| HEC is owned and operated by Adrienne Collier and Harold E. Cooke. Adrienne and Hal are attorneys and licensed real estate brokers with experience in real estate in New York.
17 years on Wall Street as an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette primarily in real estate finance. Subsequently, he joined Crown NorthCorp, a publicly traded real estate advisory firm that managed highly leveraged real estate transactions for Wall Street clientele. It was at Crown that Hal gained valuable operating experience. As President and Chief Operating Officer he led and restructured the firm. From 2000-2002, Hal was a Senior Vice President in the real estate group of Harbert Management Corporation, a Birmingham, Alabama based merchant bank. At Harbert, Hal gained significant experience in the real estate investment fund business. Hal is a graduate of Harvard Law School. He has a B.A. in Anthropology from Binghamton University and a Masters of Philosophy in Anthropology from Yale University. After graduating from law school, Hal practiced law at the New York City law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton. Adrienne Collier is Hal's spouse and business partner. She has dedicated most of her legal career to public service advocacy as a Litigation Staff Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, Deputy General Counsel at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs and Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the New York State Attorney General. Adrienne is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the property management company as well as development projects in progress. Adrienne is a licensed attorney in New York, Connecticut and the District of Columbia. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut Law School and has a B.A. from Binghamton University. |
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