Steve Galler

As Executive Vice President and General Counsel for The Habitat Company, Steve Galler oversees all legal matters, including all acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing and development. Steve also currently serves on Habitat's Board of Managers.

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Before joining The Habitat Company in 2007, Steve served as senior vice president and general counsel at Related Midwest (formerly LR Development Company), where for 11 years he oversaw and managed all of the company's legal matters, including such notable projects as Park Tower, 340 on the Park, Roosevelt Square, Residences on Lake Shore Park, Fort Sheridan and The Mayfair.

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Steve currently serves on the executive committee of the Chicago Central Area Committee and the Legislative Committee of the Chicagoland Apartment Association. In addition, Steve is the former chair of the Real Property Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and continues to serve on that committee's Condominium Subcommittee. He also formerly served on the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of Beth Emet Synagogue. Steve has been a frequent speaker at bar associations, trade associations, law schools and continuing legal education seminars and has authored numerous articles for real estate and law firm publications. He is also a member of ULI, REIA, ABA and ISBA.

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Steve earned his Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law and earned his Bachelor of Arts, with cum laude distinction, from the University of Pennsylvania.