Bruce Kaplan Email & Phone Number

Park City, UT, US

NY

Active part-time investor in commercial and residential real estate ventures. Projects range from condominiums and apartment buildings to offices and retail space. Develop single-family home in Quiogue, NY.

Greater New York City Area

• Founded a law practice covering real estate development, commercial litigation and bankruptcy. Responsible for all aspects of the business, from marketing to operations and financial administration. Lead negotiations.
• Secured 7-figure settlement as Counsel on complex federal litigation alleging lender liability involving a $35 million, 164-unit, tax-exempt private activity bond transaction which also utilized 4% Low Income Housing.
• Appellate advocacy before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, NYS Appellate Division, 2nd Department.
• Implemented bankruptcy reorganization of single-asset limited partnership multifamily affordable housing development by means of the sale of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits to an institutional investor in a $5.5.
• Secured large settlement in bankruptcy adversary proceeding against mortgage servicer for violation of automatic stay.
• Litigated novel bankruptcy cases which ended up as precedent-setting, published decisions.

Boca Raton, Florida

Taught undergraduates majoring in Accounting and/or Business. Planned and conducted live lectures five times a week. Reviewed and analyzed informational materials to determine most timely and pertinent topics to be included in lectures.

Boca Raton, FL

Part-time professor teaching introductory law to undergraduates majoring in business.

• Counsel to law firm, handling its complex real estate and financing transactions; development; cooperative and condominium law, structuring and negotiating complex real estate transactions that include private and.
• Structured transfer of development rights for construction of 105,000 sf housing development situated above a separately-owned facility. Negotiated transfer of bonus zoning floor area in return for construction and.

New York, NY

• Developer of a 17,500-sf condominium project in Manhattan. Oversaw acquisition, development and financing. Created financial models, including budget, income analysis, before/after tax cash flows.
• Negotiated joint venture with general contractor.
• Saved hundreds of thousands of dollars through skillful, vigorous negotiation to obtain interim and permanent financing.
• Successfully negotiated with regulators to add 1 floor and $1 million + in revenue to project.

Greater New York City Area

Certified by U.S. Treasury Department as Community Development Entity (CDE) under New Markets Tax Credit program, which is required to invest the proceeds of qualified equity investments in low-income communities in the New York metropolitan area.

Hempstead, NY

• Reported to the CEO of this non-profit community housing organization with a multi-million dollar budget. Supervised staff.
• Extinguished $10 million liability under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program in confirmed Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
• Saved $5 million headquarters building by means of a creative bankruptcy proceeding. Saving of headquarters allowed social empowerment programs, including Head Start, to continue.

Melville, NY

• Litigated complex commercial matters for a 6-attorney, AV-rated law firm. Also represented clients in commercial, corporate, real estate and bankruptcy matters.
• Represented large REIT in bankruptcy matters.

Melville, NY

• Represented corporate clients of a 16-attorney AV rated firm practicing banking, commercial and environmental law. Also represented public entities in various regulatory compliance matters. Performed research, writing.
• Shut down landfill next to an elementary school in the widely publicized “Garbage Barge” appellate case.
• Assisted in defeating anti-development county ordinance.

B.A., Organizational Behavior And Management, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Organized and served as emcee for major school concerts and campus events.

M.S., Real Estate Development & Investment, 3.8

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Desmond Moot Court Competition Winner