Douglas Elliman Realty introduced Jan. 18 that Deva Roberts, a seasoned lawyer, has been named the agency’s new Senior Vice President and Affiliate Common Counsel. On this function, she shall be engaged in all authorized elements of the agency’s actual property gross sales and growth work. Ms. Roberts will work from Douglas Elliman’s company headquarters at 575 Madison Avenue.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Deva to Douglas Elliman,” stated Scott Durkin, CEO of Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC. “She has the suitable expertise to assist our agency, our brokers, our shoppers and prospects navigate the complexities of the legislation together with these related to actual property transactions and the intricacies of unbiased contractor agreements. We stay up for a vibrant future collectively.”
Previous to becoming a member of Elliman, Roberts was a litigator at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP for over a decade. She has represented companies, partnerships, monetary establishments, actual property corporations and people in compliance and investigations, in addition to disputes involving contracts, mental property and fraud in federal and state courts. She has represented shoppers throughout a variety of industries, together with know-how, media, actual property, manufacturing and finance. Roberts is skilled at growing litigation technique, together with protection, prosecution and avoidance.
“As a company lawyer with expertise advising personal actual property and tech corporations, Deva brings an important depth of data to Elliman’s authorized staff,” stated Kenneth Haber, Government Vice President & Common Counsel at Douglas Elliman. “I’m wanting ahead to having her on board at Elliman as we proceed to offer our essential constituents sound authorized counsel.”
“I’m wanting ahead to becoming a member of Douglas Elliman because it embarks on its subsequent chapter as a stand-alone, publicly traded firm, lending my skills and authorized acumen to such a dynamic and revolutionary brokerage,” stated Ms. Roberts.
Roberts holds a BA from Johns Hopkins College and a JD from New York Regulation College, the place she served as an editor of the New York Regulation College Regulation Overview and is a contributing authorized commentator on cable information networks, together with CNN and Fox Enterprise.
