Douglas Elliman Promotes Deva Roberts to Common Counsel

Douglas Elliman Realty introduced at present that Deva Roberts has been named Government Vice President and Common Counsel. Kenneth Haber, who has served because the agency’s Government Vice President and Common Counsel since 2004, will stay on the brokerage in a enterprise advisory function as Senior Managing Director.

“I’m delighted for Deva to imagine this essential function so capably and expertly carried out by Ken Haber for the previous 19 years,” stated Howard M. Lorber, Government Chairman of Douglas Elliman. “Ken was our first rent upon buying Douglas Elliman and he was instrumental within the progress of the corporate to its present place because the premiere residential brokerage within the nation. I wish to congratulate Deva on this well-deserved promotion and categorical my gratitude to Ken for agreeing to increase his a few years of devoted and invaluable service to Douglas Elliman as Senior Managing Director.”

“I can consider nobody higher certified than Deva to succeed Ken Haber,” stated Scott Durkin, Chief Government Officer of Douglas Elliman Realty. “I’m very a lot wanting ahead to working together with her on this new capability and delighted that Ken will stay a part of the Elliman neighborhood.”

Previous to becoming a member of Elliman in January 2022, Roberts was a litigator at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP for over a decade.  She has represented firms, partnerships, monetary establishments, actual property firms and people in compliance and investigations, in addition to disputes involving contracts, mental property and fraud in federal and state courts.

“I’m humbled to be entrusted with this duty and deeply grateful to Ken Haber for his steering and assist in transitioning into my new function,” stated Roberts. “Within the 12 months since becoming a member of Douglas Elliman, now we have been on an astonishing progress trajectory, and I’m thrilled to play an element in what lies forward for this nice firm.”

Roberts holds a BA from Johns Hopkins College and a JD from New York Regulation Faculty, the place she served as an editor of the New York Regulation Faculty Regulation Overview. She is an everyday contributing authorized commentator on cable information networks, together with CNN and Fox Enterprise.

“Serving as Common Counsel for Douglas Elliman really has been the spotlight of my skilled profession,” stated Haber. “Having labored carefully with Deva over the previous 12 months, I can attest to her authorized mind and work ethic. I sit up for persevering with to work together with her as she helps information the corporate into the longer term.”