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Posted: July 13, 2010
Alan Schacter 2010
Name: Alan Schacter
Title: Partner
Company: Chaves & Perlowitz, LLP
Location: 116 John St., Ste. 319 New York, NY 10038 and 1399 Franklin Ave., Ste. 202, Garden City, NY 11530
Birthplace and date: Brooklyn, N.Y., Mar. 20, 1962
Family: Wife, Sherri; son, Michael (20, a junior at Wisconsin Univ.) and Matthew (17, will be a senior at Syosset H.S.)
College: SUNY Albany, BA, 1984, summa cum laude, phi beta kappa
First job outside of real estate: Entire working career spent as a real estate attorney. Too many odd jobs before then to count: first was as a paperboy in 5th grade.
First job in real estate or allied field: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Associate in the real estate group
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Partner at Chaves & Perlowitz; focus is on growing the firm and its commercial practice.
Hobbies: Golf, cycling, photography
Favorite book: "Shogun"
Favorite movie: "The Natural"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Leonardo DaVinci
Keys to success: Hard work, willingness to take risks
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Real estate investor
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