Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is proud to announce that Lydia C. Stefanowicz, a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL).

The ACCFL was founded in 1991 as a professional organization dedicated to promoting the field of commercial finance law through education, legislative reform and the recognition of distinguished practitioners, jurists and academics.   Nomination for fellowship is by invitation only and is based on requirements including the highest ethical and moral standards and excellent character; substantial experience in the field of commercial finance law; and repeated and substantial contributions to the promotion of learning and scholarship in commercial finance law through teaching, lecturing or published writings.

Ms. Stefanowicz concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial lending and real estate finance. She provides counsel to both lenders and borrowers in real estate acquisition, construction, permanent mortgage (including CMBS) and mezzanine financings. She has significant experience in real estate workouts and debt restructuring transactions and has represented real estate developers and investment funds in connection with the formation of joint ventures to acquire, develop, construct and manage properties. In addition to being an ACCFL Fellow, Ms. Stefanowicz is also a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).