Melville, NY The Advantage Group, an industry leader in title insurance and related real estate services, has promoted in-house legal counselors Debra Thompson and Christine Favara Monti to executive vice presidents of flagship company Advantage Title.
“These well deserved promotions acknowledge the contributions Debra and Christine have made to grow our business and to build our reputation for exemplary service. Advantage Title has the finest in-house legal team in the industry handling complex commercial and high end residential transactions on Long Island, Manhattan, and nationwide. Our culture is defined by personalized service delivered by experienced professionals like Debra and Christine,” said Joseph Willen, president and CEO, The Advantage Group.
As executive vice president and general counsel, Thompson is responsible for handling commercial and residential real estate transactions in New York working with attorneys, developers, lenders and government agencies. She also leads The Advantage Group’s legal department and in-house training program educating clients and staff on title insurance and related matters. Thompson is a member of the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG), on the executive board of Women Economic Developers of Long Island (WEDLI), and a member of the Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. Prior to joining Advantage Title in 2004, Thompson practiced law in the areas of commercial litigation and real estate with Fogel & Wachs; and began her legal career working at First American Title Insurance Company. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University and a juris doctor degree from New England School of Law.
As executive vice president and national transaction counsel, Monti leads a team dedicated to managing Advantage Title’s commercial and residential real estate transactions nationally and internationally. Monti’s primary focus is on underwriting and closing complex commercial real estate deals throughout the country. Monti is a member of such organizations as the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). Prior to joining Advantage Title in 2007, Monti was with the title insurance agency New York Land Services, a subsidiary of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company. She earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Vermont and a juris doctor degree from New York Law School.
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