Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 5
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+1 212 451 2300About
Provided by Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
Across the nation and especially in and around New York, our skilled handling of real estate transactions has helped our real estate lawyers achieve an outstanding reputation in the industry. Leveraging our in-depth knowledge, creative deal-making, and diligent and cost-efficient service, we negotiate and close some of the country’s most sophisticated and significant real estate transactions on behalf of our clients.
We have particular experience serving real estate clients with respect to office buildings, including purchases, joint ventures, financings, sales, and space leasing and ground leasing of office buildings, residential rental condominium and hotel development sites, and retail leasing where we represent major brand retailers in leasing retail space in Manhattan and across the U.S. We work with our tax and securities law colleagues on structures for tax efficient investments under the federal opportunity zone program.
Recent transactions include numerous assemblages, often with portions containing air rights, grounds leases and condominium parcels. We have one of the most active air rights conveyancing practices in New York.
Chambers Review
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP has a broad practice regularly called upon by a diverse client base of investors, developers and owners to advise on complex real estate mandates. Its expertise includes acquisitions, financings and large scale leasings.
Work Highlights
- Olshan Frome Wolosky represented nonprofit JT Tai & Company Foundation in its sale of two New York residential buildings for $41.5 million to Oak B. Management.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Olshan is one of the most active firms in the office leasing sector, so they are aware of what is market on every issue."
"The team is excellent, responsive and knowledgeable."
"Olshan is one of the most active firms in the office leasing sector, so they are aware of what is market on every issue."
"The team is excellent, responsive and knowledgeable."
Notable Practitioners
Nina Roket is cohead of the real estate practice as well as leader of the firm's commercial leasing practice. She represents clients across a broad range of commercial real estate matters, including both the landlords and tenant side of flexible workspace leases and lease restructurings.
"Nina is simply the best. She is an expert in the office leasing sector and understands how to share insights and market knowledge with clients while negotiating the best deal possible."
"Nina is definitely one of the best retail and office leasing attorneys in New York City. She has decades of experience and has seen every type of transaction."
Tom Kearns is cohead of the real estate practice. He has significant experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate including leasing and acquisitions.
"Tom has a great brain and knows the market."
"He provides exceptional service."