I represent lenders, buyers and sellers in real estate matters and focuses on residential / commercial real estate transactions in New York and New Jersey. He handles CEMAs, EMAs, 1031 exchanges, short sales and a variety of other transactions. I also represents Plaintiffs in a variety of class actions.I pride myself on having a responsive and knowledgeable team surrounding me to handle any complex real estate issue. I care.Prior to co-founding Poulos LoPiccolo PC, I was an associate with the prestigious Manhattan law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. I worked at Hughes Hubbard for nearly 15 years and notably handled the unwind of Lehman Brothers Inc., defended Merck in the VIOXX and Fosamax litigations and handled real estate and construction matters.I am a 2001 Brooklyn Law School graduate where he was a Richardson Scholar and received his undergraduate degree from New York University in 1997. I have also been selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, “Rising Stars” for 2009 and 2010 for commercial litigation and construction law and a Super Lawyer for 2019-2021 and 2023.I am appointed an arbitrator for contract cases in the Monmouth County Superior Court, Freehold NJ in 2012 and has been an arbitrator since. I am also Special Council to the Township of Ocean Sewer Authority.Specialties: real estate and class actions.