Dameon Rivers

Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Dameon Rivers is part of a team that closes thousands of multifamily and charter-school financings annually — leveraging institutional scale with creative problem-solving.

He is an expert with balance-sheet lending, Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) product line, and Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program.

Rivers also handles affordable housing financings supported by 4% and 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). He structures multistate, multi-property pooled transactions, bridge loans, construction loans, and complex acquisition/refinancing deals. His clients include commercial banks, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), mortgage lenders, and public/private partnerships.

He mentors younger attorneys, especially those from historically underrepresented backgrounds, helping them develop the technical skills and confidence to take on high-impact deals.

Rivers is active in the National Multifamily Housing Council and the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Commercial/Multifamily Future Leaders Program. He is a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow and has been named a Minority Corporate Counsel Rising Star. He is quoted regularly in industry publications on the evolving challenges of affordable housing finance and the necessity of creativity in the sector.

These are some of the reasons why Dameon Rivers received Connect CRE’s 2025 Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.