About Meryl
Meryl represents commercial banks, investment funds and other institutional lenders in all aspects of the origination, purchase, sale and securitization of balance sheet and securitized (including CMBS, CLO and single asset securitization) mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, construction loans, lines of credit, subordinate notes and participation interests secured by commercial real estate properties in all 50 states consisting of all asset types including single and multi-property transactions. She has acted as program counsel for various institutional lenders, including drafting and maintaining multiple client program form loan documents and establishing programmatic process relating to loan originations for various institutional lenders. She represents asset managers, institutional lenders, and servicers in loan restructuring, workouts, and foreclosures. She has prepared and reviewed offering memoranda and disclosure documents in connection with securitized mortgage loans and has also represented nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations on loan document and due diligence reviews in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CMBS ratings. In addition to being an adjunct professor teaching real estate finance law to LLM and law students at St. John’s School of Law, Meryl has implemented and participates in legal education training programs for colleagues and clients along with presenting CLEs for various industry and educational organizations. Prior to joining Riemer & Braunstein, Meryl was an attorney at AmLaw 100 law firms for over 25 years (including 15 years as a partner).
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
MoreLessAdjunct Professor, St. John’s University School of Law, Real Estate Finance Course, Fall Semesters 2019 and 2021, and Spring Semester 2023 to Spring Semester 2025
Speaking Engagements
MoreLess- St. John’s Law Alumnae Leadership Council Women’s Leadership Conference: Empowering Alumni. Advancing Leadership.
Moderated Panel: The Executive Leadership Mindset (October 2023) - Bridge Women’s Network Mentoring Program
Moderated Networking Panel for a client’s mentoring program (October 2023) - CRE Finance Council (“CREFC”) Women’s Network and Young Professionals Making Connections: Networking Fundamentals and Practical Skills
Moderated Panel and Hosted Post-Panel Reception at Alston & Bird (June 2023) - Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate and St. John’s Law Alumni Leadership Counsel
Getting a Foot in … Real Estate: First 10 Alumnae in Real Estate Law
Moderated a virtual panel of recent alumni regarding career paths in real estate and pointers for alumni and students who are interested in entering the field of real estate. (February 2023) - MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Servicing & Technology Conference, Boston, Massachusetts (May 2015)
Panel Participant: Loan Closings Panel - HREC Investment Advisors: The Right Tactics For Tough Times! Distressed Hotel Lender Seminar Series Live Presentation: Considerations in Hotel Workouts and Foreclosures (February 2009)
- Practicing Law Institute Instructor: Commercial Real Estate Financing Originating Loans for Securitization: Current Issues and Problems and MERS Arrives (February 2008)