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Senior Management

Eric J. Alini

Eric J. Alini

Managing Partner

Prior to founding the Counterpointe Energy Partners and its affiliates, Mr. Alini including was responsible for the Merrill Lynch Global Principal Finance Group investing and risk management for over $21 Billion of alternative assets. Mr. Alini is  a board member of PACENation and the USGBC chapter in New York City Urban Green. 

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Evelyn Giaccio

Evelyn Giaccio

Managing Director, General Counsel

Ms. Giaccio is responsible for all legal matters for the firm.  Giaccio previously practiced commercial real estate law at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP.

 

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Douglas Harmon

Douglas Harmon

Managing Director

Mr. Harmon leads the Principal Transaction group focused on construction, transitional and rehab investments.

Prior to Counterpointe, Mr. Harmon served as a Managing Director at Arden Group as Portfolio Manager of the Arden Credit Fund. 

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Michele Pitale, M.D.

Michele Pitale, M.D.

Managing Director

A physician turned sustainability financier, Dr. Pitale leads CounterpointeSRE’s financing team with expertise in deep energy retrofits and with passion for advancing projects with community benefits and accretive economics for owners.

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Mary-Stuart Freydberg

Mary-Stuart Freydberg

Executive Director

Mary-Stuart Freydberg serves as Head of ESG Research overseeing ESG investment framework for the firm. Prior to CounterpointeSRE, Ms. Freydberg was Senior Director at Merrill Lynch CMBS Research where she provided advice on North American Real Estate.

 

2023

June 24-27

Kansas City, MO

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2023 BOMA International Conference & Expo

BOMA INTERNATIONAL AND BUILDINGS

An Owner's View of PACE Financing for Sustainable and Resilient Property Improvements
Joe Fonash (NAI Emory). Mark Carter (UTD), John Flemming (Kirkbride Center) and Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)

May 10-12

Minneapolis, MN

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2023 Getting to Zero Forum

NEW BUILDING INSTITUTE

Case Studies in Deploying Net-Zero Projects with Public-Private Financing Program
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Shawn Rash (Ally Energy)

April 11-13

Washington, D. C.

Better Buildings, Better Plants

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Pitching to the CFO: Making the Internal Case for External Financing
Collin Cuzi (Department of Energy), Michele Pitale,M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Nick Perugini (SolarisEnergy), John Rhow (Redaptive)

April 10

New York, NY

Clean Heat Forum

Con Edison

Financing Clean Heat
Kathleen Luci, Michael St.George (CounterpointeSRE)

April 4-5

Albany, NY

NY Energy Summit

INFOCAST

Financing NY's Energy Transition
Paul de Waard (Rabobank) Todd Coffin (Source Renewables) Shweta Kapadia,(Grahill Capital Management LP) Susan Morth (EIC, PACE) Trond Rokhold (NY Green Bank) and Michele Pitale, M.D (CounterpointeSRE)

March 2

Los Angeles, CA

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Real Estate Law and Business

USC Gould School of Law

Green LA Today and What Does Net Zero Really Mean Anyway?
Mary-Stuart Freydberg (CounterpointeSRE), Ben Stapleton (USGBC), Natalie Teear (Hudson Pacific Properties), Margot Latham

February 28

Bend, OR

C-PACE Financing Overview for Real Estate

CENTRAL OREGON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Devesh Nirmul (CounterpointeSRE)

February 28

New York NY

Financing Energy Upgrades 101

Urban Green Council

Eric Alini (CounterpointeSRE) Andrew Chintz (NYC Accelerator) Curtis Probst (NYCEEC) Kim Stevenson (IPC) Danielle Donnelly (CPC) John Mandyck (Urban Green)

2022

November 16-17

White Plains, NY

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NY Power Summit

New York Power Authority

Green Building for Sustainability and Resiliency
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)

November 4

White Plains, NY

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CLE 1.0 General

C-PACE Financing: Utilizing Property Taxes to Finance New Construction and Upgrades to Commercial Real Estate 

Lawline

Evelyn Giaccio, J.D., Michele Pitale, M.D. CounterpointeSRE)

November 1-3

San Francisco, CA

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Greenbuild International Conference & Expo

U.S. Green Building Council

Green Building as a Driver for Financing and Marketability of Community Development
Devesh Nirmul, CEM CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Kate Redman J.D. MPP (Commongrounds), Mott Smith (Amped), Hermut Wyzick III (Signature H)

October 26

Orlando, FL

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Capital Market Update

NAIOP Central Florida

Devesh Nirmul, CEM CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Melo Barfeld (Valley Bank), Dan Byrnes (Tavistock Development), Michael Weinberg (Berkadia)

October 16-17

Philadelphia, PA

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CitiesAlive

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Expanding Stormwater Options with Blue Roofs
Richard Hayden (Hydrotech), Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)

October 6

Bend, OR

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Go Clean Energy Conference

Deschute 350

C-PACE: Capital Provider Project Examples
Devesh Nirmul CEM, CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)