Best Lawyers in New Jersey, United States for Real Estate Law
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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...
Vincent P. Maltese is Of Counsel in the Real Estate group at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Focusing his practice in all areas of commercial real estate transactions, Mr. Maltese primarily counsels commercial and residential lenders and real estate developers in the many different facets of real estate acquisition, sale, financing, leasing, development and conversions. Adding to the depth of his practice, he served as contributing author of Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jer...
Cecilia I. Lassiter is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross State and Local Incentives Law Practice. She focuses her practice on state and local public incentives and real estate matters, with a particular emphasis on redevelopment, zoning and land use. Ms. Lassiter has extensive experience in redevelopment matters, including the designation of areas in need of redevelopment or areas in need of rehabilitation, and the negotiation and preparation of complex redevelopment agreements, purchase ...
Howard D. Geneslaw is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate Law. Howard D., who practices law in Newark, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Howard D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Donald PEPE is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Donald, who practices law in Red Bank, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Donald is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Linda M. Lee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental and Real Estate Law. Linda M., who practices law in Red Bank, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Linda M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Aiyana A. Goldberg focuses her practice on real estate, land use and related transactional matters. She has represented developers, real estate investment companies as well as several other closely held corporations in commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions – including development, leasing and finance transactions. Her practice also includes alcoholic beverage control law, where she has experience with alcoholic beverage control licensing and enforcement matters. Prior to ...
Corey Klein is Of Counsel to the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department. He focuses his practice on land use, redevelopment, zoning, and related litigation. He provides counsel to real estate developers regarding development proposals and handles all aspects of applications to municipal land use boards from application preparation to resolution compliance. In addition to his land use and redevelopment practice, he also handles municipal property tax appeals for commercial property ow...
Gisselly R. Perez-Astwood is an Associate in the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department. Her practice encompasses a wide range of commercial real estate transactions and corporate finance matters, including commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments, mezzanine foreclosures/dispositions of collateral, capital commitment-backed subscription credit facilities, and acquisitions. She represents major financial institutions, real estate developers, private equity...
Erica Antonya Parlavecchio is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate and Redevelopment, Land Use & Zoning Groups. Before joining CSG Law, Erica was an associate at a law firm in northern New Jersey. She also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Stuart A. Minkowitz, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris-Sussex Vicinages. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. Sh...
Jack Vrablik is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Jack, who practices law in Morristown, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jack is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
William E. LaFave is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. William E., who practices law in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which William E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ross J. Childs focuses his practice on representing real estate clients in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and finance transactions, as well as condominium development and formation. Ross also assists clients on alcoholic beverage control law matters, including experience with person-to-person and place-to-place liquor license transfers and enforcement matters. Prior to CSG Law, Ross served as a real estate legal intern for a fu...
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