NEW YORK, NY - Dwight Capital is pleased to announce its newest hire, Aaron Krawitz, as General Counsel and co-Chief Operating Officer.
Prior to joining Dwight Capital, Aaron was in private practice with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, specializing in real estate finance, development, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, workouts and litigation.
Mr. Krawitz has significant real estate healthcare experience; most recently representing Welltower on its acquisition of QCP. Other notable transactions involving legal representation by Mr. Krawitz include the representation of Tishman Speyer in connection with the Spiral and the representation of the Related Companies in connection with 15 and 35 Hudson Yards.
Mr. Krawitz will be responsible for overseeing new lending platforms, coordinating legal processes across project teams, and enhancing the Company's financing pipeline. He will work alongside co-COO, Kimberly Gift.
Mr. Krawitz received his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Michigan, where he served as Articles Editor of the Michigan Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. His pro bono efforts have included the representation of domestic violence shelters in leasing matters, and partnering with Legal Aid in homeless prevention initiatives. Mr. Krawitz is admitted to practice in the State of New York.
Dwight Capital is a leader in commercial real estate finance and is one of the largest FHA/HUD lenders for multifamily and healthcare properties in the United States. Dwight has excelled in the industry as a top-5 Multifamily HUD lender by both transactions and dollar amount over the past four years. Our range of services include commercial lending across a variety of platforms such as CLO, USDA, Bridge, Mezzanine, and Preferred-Equity for both stabilized and new-construction properties.
For more information about Dwight Capital, please visit: www.dwightcapital.com