Steve has worked at Bridge for over 8 years managing and executing the legal/closing activities of Bridge Debt Strategies. He is thoroughly and extensively involved on both the loan closing side of the direct lending business as well as the CRE CLO securitization aspect of our strategy. He bridges the gap in communications between the business side and legal side with outside counsel, negotiating detailed and complicated terms to get our investments all the way to close. In the last few years, he's helped navigate the convoluted and complicated real estate workouts on distressed assets/REO/foreclosures that have occurred due to the volatility of the markets. He is thoughtful and thorough in highlighting business risks to appropriate parties and focused on protecting investment structures and is adept at assessing risk regardless of where we are in the market cycle. Beyond BDS, Steve is also a BWN mentor for a female sr. associate and is an active member of CREFC.