Michael Schecter Email & Phone Number

I am the EVP, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Morgan Properties, a private multifamily commercial real estate firm. Morgan Properties is the second largest multifamily property owners in the United States and is the premier owner/operator of Class B/workforce housing in the Mid-Atlantic region. We own over 90,000 apartments, two-thirds of which are in joint ventures. Our typical joint venture partners are large institutional investors, such as private equity firms, as well as large family offices. Together with our joint venture partners, we are also a significant investor in mortgages secured by multifamily debt. We are one of Freddie Mac's preferred B Piece buyers.At Morgan Properties, in addition to managing the legal department I oversee the leaders of our IT, HR and Risk Management Departments. I also play a key role in structuring and implementing all joint ventures, acquisitions, financings, dispositions, material litigation and I sit on the key management and investment committees. Prior to Morgan Properties, I was one of the four founders of, and the General Counsel at DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a New York Stock Exchange listed company. We began DiamondRock with no capital or assets and, as a key executive, I helped conduct an initial "blank check" $210MM private placement, followed by an initial public offering and four follow-on equity offerings. I was able to institute robust corporate controls and create a conservative corporate culture that enabled the Company to be well respected by analysts and advisors. Our corporate governance and disclosure regularly received high marks from stock analysts, including Green Street Advisors, and from Risk Metrics.I have a broad skill set including securities laws, corporate governance, corporate finance, real estate transactions, joint ventures and REIT compliance.Specialties: joint ventures, mergers and acquisition, initial public offerings, finance, corporate governance, securities.