Mark S. Levenson

Mark S. Levenson

Newark, NJ recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
Sills Cummis & Gross PC

52 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Biography

Mark S. Levenson is Chair of the Real Estate Department and Chair of the Real Estate Transactions Practice Group. He also chairs the Firm’s Israel Business Practice Group. Mr. Levenson is a long-standing member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Levenson handles a broad range of transactions for domestic and international clients, including traditional lending and finance, loan workouts and restructuring, acquisitions, development projects, joint venture and partnership work, office and retail leasing, corporate real estate advisory work, cannabis financing, sale/leasebacks and real estate mediation, arbitration and litigation. Mr. Levenson has over 40 years of experience in private practice including 8 years as the senior real estate lawyer at a major financial services institution. During his 8-year tenure as in-house counsel, Mr. Levenson oversaw all domestic U.S. real estate matters and numerous worldwide real estate development and construction projects for his employer. Over the course of his career, Mr. Levenson has done extensive international work for his clients including projects in the United Kingdom (Canary Wharf), India, the Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Israel, Latin America and France. Mr. Levenson also served as the U.S. representative for several of his international clients.

Sills Cummis & Gross PC

52 Best Lawyers awards

Sills Cummis & Gross PC logo

Overview

  • New York University, J.D.
  • Brandeis University, B.A.

  • New Jersey, New Jersey
  • New York, New York
  • New Jersey, New Jersey
  • New York, New York
  • New York University, J.D.
  • Brandeis University, B.A.

Client Testimonials

Mark is an excellent attorney. I would use him on any real estate matter and I always value his opinion.

Mark Levenson is an extremely talented and accomplished real estate attorney in handling complex transactions and issues with favorable results. He is a dedicated and untiring negotiator, and is unwavering in his pursuit to ensure his clients' interests are best served. Mark's success is embedded his real estate legal knowledge and skills, values, determination and ethics. He is a valued member of our team.

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Commercial Landlord Tenant
  • Contract
  • Corporate
  • Development
  • Finance
  • International
  • Tax Certiorari
  • Transactions

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