Samantha Thompson

Samantha Thompson is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Vice President Legal at Equity Residential since November 2018. Previously, Samantha held positions as Associate Counsel and Assistant Counsel at The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. from June 2014 to November 2018. Samantha's legal career began at DLA Piper, where tenure lasted from October 2005 to June 2014 as an Attorney, after initial experience as an Analyst at the National Stock Exchange, Inc. in early 2002. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Illinois College of Law (2002-2005) and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1998-2001).