Dora de la Rosa

Dora de la Rosa is an associate in Glaser Weil’s Real Estate Department. Dora represents a range of clients, including institutional lenders, borrowers, investors, sellers and buyers in a variety of complex commercial real estate transactions.

Her practice encompasses a broad spectrum of asset types, including hotels, office buildings, retail centers, industrial sites, multi-family and mixed-use developments, residential properties and vacant land. Dora has experience guiding both private and public sector clients through all stages of real estate transactions, including structuring ground leases, concession agreements and large-scale redevelopment projects.

She has played a key role in transactions involving multi-jurisdictional portfolios, including a $680 million CMBS loan secured by residential properties across 20 states, and the acquisition and disposition of assets on behalf of institutional and private equity clients. Her work with California government entities on significant ground lease matters—spanning waterfront redevelopments, public-private partnerships and long-term lease negotiations—has further distinguished her practice.

Dora has extensive experience in:

• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Construction and development
• Leasing
• Debt and equity financing

She was recognized as one of the “Minority Leaders of Influence: Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2021.

Dora's notable experience includes her representation of: 

• California government entities in significant ground leases, including:
  • Drafting and negotiating an Option Agreement and Concession Agreement for a $60M restaurant redevelopment project in Malibu.
  • Advising on a yacht club ground lease in Marina del Rey, including amendments related to assignment, naming rights and casualty provisions.
  • Advising on a new ground lease for a restaurant site in Oxnard, CA, including negotiating key lease terms with the incoming lessee (rental terms, demolition and a $7M redevelopment project) and drafting the new ground lease.
• An institutional lender in connection with the purchase of office buildings in multiple states totaling over $200 million.
• A private equity firm in acquisition and disposition of various properties in multiple states.
• A borrower in connection with its $680 million CMBS loan covering a portfolio of residential properties in 20 states.

Thought Leadership

“The Unique Aspects of CMBS Loans: A Primer for Borrower’s Counsel,” The Real Estate Finance Journal, 2018

Awards and Recognition

"Minority Leaders of Influence: Attorneys," Los Angeles Business Journal, 2021

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