Bio Louis Dubin, Managing Partner, Redbrick LMD, merged his firm, LMD Worldwide, with Redbrick in 2013. Over his career, Louis has invested over $2 billion of equity in U.S.-based real estate assets, and over $1 billion internationally, with a gross value of approximately $4-5 billion. He has completed over 30 real estate developments and investments, including land development, resort, residential for sale and rental, office, self-storage, and master planned communities.
Louis completed his undergraduate work at Washington & Lee University, and his law degree at The Washington College of Law, American University. He was appointed Chair of the NY State Common Retirement Fund Real Estate Committee in 2023 after serving on the Committee for 20 years. Louis also served as Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Board of the state of Maryland for 5 years and as a board member of the Patton Veteran’s Project for over 5 years.
Show Notes - Role at Redbrick and LMD (00:05:15)
- Louis Dubin discusses his role at Redbrick LMD and the growth of the company since 2013.
- Equity Capital Formation and Development Strategy (00:06:00)
- Louis explains his role in overseeing equity capital formation and development strategy at Redbrick LMD.
- Family History in Real Estate Development (00:08:30)
- Louis shares his family's history in real estate development dating back to the late 1800s in Baltimore.
- Influence of Father and Grandfather (00:10:00)
- Louis discusses the influence of his father and grandfather on his career and work ethic.
- Education and Early Career (00:14:30)
- Louis talks about his education, including attending law school, and his early career in real estate development.
- Learning at Washington and Lee University (00:17:45)
- Louis reflects on his time at Washington and Lee University and the values he learned there.
- Studying Law and Chinese Economic Contract Law (00:18:50)
- Louis discusses his decision to study law and his interest in Chinese economic contract law during his time at law school.
- First Project and Financing Challenges (00:22:20)
- Louis shares his experience with his first real estate project and the challenges he faced in securing financing.
- Early Real Estate Deals (00:24:00)
- Louis talks about his early real estate deals and the challenges of securing financing in the late 1980s.
- Teaming up with Dad (00:25:30)
- Louis discusses teaming up with his dad, building projects, and the SNL crisis.
- Joining the Resolution Trust Corporation (00:26:10)
- Louis talks about joining the Resolution Trust Corporation and his role as a consultant.
- Starting Athena in New York (00:25:59)
- Louis discusses starting his own firm, Athena, in New York and his initial deals.