Damon Georgelas

Chief Legal Officer at Reef Capital Partners

Damon Georgelas has extensive experience in various legal roles. Damon is currently serving as the Chief Legal Officer at Reef Capital Partners, where they manage all legal matters including regulatory compliance, deal structuring, financing, and tax increment financing. Damon also provides counsel for large-scale real estate development projects across the US.

Prior to this, Damon worked as the General Counsel at Minding Motion for Graceful Aging, where they played a crucial role in the development and delivery of therapeutic and movement programs for aging populations. Damon provided legal guidance for customer-facing matters, drafted and enforced contracts, and oversaw regulatory compliance in multiple states.

Additionally, Damon worked as Counsel at The Georgelas Group, LLC, where they provided legal support for a major transit-oriented, mixed-use development project. Damon drafted agreements and successfully lobbied for funding from the FTA.

Earlier in their career, Damon served as the Chief Counsel for Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency-Senior City Attorney at Salt Lake City Corporation and as a Senior Associate at Parsons Behle & Latimer, specializing in complex commercial litigation and sophisticated transactions.

Overall, Damon Georgelas brings a wealth of legal expertise and a unique background in real estate development to their roles, effectively contributing to the success of the organizations they work with.

Damon Georgelas has a diverse educational background in the field of law and economics. Damon holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Economics from the University of Utah. Damon then pursued further legal education at Cornell Law School, where they focused on the Institute of International Law at the University of Paris-Sorbonne 1. Additionally, Damon obtained a Certificate of International Corporate Law from Cornell Law School.

Moving forward in their legal career, Damon Georgelas attended Vermont Law and Graduate School, where they obtained a Juris Doctor degree. Following this, they pursued a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at the Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in Securities and Financial Regulation.

Damon Georgelas is also a licensed attorney. Damon holds a Utah Bar License and a Virginia Bar License, although the latter is currently inactive.

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  • Chief Legal Officer

    August, 2019 - present