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2025 Women In Real Estate Awards
Washington, DC
Julia Schmidt
Has handled more than a dozen financings totaling $2 billion in recent years
Oversees a Cortland Partners value fund
Julia Schmidt is a real estate partner in King & Spalding’s Washington, D.C. office. She represents sponsors, equity investors, operators and developers in complex acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures, construction and development transactions. Her focus is on borrower-side financing transactions, with an emphasis on mixed-income housing.
While at K&S, Schmidt has worked with data center owners, operators, and investors on more than a dozen financings in excess of $2 billion over the last few years. She also oversees Cortland Partners’ Cortland Enhanced Value Fund IV, previously formed by K&S, following an acquisition from Elme Communities for a 19-asset portfolio valued at $1.6 billion in cash.
She is a long-standing member of CREW DC’s Programs Committee, serves on the K&S Recruiting Committee and is vice president of her undergraduate alumni association for Washington, DC. She performs extensive pro-bono work and mentors associates.
Schmidt has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Law 360, and is a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. These are just a few reasons Julia Schmidt is among the Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Connect CRE 2025 Women in Real Estate Award winners. Connect CRE’s Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected leadership positions and taken on mentorship roles.