Julie Leonhardt
LaTorre serves as Chief Operating Officer for Sothebys
International Realty Affiliates LLC. In this role, she is
responsible for overseeing the global servicing and operations
functions for the Sotheby’s International Realty brand.
With an extensive background, working
across various sectors of the real estate industry, LaTorre has
gleaned an invaluable global business acumen. She has experience as
a transactional attorney, as well as having worked closely with
auction houses and luxury brands, and has a keen understanding of
an affiliate-based business model. LaTorres focus for the Sothebys
International Realty brand is to drive strategic growth globally,
expand top-notch services initiatives, and develop
business-changing tools for affiliates to better serve their
clientele.
Prior to joining Sothebys International
Realty Affiliates LLC, LaTorre was senior vice president of
affiliate services and head of operations, EMERIA region, for
Christies International Real Estate. She has also held positions as
a commercial real estate finance attorney at two leading Wall
Street firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Cadwalader
Wickersham & Taft LLP. Before earning her law degree, LaTorre
worked in education serving as a high school teacher in the Greater
Los Angeles Area and then managing the Medicaid Choice Education
Project for the State of New York.
While at Cadwalader, LaTorre served as
co-founder and chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiative. She is
an active supporter of Something New, formerly known as the Freedom
Foundation, a non-profit organization in Selma, Alabama that
empowers young people to find their voice and expand their
opportunities by providing extracurricular activities and
mentoring, as well as providing a sense of community. LaTorre was
also a funder of the documentary film I WILL DANCE.
Along with her many career
accomplishments, LaTorre is a graduate of Westmont College, holds a
Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University Law School, and is
fluent in Spanish.
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