New York, NY Farrell Fritz welcomes Jay Sawczak to its commercial litigation practice group. He concentrates his practice in construction law.
Prior to joining Farrell Fritz, Sawczak was general counsel at JRM Construction Management, LLC. He was general counsel and a contract negotiation associate at Ocean Pacific Interiors. Sawczak also worked at the Community and Transactional Legal Clinic.
Sawczak is admitted in New York State and earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and his B.S. from the University of Vermont.
New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,