David Palame

David Palamé is General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Secretary at BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (NYSE: BRSP) (formerly Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc.). Mr. Palamé is responsible for legal, operating, capital markets, regulatory and compliance activities and other support for the BrightSpire Capital business. In addition, Mr. Palamé previously served as Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel at Colony Capital, Inc., where he was responsible for global legal, private capital formation, investment allocation and support for the Colony Capital business. Prior to joining in 2007, Mr. Palamé was an associate with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and served as a law clerk to the Honorable William J. Rea, United States District Court for the Central District of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Palamé received a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo, summa cum laude, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served on the board of officers of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He also served as an Arthur J. Littleton legal research and writing instructor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.