FullName
Bonnie A. Neuman
Company
Sidley Austin LLP
Bio
Bonnie Neuman is co-chair of Cadwalader’s Finance Group, head of the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. She represents global investment banks, national and international financial institutions, investors and servicers in domestic and cross-border transactions, including the origination of mortgage and mezzanine loans, syndication, loan servicing, non-performing loan securitizations, loan restructuring and bankruptcy-related matters.
In recognition of her leadership during a tumultuous 2023, Bonnie was named a Real Estate MVP by Law360, which previously named her a three-time Real Estate Rising Star, and a Hospitality MVP for advising on many of the most significant commercial real estate financings. She is recognized as a leading real estate finance lawyer by Chambers USA, which noted her “impressive experience in sophisticated real estate finance matters,” with one source describing her as the “foremost expert lenders’ counsel” and as “incredibly commercial and creative.” Bonnie has also been recognized as a leading real estate lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, Lawdragon, Legal Media Group and Connect CRE, and was honored in 2022 as one of Crain’s New York’s “Notable Women in Law” and “Notable Diverse Leaders in Law.”
Bonnie’s experience includes the financing of a wide range of commercial properties, including hotels, commercial office buildings, shopping centers and recreational facilities ranging from single, trophy assets to multi-family assets, multi-use projects, and whole-company transactions, as well as transitional properties and development projects. In addition, she has experience in the drafting and negotiating of intercreditor arrangements and secondary market sales of mortgage and mezzanine loans.
Bonnie is a member of the CREFC Women’s Network and serves as the Co-Chair of the Membership Committee. Bonnie is also a member of Cadwalader’s Task Force for the Advancement of Women, serves as a Partner Mentor for summer associates, is involved in the firm’s on- and off campus recruiting efforts, and is sponsor in the firm’s Sponsorship Program, which strengthens skills and relationships for Cadwalader’s diverse future leaders.
Bonnie received her J.D., cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a notes and articles editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal, and her B.S., magna cum laude, from Boston University. Bonnie is admitted to practice in the State of New York.