Associate – Real Estate TransactionsManage real estate department for the law firm; supervising junior attorneys and paralegals. Perform closings: Mixed Use, Multi-Family, and Condominium/Cooperative Apartments. Represent fiduciaries of Trusts and Estates selling their real estate assets. Review title. Perform title clearance and due diligence. Draft and negotiate Residential and Commercial Agreements: Leases, Purchase and Sale, and Escrow Agreements. Facilitate no consideration real property and coop transfers for estate planning purposes.Associate – Real Estate Litigation, Business Law and Trusts and EstatesRepresent litigants in Partition Action cases. Petition Surrogate’s Court for Letters and perform other Estate and Trust Administration. Petition Surrogate’s Court to obtain court approval for removal of restrictions to sell real property. Advise and execute business and estate plans for clients utilizing FLLPs, LLCs, and other business organizations for tax minimization and elder law planning. Draft estate planning documents (Wills, Trusts, Power(s) of Attorney, Health Care Proxy(s), etc.).

Performed closings for Purchasers and Sellers of Condominium and Cooperative Apartments, Brownstones, Single and Multi-Family, and Commercial Properties. Represent fiduciaries of Trusts and Estates selling their real estate assets. Reviewed title and performed title clearance. Drafted and negotiated Residential and Commercial Agreements, such as: Leases, Purchase and Sale, and Escrow Agreements. Performed due diligence: title, survey, review financial statements, offering plans and corporate minutes.

Contract Attorney - Real Estate TransactionsPerform all aspects of multi-party real estate closings for HPD’s Office of Development for the following affordable housing, Housing Finance Loan Programs: Participation Loan; Article 8A; Primary Prevention (Lead-based Paint Treatment); HUD Multifamily Preservation; Low Income Housing Credit Preservation (“Year 15”); and Small Owner Repair Program (“SORP”). Prepare Mortgages, Notes, and Agreements: such as, real property tax abatement ("J-51 Tax Benefits") and Funding & Disbursement Agreements. Review title clearance and due diligence with Borrower’s counsel.

Document Review Attorney – Antitrust Performed due diligence review for a software company’s acquisition of another software company based on a DOJ informal request; including reviewing responsive documents, quality control, redactions, and privilege using Documatrix.

Associate – Real Estate TransactionsPerformed closings: Mixed Use, Multi-Family, and Condominium/Cooperative Apartments. Represented fiduciaries of Trusts and Estates selling their real estate assets. Reviewed title. Performed title clearance and due diligence. Drafted and negotiated Residential and Commercial Agreements: Leases, Purchase and Sale, and Escrow Agreements. Facilitated no consideration real property and coop transfers for estate planning purposes.Associate – Business Law and Trusts & EstatesDrafted Annual and Special Meeting Minutes for small Business Organizations and facilitated their formation; as well as, Employment Agreements, Buy/Sell Agreements, and Shareholders’ and Operating Agreements. Drafted estate plans for high net worth clients utilizing estate planning vehicles (FLPs, IDGTs, etc.); Trusts (QPRTs, CLATs, GRATs, etc.); and other planning documents (Wills, Power(s) of Attorney, Health Care Proxy(s), etc.). Petitioned Surrogate’s Court for Letters and performed other Estate and Trust Administration.

Tax Manger – Tax ServicesAdvised staff on trusts and estates matters to ensure proper review and implementation of tax provisions of trusts and wills.

Associate – Real Estate TransactionsManaged real estate department for a boutique law firm; supervised junior attorneys and paralegals. Performed closings: Mixed Use, Multi-Family, and Condominium/Cooperative Apartments. Represented fiduciaries of Trusts and Estates selling their real estate assets. Reviewed title. Performed title clearance and due diligence. Reviewed lease abstracts. Drafted and negotiated Residential and Commercial Agreements: Leases, Purchase and Sale, and Escrow Agreements. Facilitated no consideration real property and coop transfers for estate planning purposes.Associate – Real Estate Litigation, Business Law and Trusts and EstatesManaged Partition Action cases for firm. Represented Seller in arbitration claim brought by a broker for a commission claim on an unclosed transaction. Petitioned Surrogate’s Court to obtain court approval for removal of restrictions to sell real property. Advised and executed business and estate plans for clients utilizing FLLPs, LLCs, and other business organizations for tax minimization and elder law planning. Drafted estate planning documents (Wills, Trusts, Power(s) of Attorney, Health Care Proxy(s), etc.). Negotiated and facilitated bulk sale transfers for small businesses. Petitioned Surrogate’s Court for Letters and performed other Estate and Trust Administration.

Contract Document Review Attorney [Dechert LLP; Hughes, Hubbard, & Reed, LLP]– Pharmaceutical Performed due diligence document review for a large international pharmaceutical company in regards to a national products liability litigation including analyzing marketing, regulatory, and privilege issues using Ringtail software.

Law Clerk - Real Estate Transactions and Civil LitigationReview, negotiated, and drafted real estate documents for residential and commercial closings. Drafted civil litigation pleadings: housing court actions; and foreclosure actions on behalf of condominium association for unpaid common charges.

Drafted various pleadings: motion in limine, motion for summary judgment, etc. Attended numerous depositions for a suit alleging the CT State Police executed an illegal search warrant at a biker clubhouse.