Maryann W. Lawrence, Associate General Counsel, Chanel, Inc. 

Chanel Legal Department: September 2001.

• Manage the Chanel US real estate portfolio and transactions including leasing, purchases, dispositions and all construction matters.
• Support the Operations Division at Chanel with respect to its transactional work.
• Handle business affairs counseling for the brand.

Other career highlights include:

• In-house real estate counsel/managing attorney, PaineWebber, 1985-1990.
• Real estate business counsel, Prudential Securities, co-managed the real estate team, 1992-1996.

Recent speaking engagements: Villanova Law School, Cardozo Law School, New York Law School.

Advanced Seminars: Annual Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute seminar, Georgetown Law School, April 2019.

Graduate St. John’s Law School, 1984,  NYS Bar, May 1985.

Reside in Rockville Centre, New York;  proud mother of two sons, 26 and 29.