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Cohen, Perfetto and Nikolovienis honored by NY Super Lawyers

Louis Perfetto, Cohen & Perfetto LLP Louis Perfetto, Cohen & Perfetto LLP
New York, NY Marshall Cohen and Louis Perfetto, founding partners of the real estate law firm Cohen & Perfetto LLP, have been named to the 2015 edition of New York Super Lawyers for the ninth consecutive year.  Each year, only 5% of attorneys in NYS receive this honor. Matia Nikolovienis, junior partner at the firm, and with Cohen & Perfetto LLP, since its inception, was also selected as a Rising Star in the 2015 edition of New York Super Lawyers.

With a combined 65 years of experience, Cohen, Perfetto and  Nikolovienis practice exclusively in all areas of real estate law, including land use, zoning, banking law, work outs and government incentives. They are both distinguished in the industry for handling large-scale acquisition and commercial development deals, many of which involve complex legal issues such as the sale of air rights, 1031 exchanges and zoning issues.  They represent clients nationwide ranging from Fortune 500 businesses to small, family-run businesses. 

New York Super Lawyers conducts a statewide annual competitive review of attorneys in 60 practice areas to compile the Super Lawyers list, employing a rigorous multi-phase selection process combining peer nominations and evaluations with third-party research.  Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.  The list is published annually by Thomson Reuters as a part of the Legal, Business of Law Group. 

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