IMN’s 5th Annual Real Estate General Counsels Forum (East)

IMN is bringing back the Real Estate General Counsel Forum to New York for a fifth year in a row on September 28-29. The forum is the premier venue for in-house legal professionals to hear best practices and industry developments from a wide spectrum of real estate industry peers. The day and a half program features insights from attorneys at real estate developers, lenders, REITs, and operating companies, giving attendees an opportunity to glean insight from throughout the industry. 

Held concurrently with IMN's Real Estate CFO Forum, the event will gather together the best minds in the industry to provide you with valuable networking opportunities and thought-leadership on the key challenges and opportunities facing real estate legal professionals.

This year's new sessions include Best Practices For Managing In-House Lawyers and Outside Counsel; Institutional Investor & Governance Issues; When Cyber Security Concerns General Counsels; Deal Structuring, Loan Origination & Financing Regulatory & Business Developments; Litigation, Workouts, & Remedies for Multiparty Structures Including Funds and Joint Ventures; and many more.

 Val Hoy will moderate the following panels: 

• Risk Management & Insurance: The Property Side
• What is the general counsels role: counselor, supervisor or enforcer?
• Establishing an ERM program: Determining what elements are needed for a successful program
• Role and liability of governance and the board in risk management
• What are insurance litigation trends? i.e. Errors & Omissions
• Implementing risk measures into your organizations strategy
• Establishing and hitting benchmarks for risk mitigation
• Conducting effective risk assessments with independent counsel

• Risk Management & Insurance: The Property Side
• What are the roles of GCs and CFOs: : counselor, supervisor or enforcer?
• Role and liability of governance and the board in risk management
• Molding property insurance products to fit your portfolio
• Insurance product trends in the current market cycle
• Assessing portfolio risks according to operational liabilities