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Ongoing
Private Investment Management Company - Development and Disposition of Property
Representation of a private investment management company and its joint venture partners in their development and disposition of property in St. Maartin, Netherlands Antilles, to hotel and residential developers, including a complex ground lease structure.
Ongoing
Rechler Equity Partners - Gabreski Airport Site Lease
Representation of Rechler Equity Partners on all aspects of their 40-year renewable ground lease to redevelop Suffolk County’s 55-acre Gabreski Airport. This transaction involved creative problem-solving, including severing the ground lease into multiple leases to coordinate with Rechler’s development schedule. The 500,000 square-foot business and technology center will house digital film studios, a 145-room hotel and a conference center, and is expected to generate 600 to 700 new jobs.
2012
RXR Realty – Office and Retail Leasing Matters
Representation of RXR Realty, one of the largest real estate operating and investment companies in the New York tri-state area, in office and retail leasing at the 2.3 million square-foot Starrett-Lehigh building, one of Manhattan's ten largest office buildings.  
2010
Planet Hollywood - New Restaurant Leases
Representation of Planet Hollywood International, Inc. in connection with the negotiation of leases for new restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and Boca Raton.
2010
WNET - World Wide Plaza Lease
Representation of public television network WNET on a 15-year, 95,000 square-foot headquarters lease at World Wide Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. 
2010
MF Global - Corporate Headquarters Lease
Representation of MF Global Inc. in connection with the negotiation of its new 62,000 square foot New York headquarters lease at the Park Avenue Plaza (55 East 52nd Street).
Ongoing
Major Bank - Branch Leases
Representation of a major U.S. bank in its retail branch leases throughout New York and New Jersey.
Ongoing
Bernstein Real Estate - Real Estate Counsel
Counsel to Bernstein Real Estate in a number of transactions, involving tax, structuring, acquisitions and sales.
2006
Major Financial Holdings Company - Sublease
Representation of a major financial holdings company in its sublease of 250,000 square feet of space in Manhattan.
2006
Stillwater Capital - Acquisition
Representation of Stillwater Capital and its joint venture partners in the acquisition of a shopping center.
2006
Life Insurance Company - Acquisition
Representation of one of the largest life insurers in the world in its $130 million acquisition of 28 CVS drug stores in connection with 1031 exchanges.