Diana Ovsepian

DIANA OVSEPIAN is a strategic advisor to clients in all aspects of commercial real estate, finance and hospitality.

In her cross-disciplinary practice, Diana counsels private equity firms, REITs, hedge funds, lenders, financial institutions, investment banks, institutional investors, hotel management companies, operators and other real estate investors in all facets of domestic and cross-border real estate, hospitality and finance transactions, including the development, acquisition, disposition, and financing of hotels, resorts, and other commercial real estate projects. Drawing on her industry knowledge, strong working relationships and business focused approach, the breadth of Diana’s practice includes negotiating complex management agreements, joint ventures, mortgage and mezzanine financings, loan and note sale agreements, intercreditor agreements, complex single-asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, workouts and restructurings. Diana’s experience and strategic guidance spans the full range of commercial real estate asset classes including hospitality, multi-family, industrial, office, retail, senior and assisted living, health-care and mixed-use properties.

Diana holds a Certification in Hospitality and Tourism Law from American University, Washington College of Law. Early in her career, Diana was seconded to the legal team of an international hotel brand with thousands of properties under management. She attends and speaks on hospitality and real estate topics at conferences and other industry events, including the New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, the Americas Lodging and Investment Summit and the Hospitality and Tourism Law program.

Diana is a member of SidleyWomen and the firm’s pro bono committee. Diana is also a leader in the Los Angeles legal community where she serves on the board of directors of the Survivor Justice Center and is an active member of the Armenian Women's Bar Association. Diana is engaged in community causes and regularly assists pro bono clients in community outreach programs and adoption cases.

• A real estate investment trust in its pending US$3.2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of senior housing communities.
• A transatlantic investment firm in its investment in a leading hospitality management, ownership, and development company.
• An international hotel management brand in connection the development of a resort in the Caribbean.
• An institutional investor in connection with the acquisition, redevelopment, management, and financing of a luxury multi-hotel development in Los Angeles, California.
• An institutional lender in connection with a construction loan for the development of a luxury resort and residences in a desert resort community in Arizona.
• A developer in connection with the acquisition and financing of a five-star branded hotel in downtown New York City.
• An institutional lender in connection with mortgage and mezzanine financing for part of a US$25 billion mixed-use development in New York City.
• A debt fund in connection with the construction financing of a mixed-use hotel, office, and residential project in Miami, Florida.
• An international management company in connection with numerous hotel management agreements.
• An institutional lender in connection with the mortgage and mezzanine refinancing of multiple luxury hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• A preferred equity investor in joint ventures in the development of multi-family and mixed-use construction projects, including the negotiation of development agreements and secured financing.
• A private equity firm in connection with the refinancing of a luxury multi-family development in California.
• A purchaser in connection with the workout of a portfolio of hotel properties located in multiple states.
• An institutional lender in connection with the origination and securitization of a US$750 million loan secured by a premier class-A office building on Park Avenue.

• Board of Directors, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
• Board of Directors, Survivor Justice Center
• Member, International Luxury Hotel Association
• Member, Planning Committee of the USC Real Estate Forum