Best Lawyers in New Jersey, United States for Real Estate Law
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Jerry Zaro, Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Banking and Real Estate Services Department, focuses his practice on banking and finance, real estate, corporate, and government relations matters. He began his law career as a judicial secretary to the Honorable Thomas F. Shebell, Jr. in the Superior Court of Monmouth County. Prior to joining Sills Cummis, he was the President and Managing Partner of Ansell Zaro Grimm and Aaron for 25 years and served as the Chair of the Commercial Real Estat...
Ted Zangari is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department and Chair of the Redevelopment Law Practice Group. His law practice is multipronged. As Chair the Sills Cummis cross-disciplinary Redevelopment Law Practice Group, he captains a team of the Firm’s attorneys on brownfield, transit-oriented, central business district, and waterfront redevelopment projects, as well as adaptive reuse projects at obsolete or vacant corporate campuses and shopping centers. In addition...
Lawrence F. Jacobs is chair of the Environmental team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Mr. Jacobs advises clients in all phases of regulatory compliance with environmental laws, brownfields redevelopment and land use permitting and extensive experience negotiating with federal, state and local authorities on permit applications and enforcement proceedings.
Ann is a responsive and deeply experienced transactional lawyer whose practice encompasses the purchase, sale, leasing and financing of commercial and industrial real estate and business assets. She is recognized for her expertise related to environmental issues in the transactional setting, including leases and sale agreements, and the use of environmental insurance policies as a risk management tool. She handles the oversight and negotiation of environmental insurance claims in connection w...
Morris Yamner is a transactional lawyer concentrating on lending, real estate and related corporate matters. As counsel to banks and other lenders, regional shopping centers, industrial parks, developers, landlords and tenants, he is regularly involved in matters relating to real estate financing, land assembly, conveyancing, leasing, mortgaging, zoning and land use.
Charles J. Wilkes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Charles J. practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Charles J. Wilkes since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Charles J. Wilkes is held by other lawyers.
Philip Markowitz has more than 20 years of experience representing the transactional commercial real estate needs and interests of his clients – helping them efficiently navigate an array of complex development, investment and leasing matters. His national client roster spans a broad range of stakeholders within the commercial real estate sector, including developers, landlords, tenants, institutional owners, investors, borrowers, purchasers and sellers, and other corporate users of rea...
Michael A. Bruno is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Michael A. practices law in Red Bank, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Michael A. Bruno since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michael A. Bruno is held by other lawyers.
Lydia is a business lawyer with a practice focused on commercial lending and real estate finance. She provides representation in commercial real estate financing transactions, serves as an expert witness related to transactional issues, and provides third-party closing opinions as local counsel in financing transactions. Having served as counsel to both lenders and borrowers in real estate acquisition, construction, permanent mortgage (including CMBS) and mezzanine financings, she also has si...
James M. Maggio Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. James M. practices law in Madison, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized James M. Maggio Jr. since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James M. Maggio Jr. is held by other lawyers.
Tom practices in the area of commercial real estate with a focus on commercial leasing. He has extensive experience representing owners, managers and tenants in all aspects of their office, retail, medical, warehouse, industrial, research and development and other specialized leasing transactions, including the resolution of lease disputes and creating solutions to problems arising from the day-to-day operation of their real estate. He has served as outside real estate counsel to several well...
Jaimee L. Katz Sussner is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. She concentrates her practice on commercial and real estate litigation. She litigates title disputes, foreclosures, asset recovery disputes, fraud, business divorce, commercial leasehold disputes, and other general commercial matters. She represents several national title insurance companies, and the parties that they insure, in resolving coverage issues, litigating claims, and pursuing loss mitigation.
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