Laurie Grasso sat down with Commercial Observer to discuss how the tightening debt market has led to her rise as a go-to legal advisor in the structuring of preferred equity investments, while still managing a team, helping to grow the Hunton & Williams real estate practice, and finishing 2016 with 23 closed transactions totaling $3.3 billion. Her advice for women? Hone in on your negotiation skills, go to industry events, and listen to women’s groups and panels when you can. To put it in Grasso’s words: Get up and get out there.

Read Hunton & Williams’ Laurie Grasso Talks Alternative Investments and Multistate Deals, Commercial Observer, January 4, 2017.