Drolma Gesang works in the firm's real property group, where she focuses on providing comprehensive legal counsel to mortgage banking clients and stakeholders in the multifamily housing finance space. Her expertise lies in the origination, sale, and servicing of loan transactions, particularly those sold to secondary market investors. She has represented major lenders and financial institutions in 250+ multifamily project loans totaling $4 billion. Drolma has experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex loan documentation; preparing legal analyses focused on financing structures and regulatory compliance; and advising on loans under Fannie Mae's Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) and Freddie Mac's Capital Markets Execution (CME) programs. She also has experience in real estate transactions and related litigation.
Drolma joined DWT after working at another national firm's office in Washington, D.C., and previously at the Rising For Justice Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic, where as a student attorney she represented low-income tenants in D.C. Superior Court and in mediation. She also served as a law clerk at the Maryland Attorney General's Office, where she conducted research on consumer protection laws, including regulations on unfair lending practices.
Practice Highlights
Nationwide multifamily transaction experience
Efficient management of large-scale portfolio
Complex real estate transaction experience
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia, 2002
Education
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J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2022, with honors
- Thurgood Marshall Scholar
- George Washington International Law Review
- Legal Research and Writing Fellow, 2020-2021
- Dean's Fellow, 2021-2022
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B.S.S., Political Science, University of Hong Kong, 2018, with honors
- University Debate Team
- Research Assistant, Sociology and Political Science
- Volunteer for the Poverty and Exclusion Alleviation Project
Languages
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Cantonese, Mandarin
Memberships & Affiliations
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- American Bar Association
Background
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- Associate, 2022-2025; Summer Associate, 2021 – Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Student Attorney, Rising For Justice Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic, Washington, D.C., 2022
- Law Clerk, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Baltimore, 2020
- Intern, Resource Mobilization, United Nations Development Programme, Beijing, 2016
- Summer Intern, Business Development, Shanghai United Foundation, Shanghai, 2016
- Summer Intern, World Vision Viet Nam, Hung Yen, Vietnam, 2015