NEW YORK – July 5, 2023 – Shareholders in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s New York office, Kristen J. Lonergan, Samir NeJame, Stephen L. Rabinowitz, and Edward C. Wallace, have been named to the 2023 City & State ‘Real Estate Power 100’ list.
According to the publication, the ‘Real Estate Power 100’ list highlights the industry executives, commissioners, lawmakers, lobbyists, advocates, and activists involved in New York real estate’s future. Lonergan, NeJame, Rabinowitz, and Wallace have been recognized in previous editions of City & State’s ‘Real Estate Power 100’ list.
Lonergan serves as co-chair of the firm’s 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. Lonergan has previously been recognized on The Legal 500 United States’, ‘Real Estate’ and ‘Real Estate Finance’ lists.
NeJame serves as chair of the firm’s New York State Government Law & Policy Practice and represents clients in legislative, regulatory, and procurement matters at various levels of government. He focuses his practice on representing the New York real estate industry, including the Real Estate Board of New York, and three of the country’s largest landlords: SL Green, Brookfield, and Tishman Speyer. Additionally, NeJame represents many of New York’s most iconic tourist destinations and a wide variety of clients in their procurement engagements with New York’s many agencies in the areas of technology, security, and professional services.
Rabinowitz serves as co-chair of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice. He is an adviser to a wide variety of institutional and entrepreneurial investors, private equity funds, developers, asset managers, and operators in the acquisition, financing, development, and leasing of all classes of commercial properties including hospitality, multifamily, office, and industrial properties. Rabinowitz has led large real estate transactions involving iconic U.S. properties, including New York’s Peter Cooper Village/ Stuyvesant Town and 11 Madison Avenue; Chicago’s Willis Tower; and San Francisco’s Park Merced. He has also previously been recognized on The Legal 500 United States’, ‘Real Estate and Construction’ and ‘Real Estate Finance’ lists.
Wallace serves as co-chair of the firm's New York office. With professional experience in law, the real estate business, and government, he serves as a trusted advisor to companies, particularly those doing business with government. Wallace currently serves as outside counsel to JCDecaux North America. He has advised Extell/Carlyle, Silverstein/El Ad, Columbia University, NYU, and Fordham on major real estate development projects. He counsels government service providers including Hornblower, the provider of NYC Ferry. He has been listed in multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. Wallace is also consistently included on City and State’s ‘New York City Power 100’ list and was named a 2020 Lifetime Achievement honoree. He was recently named chair of the French American Foundation.
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 700 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 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.