Cheryl Nieman Brechlin, Senior Counsel of Harvest LLP, has been named among GlobeSt.'s Women of Influence, Class of 2025 in the category of CRE Legal Counsel.
Since 1983, the Women of Influence award has recognized a growing number of commercial real estate female professionals for their remarkable achievements. The individual honorees have personally impacted the market and have significantly driven the industry to new heights via their outstanding successes. The 2025 Women of Influence were selected by GlobeSt.'s esteemed advisory board and senior editors based on how well they achieved goals and displayed ingenuity in regard to their nomination category; how impactful their work has been; how dedicated the nominee has been to furthering the development of their field and the role of women within it; and the nominee's personal commitment to the highest ethical standards, service and excellence. The honorees will be profiled in a feature article on GlobeSt.com in July and will also be honored at an awards dinner during the annual Women of Influence Conference in Denver, Colorado.
Cheryl, who joined Harvest at its launch in 2022, diligently and tenaciously represents commercial developers, property owners, homebuilders, businesses, and institutional investors in their intricate transactional real estate and corporate affairs. With formative experience in both litigation and transactional work, she specializes in retail, office, and industrial leasing, as well as purchase and sale transactions, debt and equity financing, and construction and development matters. Cheryl currently serves a member of the San Diego chapter of NAIOP and a Membership Committee member of CREW San Diego, which supports women in the commercial real estate industry. As a lifelong animal lover, she also regularly fosters dogs in need through a New Life Charitable Foundation, a charitable organization focused on helping stranded, neglected, and abused dogs in Southern California and Tijuana. She previously served as a mentor and college counselor for Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, which is dedicated to assisting youth in achieving their full potential through innovative, impactful programs.