8.29.22
Topic
Inclusion & Diversity
Media Type
Articles
Greg Weston advises emerging managers and other sponsors of private equity, real
estate, and debt funds regarding fund formation, regulatory, and transactional
matters. Greg also represents institutional investors in connection with their
alternative investments. Greg has extensive experience in real estate finance and
investments, and has represented lenders, investors, and developers in a variety of
complex transactions involving office, retail, and multifamily properties. He also has
worked extensively with investors and other participants on public private
partnerships relating to transportation, energy and other infrastructure projects
and with bond issuers, underwriters and not-for-profits in a variety of taxable and
tax-exempt transactions involving infrastructure, housing and higher education.
Greg currently serves on Winston & Strawn’s Diversity Committee and Hiring Committee and is Co-Chair of Winston & Strawn’s Black Lawyers Network. He also serves as General Counsel to the National Association of Investment Companies.
Greg is a governor appointee to the Real Estate Board of the State of New York, and a State Senate appointee to the New York State Procurement Council. He is also a trustee of Democracy Prep New York Charter Schools, the Board President of Weston United Community Renewal, and a board member of The Bridge. Greg serves on the Finance Committee for The Riverside Church focusing on investment activities. He was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the
Structured Finance Association (SFA) and the Real Estate Executive Council. He also serves on SFA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee.
Greg received a B.A. from Howard University in 1979 and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1982.