The Bainbridge Companies (Bainbridge) promoted a key member of its leadership team, as Brian Doppelt is now Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the premier multifamily real estate company.
In his new role, Brian Doppelt oversees management and capital raising activities for Bainbridge’s Fund management business. He continues to lead Bainbridge’s legal department and its legal affairs, including risk management. Doppelt is heavily involved in all of Bainbridge’s operations, including its investment committees, asset management, transactions and general corporate strategy.
“Brian has enhanced our company in many ways since joining Bainbridge in 2016,” said Bainbridge Chairman, CEO and Managing Principal Richard Schechter. “We have no doubt that he will thrive in this expanded role and help Bainbridge accomplish our growth objectives in 2025 and beyond.”
Bainbridge also welcomed experienced attorney Benjamin Werber as Assistant General Counsel. Werber, who has practiced law for nearly 15 years, earned his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.
Doppelt has worked on more than $2 billion in transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions and sales, since arriving at Bainbridge. He is a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council and serves in various charitable and community leadership roles, including as a Director of the Board of the MorseLife Housing Corporation, Inc.
“I am honored to be elevated to this role and assume new responsibilities,” Doppelt said. “This promotion is the product of a true team effort, and our dedication to excellence and achieving strong results has put us in position to grow our business.”
Prior to Bainbridge, Doppelt was an attorney with a New York-based white collar and securities litigation law firm, a prosecutor with the New York State Attorney General’s Office and a law clerk to the Hon. Richard M. Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Doppelt graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.
The Bainbridge Companies LLC (Bainbridge) is a multifamily real estate company that has developed and acquired more than 43,000 apartment homes representing more than $8 billion in transactions since its inception in 1997. With over 650 associates nationally, Bainbridge engages in every step of the real estate process, from development and construction, acquisition, and disposition to asset management and property management of multifamily real estate. Bainbridge is headquartered in Wellington, Fla., and has offices in Atlanta, Austin, Bethesda, Charlotte, Dallas, Orlando, Raleigh, and Tampa.
