David A Dowell Author

David A. Dowell is a 20+ year veteran of the Commercial Real Estate industry and has held senior investment positions with a variety of large private equity and institutional investors. In 2019, David founded Arliga Capital Advisors which provides boutique structured commercial real estate services to Family Offices and strategic investment firms. Over his career he has led the acquisitions, asset management and dispositions of over $5 billion of commercial real estate across the U.S. and U.K.  David has been deeply involved in all facets of the real estate investment process from sourcing and underwriting, due diligence, structuring and financing, business plan execution, to asset management and ultimately disposition. David has invested across every asset class on transactions as straightforward as single asset purchases to complicated cross-border portfolios. David is a graduate of Emory University and holds an MA in Quantitative Data Analysis (QMSS) from Columbia University and an MBA with a concentration in Real Estate Finance from Columbia Business School.  He is an avid lover of the outdoors; has completed many Spartan and Tough Mudder races and has hiked the Grand Canyon Rim 2 Rim (in one day) twice (so far). David is married to his wonderful wife Elise with whom he has three incredible children.  Bruce M. Stachenfeld is a creative thinker, visionary and thought leader – all of this within the real estate industry. He is the founder and chairman of one of the top real estate law practices in the world, Adler & Stachenfeld LLP. Bruce is one of the most prodigious real estate rainmakers in the brutally competitive NYC market and is respected as one of the top real estate lawyers in NYC. He has an accomplished 40-year career as a real estate lawyer handling some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions. He is also a marketing guru, speaker, mentor, business advisor, and consultant as well as the author of The Real Estate Philosopher’s® Guide, and If You Want to Get Rich, Build a Power Niche. Bruce is a graduate of Tufts University, Summa Cum Laude, and Harvard Law School. He is also a two-time Ironman finisher which is his greatest personal achievement. Bruce is married to his wife, Ann, and they have two grown daughters. He resides in Chatham, New Jersey.