Senior Counsel

• Feb 2022 - Present

Director, Legal Affairs & Associate General Counsel

• Oct 2016 - Feb 2022

In-house counsel to national real estate investment and development firm. Responsible for assisting General Counsel, COO, and all division heads relating to pertinent and substantive legal matters in respect of, management, development, construction, acquisition and disposition of real estate assets across asset classes, including hotel, retail and multi-family housing. Providing legal advice in support of all business units, including the asset management department, the property management department, the human resources department, the IT department and the accounting department. Show less

Associate

• Jan 2016 - Oct 2016

Law Clerk

• Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

Compliance Intern

• Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

Drafted desk procedures for annual, semi-annual, and monthly regulatory filings required by the National Futures Association (NFA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Canadian provinces. Reviewed ISDA, investment adviser agreements, and service agreements. Filed NFA Annual Financial Reports for Commodity Pool Operators. Drafted desk procedures for annual, semi-annual, and monthly regulatory filings required by the National Futures Association (NFA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Canadian provinces. Reviewed ISDA, investment adviser agreements, and service agreements. Filed NFA Annual Financial Reports for Commodity Pool Operators.

Research Assistant

• Aug 2013 - Mar 2015

Conducted legal research regarding the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the extent of federal authority under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Drafted legal memoranda concerning the proposed initial public offering of the Empire State Building Real Estate Investment Trust. Drafted case alerts on developments in real estate finance litigation for Refinblog.com, edited by Brooklyn Law School Professors Bradley Borden and David Reiss.

Community Development Clinic Intern

• Aug 2013 - May 2014

Under attorney supervision, represented a tenant association in a rent-stabilized building in its negotiations with the building’s new owners. Filed certificates of incorporation and amendments thereto with the New York State Department of State and researched and prepared challenges to adverse Department of State determinations. Prepared IRS Form 1023 for determination of tax-exempt status for a parent teacher association.

Corporate and Real Estate Clinic Intern

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

Represented low-income cooperative boards. Conducted unit sales acting as transfer agent and seller’s counsel after preparing tax forms, assignments and other documents. Advised boards of directors on business corporation law issues such as shareholder voting, interested director issues and meeting notices; drafted board and shareholder resolutions; and interviewed and counseled co-op officers. Issued share certificates and proprietary leases.

Legal Intern

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

Reviewed and edited preliminary official statement and bond purchase agreement. Drafted memoranda regarding affordable housing projects being developed by Related Companies pursuant to the 421-A and inclusionary zoning programs. Researched and drafted memoranda regarding permitted inclusions to the eligible tax basis of affordable housing construction projects. Examined and ensured compliance between land surveys and legal descriptions of parcels of land within contracts of sale and title commitments. Drafted title objection letters. Drafted letters to the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) requesting reissuance of certification for inclusionary housing. Edited and drafted provisions in a promissory note. Show less

Legal Intern

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

Researched and drafted a severance and release-of-claims agreement. Conducted legal research regarding the admissibility of an email as evidence. Researched and drafted a memorandum regarding at-will employment law. Assisted in researching, drafting, and filing summonses and complaints, memoranda of law, and settlement agreements. Drafted lease agreements, license agreements, and contracts of sale. Researched trademark process and necessary steps to revive abandoned trademarks. Researched and drafted a severance and release-of-claims agreement. Conducted legal research regarding the admissibility of an email as evidence. Researched and drafted a memorandum regarding at-will employment law. Assisted in researching, drafting, and filing summonses and complaints, memoranda of law, and settlement agreements. Drafted lease agreements, license agreements, and contracts of sale. Researched trademark process and necessary steps to revive abandoned trademarks.

Legal Department Intern

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

Reviewed and edited service agreements, brokerage agreements, joint venture operating agreements, subcontractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements and license agreements. Reviewed and summarized key provisions of loan agreements and limited liability company agreements. Reviewed pleadings and motions and drafted memoranda summarizing ongoing litigation. Reviewed and edited service agreements, brokerage agreements, joint venture operating agreements, subcontractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements and license agreements. Reviewed and summarized key provisions of loan agreements and limited liability company agreements. Reviewed pleadings and motions and drafted memoranda summarizing ongoing litigation.

Program Administrator

• 2010 - 2010