Rebecca Brown has been named a partner at Shipman & Goodwin LLP. Brown is a member of the firm's real estate and commercial finance practices, where she represents lenders and borrowers in real estate financing and commercial and residential real estate development transactions. She has extensive experience handling complex matters involving distressed real property assets, workouts and foreclosures. In addition, Brown has been engaged in large-scale acquisitions for real estate development projects, including mixed-use residential housing and shopping centers. Brown also represents buyers and sellers in connection with their high-end residential transactions as well as landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters.
She currently serves as co-chair of the real estate section of the Fairfield County Bar Association, and has previously served as co-chair of both the business section and young lawyers section. She is also a member of the Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut. The Connecticut Law Tribune recognized Brown as one of its 2013 New Leaders in the Law, in which it honors attorneys under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to the legal profession.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 160 attorneys and offices in Hartford, Stamford, Greenwich and Lakeville, Conn. and in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1919, the firm's attorneys represent many businesses, institutions, individuals and government entities in Connecticut, throughout New England and nationally.