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Provides Testimony In

Commerial Real Estate, Landlord-Tenant Disputes, Interpretation of Leases, Force Majeure, Shopping Center Industry, Development and Leasing of Shopping Centers, Development and Leasing of Airports,Estoppels, Operating Covenants, Condemnation, Mitigation of damages, Exclusives, Co-tenancy, Development standards, Leasing standards, Damages, Restoration upon lease termination, Monetary disputes (appropriateness of rent and additional rent), Commercial Real Estate, Landlord Tenant, Leasing, Property Management, Real Estate Leasing, Retail Real Estate, Shopping Center Mall Real Estate

Having not lost a case yet, Expert has over 47 years of experience as an attorney and businessperson specializing in:

Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Interpretation of Leases
Force Majeure
Shopping Center Industry
Development and Leasing of Shopping Centers
Development and Leasing of Airports

Working nationally and representing the Plaintiff and Defendant, Expert has a solid background as an Expert Witness in dozens of cases in over 12 states in both State and Federal Courts on issues including but not limited to:

Estoppels
Operating Covenants
Condemnation
Mitigation of damages
Exclusives
Co-tenancy
Development standards
Leasing standards
Damages
Restoration upon lease termination
Monetary disputes (appropriateness of rent and additional rent)

Background:

Excellent communicator in reports, depositions, and at trial

Served as Counsel and Executive Vice President of Equity Properties and Development Company with responsibility for the development and leasing of more than 20,000,000 square feet of shopping centers throughout the United States

Acknowledged expert in shopping center leasing custom and practice

Advised and consulted for more than 25 separate international, national, regional and local retailers and restaurants in shopping centers and developed leasing programs for and leased space as a landlord and a tenant in airports

Served as New York State Director for the approximately 70,000-member industry trade organization, The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

Serves on the ICSC Illinois State Committee

Conceived and authored the Certified Shopping Center Leasing Specialist designation

Holds the CLS designation and the Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) and the newly established pinnacle of shopping center industry designations Certified Shopping Center Executive (CRX)

Received the ICSC Trustee’s Distinguished Service Award

Active member of ICSC

Responsible for negotiating and interpreting thousands of letters of intent as well as the legal documentation for more than 15,000 leases

Author of several chapters on shopping center development, leasing, lease drafting, lease interpretation and the lease itself in multiple books published by ICSC

Co-authored the widely used audiotape on Shopping Center Lease Negotiations

Taught shopping center leasing at Columbia University Business School, Georgetown University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program and for more than 30 years at ICSC’s University of Shopping Centers

BA degree from Colgate University

JD from Boston University School of Law

Admitted to practice law in New York and maintains an active license

Areas of Expertise

Commercial Real Estate
Landlord/Tenant
Leasing
Property Management
Real Estate Leasing
Retail Real Estate
Shopping Center/Mall Real Estate

 

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