Michele Arbeeny

Michele Arbeeny concentrates her practice on nonprofit, real estate, health care and municipal finance matters. She maintains a successful track record of representing financial institutions and nonprofits in all aspects of secured and unsecured financing, including acquisition, construction, revolving and term loans, as well as tax-exempt and taxable bonds. Michele also represents financial institutions and developers in affordable housing transactions. Michele is the Chair of Windels Marx Women, a group of legal professionals who organize around business development, networking and mentoring opportunities. She was also the leading force behind the firm’s establishment of a scholarship devoted to advancing diversity in law schools and the workplace.

Memberships and Community Leadership

• Windels Marx Women - Chair
• New York Bar Association - Member
• New York State Association for Affordable Housing - Member
• New Jersey Bar Association - Member
• Brooklyn Arts Council - Former Executive Committee Member
  

Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America - Public Finance Law (2021-2022).
• City & State "Responsible 100" for 2019.
• 2019 New York's Top Rated Lawyers, published by the New York Law Journal.
• In both 2019 and 2020, recognized by Crain's New York Business in its review of Notable Women in Law.
• 2018 Women in Real Estate, an annual review by the New York Real Estate Journal.
• City & State Diversity Award 2018.Leaders in Law 2018 - New York Magazine.
• Women in Real Estate 2012, an annual review by the New York Real Estate Journal.
  

https://www.windelsmarx.com/people/michele-arbeeny