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Heather Bennett

June 7, 2023

Heather N. Bennett is General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Starwood Property Trust. In this role, Ms. Bennett is responsible for the day-to-day legal and compliance operations of the business. 

Prior to becoming the General Counsel of Starwood Property Trust, Ms. Bennett served as General Counsel of the Real Estate Investing & Servicing segment of the company.  In this role, Ms. Bennett served as chief legal and compliance officer for the company’s wholly-owned special servicer, LNR Partners, and was responsible for legal oversight of Starwood Property Trust’s investment in commercial mortgage-backed securities, its conduit lending and subsequent securitization activities as well as its real estate investment platform. In addition, Ms. Bennett provided legal oversight and litigation support for the Lending and Property segments of the company.

Prior to joining LNR in 2005, Ms. Bennett was in private practice specializing in complex commercial, corporate and real estate litigation.

Ms. Bennett holds a B.A. degree from the University Florida and a J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.