Monica Labe and Katheryne Zelenock Named to Crain's Detroit Business "Notable Women in Real Estate"
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Monica Labe and Katheryne Zelenock have been named to Crain’s Detroit Business “Notable Women in Real Estate”. They are featured in a special section that was published on February 18, 2019.
“We would like to congratulate Monica and Kathy on this well-deserved honor,” said Michael Lusardi, Practice Group Chair of Dickinson Wright’s Real Estate Group. “Throughout the course of their careers, they have helped businesses to strategize and manage national portfolios of real estate. Through their leadership and dedication, they have made a significant impact on Dickinson Wright and the Southeast Michigan community.”
Crain’s Detroit Business “Notable Women in Real Estate” features female professionals within Michigan’s real estate industry who are considered leaders in their workplaces and in the community. In addition, these honorees have helped to shape the real estate landscape in Southeast Michigan and beyond. To see the Crain’s Detroit Business “Notable Women in Real Estate,” please click here.
Monica Labe is a Member in the firm’s Troy office. For the past 8 years she has not only practiced law at the highest levels, but she has served as Deputy CEO for the Firm in charge of Practice Management and the firm’s Business Development and Marketing Departments and prior to that time she served as the Practice Department Manager for the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Ms. Labe has extensive experience representing multi-national corporations, developers, real estate private equity firms, lenders and real estate investment companies in the acquisition, development, leasing, financing, construction and disposition of industrial, office, commercial, mixed-use and entertainment projects throughout Michigan and the U.S. Ms. Labe is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Attorneys and was elected to the Midwest Real Estate News “Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame” in 2018. Ms. Labe was named a “2017 Leader in the Law” and a “2012 Woman in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly and was included in Crain’s Detroit Business “50 Names to Know – Real Estate”. She is also recognized as a leader in her field by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Michigan Super Lawyers (often being named one of the Top 100 Lawyers and Top 25 Women Business Lawyers in the State). Ms. Labe received her B.A. with distinction from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Katheryne Zelenock is a Member and Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice. In her practice, she leads a team that closes commercial and multifamily mortgage loans across the country on behalf of leading national lenders as well as smaller regional and local banks, including multifamily and manufactured housing community loans originated for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. She is also experienced in matters related to troubled properties and owners, and the modification, restructuring and workout of financing arrangements, including related litigation and due diligence. Ms. Zelenock is a member of the American Bar Association, the Mortgage Bankers’ Association of America, Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Oakland County Bar Association. She is an elected member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and serves on the Board of Regents of that organization, and is recognized as a leader in her field by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Michigan Super Lawyers, and DBusiness magazine. She was recognized as a “Women Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2017, and received the Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law” award in 2015. Ms. Zelenock received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
“We would like to congratulate Monica and Kathy on this well-deserved honor,” said Michael Lusardi, Practice Group Chair of Dickinson Wright’s Real Estate Group. “Throughout the course of their careers, they have helped businesses to strategize and manage national portfolios of real estate. Through their leadership and dedication, they have made a significant impact on Dickinson Wright and the Southeast Michigan community.”
Crain’s Detroit Business “Notable Women in Real Estate” features female professionals within Michigan’s real estate industry who are considered leaders in their workplaces and in the community. In addition, these honorees have helped to shape the real estate landscape in Southeast Michigan and beyond. To see the Crain’s Detroit Business “Notable Women in Real Estate,” please click here.
Monica Labe is a Member in the firm’s Troy office. For the past 8 years she has not only practiced law at the highest levels, but she has served as Deputy CEO for the Firm in charge of Practice Management and the firm’s Business Development and Marketing Departments and prior to that time she served as the Practice Department Manager for the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Ms. Labe has extensive experience representing multi-national corporations, developers, real estate private equity firms, lenders and real estate investment companies in the acquisition, development, leasing, financing, construction and disposition of industrial, office, commercial, mixed-use and entertainment projects throughout Michigan and the U.S. Ms. Labe is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Attorneys and was elected to the Midwest Real Estate News “Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame” in 2018. Ms. Labe was named a “2017 Leader in the Law” and a “2012 Woman in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly and was included in Crain’s Detroit Business “50 Names to Know – Real Estate”. She is also recognized as a leader in her field by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Michigan Super Lawyers (often being named one of the Top 100 Lawyers and Top 25 Women Business Lawyers in the State). Ms. Labe received her B.A. with distinction from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Katheryne Zelenock is a Member and Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice. In her practice, she leads a team that closes commercial and multifamily mortgage loans across the country on behalf of leading national lenders as well as smaller regional and local banks, including multifamily and manufactured housing community loans originated for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. She is also experienced in matters related to troubled properties and owners, and the modification, restructuring and workout of financing arrangements, including related litigation and due diligence. Ms. Zelenock is a member of the American Bar Association, the Mortgage Bankers’ Association of America, Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Oakland County Bar Association. She is an elected member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and serves on the Board of Regents of that organization, and is recognized as a leader in her field by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Michigan Super Lawyers, and DBusiness magazine. She was recognized as a “Women Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2017, and received the Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law” award in 2015. Ms. Zelenock received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
