Eastern Consolidated adds Malekan as associate director

On the heels of expanding its 40+ strong investment sales team with three new associate directors, Eastern Consolidated has added a fourth new professional, David Malekan Esq., associate director, who offers an expertise in New York City's East Village and Lower East Side neighborhoods. "We are thrilled that David is coming aboard with his strong legal background and hands-on experience in real estate marketing/management and the restaurant business," said Daun Paris, president of Eastern Consolidated. Eastern now employs a total of eight attorneys. Prior to joining Eastern, Malekan was president and principal of Austin, Texas-based KDR Equities where he was responsible for negotiating, marketing and managing the purchase of an 850,000 s/f mixed-use site. Before that, as an accomplished chef and restaurateur, he founded and operated San Marzano, a restaurant nominated by Time Out New York for "Best New Pizza" and a New York Magazine "Critics' Pick." The restaurant eventually boasted multiple locations, including Manhattan and Merrick, Long Island. Earlier, Malekan held positions with Roseland, NJ-based Lowensterin Sandler PC in the company's Insurance litigation group, and Goldman Sachs, where he worked as a programmer analyst in the company's Fixed Income Group. Malekan earned a BS degree from Binghamton University and a JD from the University of Virginia School Of Law and is licensed to practice both in the states of New York and New Jersey.