NEW YORK- Feb. 28, 2022 – Kristen J. Lonergan, Samir NeJame, Stephen L. Rabinowitz, and Edward C. Wallace, shareholders in the New York offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, have been named among the City & State’s “Real Estate Power 100.”
According to the publication, the list of 100 includes the industry executives, commissioners, lawmakers, lobbyists, advocates and activists involved in the future direction of real estate in New York.
Meet the Greenberg Traurig attorneys on the list:
- Lonergan is co-chair of the New York Real Estate Practice. She counsels REITs, investment funds, developers, lenders, and other clients on the acquisition, development, financing, and disposition of multifamily, office, hotel, and other types of properties throughout New York and the rest of the country.
- NeJame chairs the New York State Government Law & Policy Practice. He focuses on representing the New York real estate industry, including the Real Estate Board of New York, as well as SL Green, Brookfield, and Tishman Speyer, three of the largest landlords in the United States.
- Rabinowitz is co-chair of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice. He serves as an adviser to a wide variety of private equity funds, asset managers, developers, and institutional and entrepreneurial investors and operators in the acquisition, financing, development, sale, and leasing of all classes of commercial properties including multifamily, office, hospitality, and condominium properties. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to venture formation and engineering sophisticated capital structures.
- Wallace is co-chairman of Greenberg Traurig’s New York office. He is a trusted advisor to many clients and has represented major institutions and real estate companies, Columbia University, New York University, and Fordham University in their Manhattan expansions. In addition, he has advised Extell, Silverstein, Fetner Properties, and other leading developers and financial and media companies. Wallace currently advises Hornblower, New York city’s ferry provider, and serves as outside national counsel to JCDecaux, the world’s largest bus shelter company. Active in the New York civic community, he serves as vice-chair of the French American Foundation and the Citizens Budget Commission and he is a board member emeritus of New Yorkers for Parks, where he previously served as chair.
About Greenberg Traurig's Real Estate Practice: The Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and recognized leader in the industry. The firm’s real estate attorneys deliver diversified and comprehensive counsel for property acquisition and investment, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. The team draws upon the knowledge and experience of more than 450 real estate lawyers from around the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The group’s clientele includes a broad range of property developers, lenders, investment managers, private equity funds, REITs, and private owners. The firm’s real estate team advises clients on a variety of matters across a broad spectrum of commercial, recreational, and residential real estate, including structured equity and debt and the hybrids.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2400 attorneys in 42 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm, often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono, reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021. The firm is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, NLJ 250, and Law360 (US) 400. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage. Web: www.gtlaw.com.