Lead Senior Counsel, DSF & Capital Markets

About The Role

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, creative and commercially minded lawyer to support our Capital Markets and Debt and Structured Finance ("DSF") business, a division of CBRE’s Capital Markets business segment. As the premier provider of commercial and multifamily financing, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc., combines robust lender relationships, industry-leading deal volume and a proprietary technology platform to deliver innovative options for financing and servicing commercial mortgage loans.

What You'll Do

• Oversee legal matters for CBRE DSF, including advising on corporate governance, compliance, employment, litigation, and risk management matters and supervising outside counsel.
• Support CBRE DSF’s mortgage loan brokerage business in connection with negotiation of client engagement letters and review and negotiation of ancillary documents; work directly with CBRE DSF brokerage professionals to opine on legal issues that arise in connection with client engagements.
• Support DSF’s Commercial Agency Group ("CAG") in connection with commercial lending activities, primarily for government agencies Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and FHA/HUD; provide advice on specific issues that arise in the loan origination business; review and consult with executive management on contractual relationships with the agencies; advise on client issues that arise in the course of loan origination services for private lenders; review documentation relating to correspondent relationships and any closing duties of the CAG team.
• Work with outside counsel to document, monitor, and maintain CBRE DSF’s mortgage warehouse lines of credit.
• Support CBRE DSF’s commercial loan servicing subsidiary, CBRE Loan Services, Inc., in all aspects of its business, including:
• General commercial business contracts
• Commercial mortgage loan servicing agreements
• Servicer Acknowledgements
• Escrow Agreements
• Financing/repo documents
• Cost plus and secondment employment arrangements
• State licensing issues related to commercial mortgage loan servicing
• GSE (Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae) multifamily seller/servicer guide changes
• Familiarity with Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD/FHA multifamily lending and servicing programs
• Familiarity with securitized lending products (CMBS, Freddie CME, etc.)
• Work with specialized outside counsel monitoring and providing legal advice for CBRE DSF’s CMBS business, both as to agency and private securitizations.
• Work with the Company’s procurement and technology teams and draft, negotiate, and provide advice for vendor agreements for all segments of the CBRE DSF business.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations; monitor required licensing requirements and activity for all 50 states to the extent required for all subsidiaries.
• Assist in the drafting and implementation of policies for CBRE DSF; participate in internal audit committees for both commercial loan servicing and CBRE CAG lending business units; work with management to identify areas where additional policies may be required.
• Work with compliance specialists within the Company to establish, maintain and monitor compliance issues, with special attention to BSA, AML, KYC, and privacy issues.
• Assist in audits performed by independent auditors, government agencies, licensing authorities in various states, and commercial lenders.
• Work directly with the Company’s corporate legal department to maintain proper legal existence for all CBRE DSF subsidiaries.
• Work directly with the senior management and leaders of the CBRE DSF team to provide advice on the implementation of strategic and tactical business plans and objectives.
• Collaborate with other internal functional areas (e.g., Finance, People, Tax, Digital & Technology, Ethics & Compliance) to thoroughly identify, assess and thoughtfully mitigate risk exposure.
• Develop and implement best practices and process improvements, including production and maintenance of form documents for the DSF business lines.
• Develop and conduct legal training sessions for business colleagues and Legal Department members.