Robinson+Cole continues to grow affordable housing practice 

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Robinson+Cole has added former employee Theresa Omansky as a partner to its affordable housing and finance team. 

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She is one of several recent additions to the group, including associates Kaleigh Kenny and Lachanee Scott in New York and Stephanos Karavas in Boston. Last fall, Robinson+Cole added a 10-member public finance team in its New York and Washington, D.C., offices. 

Omansky’s return “really felt like a homecoming,” she said. “I appreciate the collegial and collaborative environment here. And again, I think it’s an opportunity to combine all the aspects of my experience and practice into further servicing clients.”

“Affordable housing remains a critical focus for many of our clients and communities,” Debbie J. Gezon, co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s affordable housing and finance practice, said in a press release. “Theresa’s extensive experience with a wide range of financing sources for affordable housing projects will further strengthen our ability to support lender clients and her experience representing developers and affordable housing organizations further strengthens our ability to support clients throughout the full lifecycle of an affordable housing project, from acquisition and financing through development, operation, and preservation.”  

Omansky previously worked as a lender’s counsel for Robinson+Cole’s affordable housing practice. In between her Robinson+Cole stints, she served as associate counsel at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York andas general counsel at the Housing Partnership Development Corp.

She rejoined Robinson+Cole on Oct. 5, although she’s still wrapping up some projects with the Housing Partnership Development Corp. 

Returning to Robinson+Cole felt like a “natural next step,” Omansky said, and the firm can benefit from her experience. 

“My previous in-house experience does change my perspective,” Omansky said. “I’m not looking at solely the transaction in isolation or the financing in isolation, but I’m thinking about everything: the budget, the timelines, the actual development, preservation.”

She will continue to serve as lender’s counsel while also working on development projects. She hopes to contribute wherever she’s needed. 

“I just want to be able to service our clients in any way, and whether that’s from a lending perspective in financing the transactions, or from a development role,” Omansky said. “I’m happy to just help.”

Omansky is based in the firm’s New York office. Since returning to Robinson+Cole, she has worked on projects in California and New Jersey. 

“There’s a critical need everywhere in the country for affordable housing,” Omansky said, “and being able to have a tangible impact on communities and help is really what drives me.”