Colony Capital, Inc. - FORM 10-K - EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP - March 7, 2011

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10-K - FORM 10-K - Colony Capital, Inc.d10k.htm
EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - Colony Capital, Inc.dex211.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - Colony Capital, Inc.dex322.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - Colony Capital, Inc.dex311.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - Colony Capital, Inc.dex312.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - Colony Capital, Inc.dex321.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-162188) pertaining to the 2009 Non-Executive Director Stock Plan of Colony Financial, Inc. of our reports dated March 7, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Colony Financial, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Colony Financial, Inc., the financial statements of ColFin WLH Funding, LLC and the financial statements of ColFin NW Funding, LLC, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 7, 2011

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