About Us
Solomon Stanley Financial is a privately held capital advisory firm specializing in debt and equity placements across the real estate sector. With over 40 years of experience and more than $10 billion placed for our clients, our team brings deep industry expertise to every assignment. We’re client-focused at our core, providing personalized financial strategies and dedicated support to help our clients grow. No matter the deal size, we build trusted partnerships grounded in integrity and innovation. Backed by a family office, we also offer in-house capital for select transactions, including secondary financings and equity investments. This enables us to deliver flexible, strategic solutions tailored to special situations. Above all, we prioritize our clients’ success, ensuring every capitalization drives their growth with vision and reliability.
Leadership
Ruben Bohbot
Founding Partner, CEO
“Teaming up with Bryan to launch Solomon Stanley Financial feels like the natural next step for us. We’re in a challenging market right now, and starting our own shop with a hand-picked team allows us the freedom to focus in on what matters most – delivering for our clients at every turn.” – Ruben Bohbot
Ruben brings over a decade of commercial real estate finance and advisory expertise to Solomon Stanley Financial, with more than $4 billion in equity and debt capital placed nationwide. He’s worked with a wide range of clients, securing financing for everything from land and special-use assets to construction projects and owner-user properties. Ruben has structured deals up and down the capital stack, always prioritizing his clients' success. He prides himself on the strong, trusting relationships he's built over the years and continues to focus on nurturing these partnerships while fostering new ones.
Ruben first teamed up with Bryan at George Smith Partners, where he served as a Director, originating loans and managing deal structuring, client relationships, and capital partners. Together, they moved to Slatt Capital to form Team Shaffer/Bohbot, sharpening their partnership before co-founding Solomon Stanley Financial. Earlier in his career, Ruben worked in acquisitions and dispositions at The Standard Oil Credit Holding in New York City, closing deals on over 1 million square feet of under-performing real estate notes before relocating to Los Angeles in 2018. That experience sharpened his ability to spot opportunities and navigate complex deals.
Outside of work, Ruben’s an active member of the Jewish community, deeply involved with AIPAC and the Jewish Federation. He’s happily married to his wife, Shani, with whom he shares two kids. In his downtime, Ruben enjoys training for his next triathlon or spending time with his family.
Bryan Shaffer
Founding Partner, Chairman
“Ruben and I started Solomon Stanley Financial to put our experience and capital connections to work for our clients. Our focus has always been on finding the right solutions—and that’s why so many of our clients keep coming back or sending their friends our way.” – Bryan Shaffer
Bryan brings 35 years of capital market and commercial real estate finance experience to Solomon Stanley Financial, having structured over $7.5 billion in debt and equity placements for deals ranging from $1 million to $150 million. His clients—private entrepreneurs and institutional players alike—span multifamily, office, retail, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, and senior
housing sectors. Drawing on his past as a property owner, operator, and developer, plus his time as a direct lender, Bryan crafts financing options that fit like a glove.
With a career total of $9.5 billion in real estate transactions, Bryan has also managed the repositioning and sale of $2 billion in properties for Mitsui Real Estate Sales/Mitsui Fudosan, a Japanese institutional investor. As Chairman of Solomon Stanley Financial, he oversees our family office’s in-house capital and structures client deals, while serving on the investment committee for DR Capital, a private debt and equity provider. Bryan’s career kicked off working as a contractor for the U.S. Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), and he’s since served as a
California Superior Court Receiver and expert witness. Before co-founding this firm with Ruben, Bryan spent nearly 15 years as Managing Partner and owner at George Smith Partners, later
moving with Ruben to Slatt Capital to form Team Shaffer/Bohbot. Over the years, he’s closed deals with Banks, Insurance Companies, Family Offices, Private Equity Firms, Bond Funds,
CTL Lenders, Funds, Community Development Lenders, and Institutional Investors, and ran his own global investment advisory company. He also serves on the direct investment committee for Clearinghouse CDFI and has advised two family offices.
Beyond work, Bryan’s a longtime member of the Jewish Federation’s real estate board and active in groups like ICSC, ULI, NMHC, and the Mortgage Bankers Association. He’s often
tapped to speak at industry events on lending trends and affordable housing, and he’s guest- lectured at USC on real estate and CMBS lending.