The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
Join experienced technology and real estate practitioners as they tackle the specialized challenges of navigating real estate transactions in an increasingly technology-driven landscape. Together, they will discuss how in-house counsel can leverage AI and outside counsel to ease the burden of complex, long-term real estate matters; to address hardware, infrastructure, and cybersecurity considerations when leasing or purchasing property; and build contractual protections against the physical and cyber risks embedded in modern commercial buildings.
TitleEQ and our guest presenters - both accomplished experts in debt and equity markets of CRE - will focus on Retail, Industrial and Office asset classes and explore and explain the the most relevant metrics and leading indicators for value, market direction and the financing climate currently and in 2026.
Speakers: Brandon Perdeck, Partner at Aries Capital: Brandon is responsible for sourcing and raising debt and JV equity capital for assets nationwide. Brandon has been involved in over $550,000,000 in financing transactions across asset types and capital structure. He is particularly focused on and will speak about industrial and office asset classes. Andrew Nahum, Director at Ackman Ziff: Andrew has placed billions of dollars of debt and equity and will focus on and speak about retail asset class specifically.
This session delivers the frameworks and protocols attorneys need to maintain composure and clear thinking—even during high-stakes litigation, negotiation, and client crisis situations.
Drawing from neuroscience, military resilience training, and cognitive behavioral psychology, this program equips legal professionals with battle-tested tools to regulate stress before, during, and after high-pressure events.
What You'll Learn:
Event-Thought-Emotion-Action Loop: Map how stress cascades through your system and identify leverage points for intervention
Rational Optimism Protocol: Challenge catastrophic thinking patterns using evidence-based disputation
Deliberate Breathing Techniques: Deploy Box Breathing, Physiological Sighs, and energy-boosting protocols to regulate your nervous system in seconds
Vantage Point & Forward Ops Thinking: Evaluate scenarios systematically and shift from rumination to strategic action
Join the Real Estate Network's April Legal Update where we will cover what in-house counsel need to know about increasing regulatory pressure in real estate transaction.