Experience

CW Realty

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• In-House Counsel

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  In-house counsel for a real estate development company located in Brooklyn, Ny. In-house counsel for a real estate development company located in Brooklyn, Ny.



Levitin & Associates, P.C.

• Greater New York City Area

• Of-counsel

  • May 2016 - Jun 2018

  Commercial real estate transactional law, commercial leasing, finance, corporate law Commercial real estate transactional law, commercial leasing, finance, corporate law



MarkmanLaw, P.C.

• New York, New York

• Of-counsel

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2018

  Boutique real estate law firm focusing in corporate law and commercial real estate and business transactions. ● Represent a range of clients in commercial real estate and business transactions and financing, including corporations, investors, institutional owners and developers of commercial properties, commercial landlords and tenants, and condominium boards. ● Handle complex commercial real estate transactions from contract to closing including the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties and real estate financing. ● Negotiate and draft purchase and sale agreements, easement agreements, asset purchase agreements, retail, shopping center, and commercial office leases, license agreements, personal guaranty’s, estoppel certificates and SNDA’s, non-competes, and transfer documents. ● Responsible for corporate formations and compliance including filing incorporation documents and foreign corporation registrations, drafting operating agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements, creating articles of incorporation, bylaws and subscription agreements. ● Represent clients in breach of commercial contract disputes and related litigation matters. Show less



Heiberger and Associates, P.C.

• New York, New York

• Associate

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

  Midsize real estate law firm specializing in landlord and tenant litigation, real estate and commercial litigation, residential and commercial real estate transactions, and administrative law. ● Represented landlords, sponsors and owners in the purchase and sale and/or leasing of residential and commercial properties, the litigation of commercial law and landlord/tenant non-payment, holdover, and HP proceedings. ● Negotiated, structured and drafted purchase and sale contracts for both residential and commercial properties. ● Daily appearances in all five NYC boroughs and Westchester Housing Courts, Civil, Supreme, and Federal Bankruptcy Courts to negotiate and draft stipulations of settlement with opposing parties or their counsel, argue motions and conduct hearings, inquests and trials. ● Performed legal research and drafted complex motions including motions to strike, motions to dismiss, summary judgment, opposition and reply papers and appellate briefs. ● Conducted depositions of witnesses and interested parties. ● Represented landlords/owners at the NYC Division of Housing Preservation and Development pertaining to disputes between tenants and cooperative owners of Mitchell-Lama buildings and at administrative hearings at the Department of Housing and Community Renewal, Department of Buildings, Environmental Control Board. Show less



Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C.

• New York, New York

• Associate

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Large real estate law firm engaged in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate law including commercial litigation, residential and commercial real estate transactions, commercial leasing, cooperative and condominium law, construction law, landlord and tenant litigation, zoning and land use, foreclosures, bankruptcy, trusts and estates, and administrative law. ● Represented landlords and management companies in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate matters and non-payment and holdover proceedings concerning a wide variety of complex issues including rent overcharges, nuisance, illegal sublets, non-primary residence, licensee/succession claims, illegal use, and illegal alterations. ● Made daily appearances in the Housing Courts and Civil and Supreme Courts, to negotiate and draft stipulations of settlement with opposing parties or their counsel, argue motions and conduct hearings, inquests and trials. ● Performed legal research and engaged in complex commercial litigation motion practice. ● Assisted partners in complex litigation involving the conversion of commercial and manufacturing buildings to residential use and the attendant problems caused by claims of rent regulation and issues arising under the various building-related laws, including Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7-C (the "Loft Law"). Show less



Shapiro & Shapiro, LLC

• Brooklyn, New York

• Junior Associate

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

  Boutique law firm engaged in the practice of real estate transactional law, condominium and cooperative law, and complex commercial litigation including issues involving banking and finance, predatory lending, foreclosure, and bankruptcy. ● Negotiated, structured, and drafted legal documents in connection with the acquisition, disposition, development, and leasing of both commercial and residential real estate including, contracts of sale, commercial leases, mortgage loan documents, condominium offering plans, and transfer documents, attorney statements and UCC fixture filings. ● Examined title reports, land surveys, and due diligence materials. ● Independently conducted and closed, on behalf of both buyers and sellers, the purchase and sale of hundreds of residential and commercial properties. ● Negotiated and reviewed security and loan documents on behalf of Sponsors and in connection with the securing of bilateral and/or syndicated credit facilities including building, construction, and permanent loans and gap financing for the purchase, building and development of multi-million dollar commercial properties into luxury condominiums and cooperatives located throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. ● Collaborated with banking and financial institutions in connection with the financing and re-financing of multi-million dollar commercial properties. Show less