Karyl Argamasilla

Partner

305-350-2357

kargamasilla@bilzin.com

Hablo Español

Area of Focus: Real Estate, CMBS

GET TO KNOW KARYL

Karyl's creative approach to closing a deal includes anticipating future risks when devising her client's acquisition strategy, allowing her to more effectively advise them on their overall development plan.

Karyl has experience counseling national and local developers, sellers, purchasers and financial institutions in large complex commercial real estate transactions, which include acquisition, disposition and operation of property, development, financing, loan restructuring, leasing, condominium documentation and general corporate matters. Projects include office buildings, multi-family, restaurants, shopping centers, hotels, aircrafts, schools, condominiums, mixed-use and lot developments.

Karyl offers integrated counsel with a sense of each party's ultimate objectives. Karyl is also fluent in Spanish.

Q & A

What is your relationship with your clients?

I like to build the type of relationships with clients which allow me to be their trusted advisor. I help them spot issues that they may not have anticipated as well as counsel them on the various courses of action to take when these types of issues arise.

What else do you offer your clients?

I am able to think outside the box and come up with creative and effective alternatives and solutions to get their deals done. At the end of the day, a client is trying to meet a business objective and it’s my job to make sure it’s done as efficiently as possible.

Why do clients like working with you?

Often institutional clients I have worked with will specifically ask to work with me again on other transactions because we have built great working relationships and because they know that they can count on me to get their deals done.

EXPERIENCE

INSIGHTS

CREDENTIALS

Education

St. Thomas University, J.D., Articles Editor, St. Thomas Law Review, 2001

Florida International University, B.S., 1997
Involvement

Commercial Real Estate Women
Immediate Past-President, 2015
President, 2014
President-Elect, 2013
Director Community Affairs, 2012
Board of Directors - Legal Counsel, 2010 and 2011
CREW Careers - Mentor high school girls to increase gender and ethnic diversity in the commercial real estate industry
UCREW - Mentor college graduate students as part of a CREW national project

Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Trustee Member

Cuban American Bar Association
Member

The Florida Bar
Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, Member
Business Law Section, Member

Hispanic National Bar Association

Street Law
Law Firm Diversity Pipeline Program, Participant

United Way of Miami-Dade
Women United Committee, Vice Chair
Women United Executive Committee, Member
Bar Admissions

Florida

Awards/Honors

- CREW-Miami, Mentor of the Year Award, 2016

- The Women's Fund of Miami-Dade, Mujeres Giving Back Time Award, 2015

- Real Estate Forum's Tomorrow's Leaders Southeast, 2014

- CREW-Miami, Miami Star Award, 2014

- Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Rising Stars, 2009 - 2014

- AXA Businesswomen of the Year, Finalist, 2010, 2014

- Daily Business Review, Top Dealmakers of the Year - Hotel, 2012

- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, 2012

- CREW-Miami, Networking Deal of the Year Award, 2011

- Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Rising Star, Finalist, 2010 - 2011

- CREW Network, 20 under 40 National Award, 2010
Languages

Spanish

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