Elliot Kaiman

Practice Areas

If a matter involves facilities—commercial, industrial, or institutional property—it’s in

Elliot’s domain of expertise. He focuses his practice on the legal dimensions of

design and construction; utilities and energy; and real estate in general.

Elliot regularly represents clients in a broad range of transactions, including real

estate acquisitions, sales, development, leasing and financing, joint venture

formation, private-public partnership (P3) projects, and complex design and

construction matters. He also has significant experience resolving property tax

disputes with municipal assessors and in front of boards of assessment appeals.

Elliot leverages his mechanical background (having been a Marine helicopter

mechanic) to understand the intricacies of a client’s project, often resulting in a more

incisive application of the law.

His clients encompass a wide array of industries, including education, power

generation, clean technology, real estate, health care, manufacturing, hospitality,

professional services, and biotechnology.

Elliot teaches and volunteers when he is not practicing law. He is a member of the

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Center for Education

faculty, teaching courses in construction management and real estate law and land

use policy. He also serves on the board of directors for the Greater New Haven

Chamber of Commerce.

Elliot is listed in Chambers USA in the Real Estate category and was selected as a

Rising Star by New England Super Lawyers.

Elliot received his J.D. summa cum laude from Western New England College School

of Law, where he was a notes editor at the Western New England Law Review. He

obtained a B.A. summa cum laude in social science, history, and philosophy from

Lyndon State College. From 1997 to 2002, he served as a helicopter and flight

equipment maintenance technician in the United States Marine Corps.

Elliot lives in Madison, Connecticut, with his wife and two boys and enjoys brewing

craft beer in his free time.