Finance, South Florida Business Journal’s “Power Leaders” for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021, received South Florida Business & Wealth’s “Apogee Award” in 2019, and its Finance Award in 2021, and was included in Palm Beach Magazine’s “Palm Beach 100,” as one of Palm Beach County’s most influential business leaders in 2020 and 2021.

An active Young Presidents Organization (YPO) member, Mr. Sheehan has participated in lecture series with the Milken Institute and several other industry interest groups. He has served as an adjunct speaker and lecturer at the University of Miami School of Law on Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets, National Association of Office and Industrial Properties: “How to Survive in a Down Market,” Urban Land Institute’s 2009 South Florida Economic and Development Outlook: “Global Finance and the Money Markets,” and Urban Land Institute’s 2014 South Florida Economic and Development Outlook: “The Money Chase .”He currently serves on the investment advisory board for Alterna Equity Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm, and an operating partner at Interplay, a New York City-based venture capital firm. He is a member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County.

Mr. Sheehan was an economics major and varsity football letterman at Duke University before receiving his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida and his M.B.A. from the University of Miami.