According to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, Jon Ziefert has joined the firm's real estate practice group as special counsel in the New York office. Ziefert has a broad-based national and international commercial real estate practice, with particular emphasis on acquisition, development, joint ventures, leasing and financing. He represents real estate developers, private equity funds, retailers, large investors and institutional lenders involved in major real estate development and investment transactions. His clients are engaged in the retail, hotel, office, multi-family and industrial sectors. "We are very excited to welcome Jon Ziefert to our growing national real estate practice," said Brian Diamond, co-chair of Stroock's real estate practice group. "Jon's diverse knowledge and complex transactional experience across the industry will be an asset as we continue to provide our clients with exceptional service." Ziefert received his J.D., with high honors, from Rutgers University School of Law and his M.S. in Real Estate Development and B.A. from Columbia University.