Pamela McCormack is General Counsel and Co-Head of Securitization at Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder Capital, Ms. McCormack served as an Executive Director and Head of Transaction Management at UBS Securities LLC/Dillon Read Capital Management LLC. In that capacity, Ms. McCormack managed a team responsible for the structuring, negotiation and closing of all commercial real estate investments globally. Prior to joining UBS, Ms. McCormack worked as Vice President and Counsel at Credit Suisse and as a real estate and finance attorney at global leading law firms. Ms. McCormack holds a B.A. in English from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.
Edward Peterson is a Managing Director, Head Trader, and Co-Head of Securitization at Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder Capital, Dr. Peterson worked at Eurohypo AG as a Managing Director and Co-Head of CMBS Capital Markets where he was responsible for trading, loan pricing and securitization placement. Before joining Eurohypo, Dr. Peterson worked at UBS and Dillon Read Capital Management in the commercial real estate finance group. Before joining UBS, Dr. Peterson worked in the mortgage backed securities groups at Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Daiwa Securities, and Prudential Securities. Dr. Peterson received a B.A. and a Ph.D. degree from The City University of New York.
David Traitel is an Associate General Counsel and Managing Director overseeing the Transaction Management team at Ladder Capital. Immediately prior to joining Ladder Capital, Mr. Traitel practiced in law firms for 18 years, serving for 10 years as a Partner at the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, where he represented a variety of national and international institutions in connection with the origination, restructuring, workout, sale and securitization of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans. Mr. Traitel holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Micah Goodman is an Executive Director in the Transaction Management team at Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder, Mr. Goodman worked in the Real Estate Finance and Securitization group at Credit Suisse, where he was part of an origination team focusing on highly structured debt and equity transactions. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Goodman was the co-head of the closing department in the JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities group, where his team was responsible for structuring, negotiating and closing transactions originated by the group. Before joining JP Morgan Chase, Mr. Goodman worked as a real estate and finance attorney at such prominent law firms as Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP. Mr. Goodman received a B.A. in History from Swarthmore College and a J.D. from Cornell Law School, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell International Law Journal.
Mark Ableman is a Director in the Transaction Management team at Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder, Mr. Ableman worked in the Finance group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, where he represented a variety of commercial and investment banking institutions in connection with the origination, sale, securitization and restructuring of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans. Prior to Cadwalader, Mr. Ableman worked as a corporate attorney at Goodmans LLP in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Ableman received a B.S. from Indiana University and a J.D. from Queen’s University, Faculty of Law.
Michael Alexander is a Director in the Transaction Management team at Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder, Mr. Alexander worked in the real estate group at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, where he represented borrowers, lenders and other real estate investors in a variety of sophisticated real estate transactions, including the origination, restructuring and purchase and sale of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans, equity investments and repurchase facilities. Prior to Fried Frank, Mr. Alexander worked as a real estate and finance associate at Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP. Mr. Alexander received a B.A. in Politics and Economics from Brandeis University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
Sarah Gochberg is a Director within the Transaction Management team of Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder Capital, Ms. Gochberg was a Vice President/Director at Fisher Brothers, where she formed a joint venture to originate, evaluate and structure commercial real estate transactions, including varying mortgage positions, construction loans and equity investments. Prior to Fisher Brothers, she worked at Dillon Read Capital Management as a member of the Securitization team and UBS as a member of the Transaction Management team. During this time, she carried transactions through the securitization process from closing through sale, including asset summaries, prospectuses, and agency integration. Ms. Gochberg holds a B.A. in Psychology from Columbia College of Columbia University.
David Henschke is a Director with the Securitization team at Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder Capital, Mr. Henschke was a Director in the CMBS group at Standard & Poor’s, where he was responsible for rating new issue transactions, monitoring existing ratings, and was a member of the CMBS criteria committee. Mr. Henschke holds a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Kelly Porcella is a Director within the Transaction Management team of Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder Capital, Ms. Porcella worked at UBS and Dillon Read Capital Management, where she assisted with equity investment management, loan servicing and the administration of the group’s repurchase facilities. Ms. Porcella also negotiated the sale of various commercial real estate properties and loans and assisted with legal analysis and underwriting. Ms. Porcella holds a B.S. in Marketing from The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.
Colette Bonnard Edmonds is an Associate Director within the Transaction Management team of Ladder Capital. Prior to joining Ladder Capital, Ms. Bonnard Edmonds practiced in law firms in New York and California, most recently acting as Of Counsel at the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, where she represented a variety of institutions in connection with the financing, refinancing and securitization of commercial mortgage loans. Ms. Bonnard Edmonds holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School where she served as an editor of the Stanford Law Review and an A.B. from Princeton University.