Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Litigation - Real Estate
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Adam B. Gilbert is a litigation and trial attorney with decades of experience in the New York market. He focuses on complex commercial disputes, with a specialization in real estate litigation and real estate valuation issues in particular. Adam also leads the New York City Commercial Litigation practice. What do you focus on? I focus on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on commercial real estate disputes, including real estate valuation matters (ground lease and space lease rent...
David M. Grill focuses his practice on representing major real estate owners, developers, and contractors in complex commercial, construction, surety, lien law, and property litigation. Based in New York, New York, David has more than 20 years of experience handling matters involving Construction Law and Litigation – Construction on behalf of clients throughout the region. As an attorney with Rivkin Radler LLP, he has litigated and arbitrated hundreds of real property and construction-r...
Joshua D. Bernstein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Leisure and Hospitality Law and Litigation - Real Estate. Joshua D., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joshua D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kevin is a trial attorney representing clients across multiple industries dealing with commercial and products liability litigation. Additionally, he defends criminal matters and represents clients under investigation by the U.S. Attorneys’ Office. He also works with a broad range of U.S. and non-U.S. clients to help them navigate the complex and evolving export regulations issued by the Departments of Commerce and State and the Treasury. Kevin is currently in the Marine Corps Reserves,...
Deborah E. Riegel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate. Deborah E., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Deborah E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kenneth M. Block is the Co-Chair of the Construction & Design Practice and is an acknowledged leader in the area of construction law. Ken is the former Chair of the Construction Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section and writes for the New York Law Journal Construction Law column. He lectures extensively on construction legal and business issues and represents prominent real estate owners, developers and not-for-profit institutions, including Vornado...
Sara Elgndy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment and Litigation - Real Estate. Sara, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sara is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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