How I Made Partner and Head of The Real Estate Finance Group: 'Be Flexible and Take Challenges When They Arise,' Says Bonnie Neuman of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
"Keep an open mind. Soak up everything you can from those around you and work on forming the relationships from day one."
January 11, 2022 at 10:31 AM
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How I Made It
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Bonnie Neuman, 41, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City.
Job Title: Partner, head of Real Estate Finance and co-chair, Finance Group.
Law school and year of graduation: Fordham University School of Law, 2006.
How long have you been at the firm and when did you make partner? I joined the firm as a first-year associate in September 2006 and was elected to the partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2016. In late 2020, I was named head of our real estate finance practice, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
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